Hi all,
I realise it's a contentious question and the previous emails have covered the argument for and against. Here's my two cents, whilst I use my Nexus 4 running UT as my daily device, I keep having to check whatsapp on an alternative device. Having signed up for it on that device ppl don't seem to understand that I won't necessarily get a msg from them now(and clearly don't understand the arrow notification) I appreciate that is not a failing of UT and I agree that native app is preferable and I'd rather use Telegram but whatsapp is the one everyone seems to be using, Thanks J On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:02 PM -0800, "Wayne Ward" <i...@wayneward.co.uk> wrote: I wish emails had a like button Wayne Monday, 22 February 2016 21:20:06 UTC, Bob Summerwill <b...@summerwill.net> wrote: > "Why would you want android apps?" > > I am using a Jolla Phone as my day-to-day device, and I can vouch from > first-hand experience that the AlienDalvik Android support on that device > is utterly invaluable in a practical sense. > > Having native applications is obviously best, but Android compatibility is > a fantastic stopgap solution. There are a huge number of Android > applications, and having access even to a subset is a godsend. It is > surprising how many Android applications can run without Google Play > Services. > > Jolla Phone works with various Android stores, with Yandex and F-Droid > being the ones which I use the most. Having F-Droid on Ubuntu Phone would > undoubtedly be "A Good Thing". > > Having that kind of functionality available on top of a FOSS solution would > be fabulous. The SailfishOS ports really suffer for its absence. > Ubuntu Phone would really benefit from an equivalent. > > If you want to see something amazing, check out "Android as an App" on > SailfishOS. That kind of magic should be possible for Ubuntu Phone as > well, I think. > > https://twitter.com/sledgeSim/status/679647138305970177 > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:15 AM, Peter Bittner <peter.bitt...@gmx.net> > wrote: > >> Sorry, I forgot to respond to your second question (and email address). >> >> > And if you can run android apps, why would they be bothered to write a >> native app. >> >> Maybe for the same reason why not every organization chooses to >> implement their apps using Cordova. Because on an attractive platform >> I want to offer the best available integration possible. Not a >> mediocre, "working one", which could be sufficient to some suffering >> user souls though. >> >> Attractive. That was my point in mentioning "differentiation". This >> argument has been discussed on the list before. >> >> @Mark Re Tox [2], I think I saw that before. But what (current) >> user-facing problems does it solve (apart from Edward Snowden's secure >> messaging, which *is* important, acknowledged)? Will my wife stop >> bugging me with "can you finally install Wattsup on your damn fone?" >> >> Seriously, integrating all those communication features, including >> generic SIP and XMPP, seamlessly in Ubuntu Phone would be awesome. >> That would be a very promising way to go, probably. >> >> We don't need extra clients if it's really as advertised, "The >> relationship of The Tox Project to Tox is analogous to the Linux >> Foundation's relationship to Linux." [3], let's go for integration if >> it's that good. What we don't need is another messaging client. We >> already have Telegram. And the contacts for our kids' sports >> appointments are not on there, unfortunately. >> >> Peter >> >> [2] https://tox.chat/ >> [3] https://tox.chat/about.html (at the bottom of the page) >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > -- Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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