Public bug reported: See screenshot.
For ages, on seeing this symbol, I assumed it meant "able to receive an audio call." I fail to see any situation in which a person could use an IM client from a phone like the one depicted in the icon, bar a jailbroken Amstrad e-m@ailer. A generic mobile phone icon, preferably a generic iPhone- or BlackBerry- style smartphone, would be clearer and more accurate, and reduce the potential for confusion. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: empathy 3.3.5-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Feb 26 01:13:47 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (9 days ago) ** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/941208 Title: Buddies online from a mobile device are shown with a LANDLINE phone icon Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: See screenshot. For ages, on seeing this symbol, I assumed it meant "able to receive an audio call." I fail to see any situation in which a person could use an IM client from a phone like the one depicted in the icon, bar a jailbroken Amstrad e-m@ailer. A generic mobile phone icon, preferably a generic iPhone- or BlackBerry-style smartphone, would be clearer and more accurate, and reduce the potential for confusion. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: empathy 3.3.5-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Feb 26 01:13:47 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (9 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/941208/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp