LINux on MOBile - PinePhone Modem FirmwareLINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.Zola2023-03-05T23:05:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/pinephone-modem-firmware/feed.xmlWeekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (9/2023): Phosh 0.25.0, a first service pack for postmarketOS 22.12, and new modem firmware!2023-03-05T23:05:00+00:002023-03-05T23:05:00+00:00https://linmob.net/weekly-update-9-2023/<p>Also: Another PINE64 Community Update summing up progress and informing us of PineTab2 pricing,</p>
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<p><em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<h3 id="software-progress">Software progress</h3>
<h4 id="gnome-ecosystem">GNOME ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/03/twig-85/">#85 Preferred Installations</a></li>
<li>feborg.es: <a href="https://feborg.es/gsoc-2023-gnome-foundation-has-been-accepted-as-a-mentoring-org/">GSoC 2023: GNOME Foundation has been accepted as a mentoring org!</a></li>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mutter-Experimental-HDR-Modes">GNOME's Mutter Lands Experimental Code For HDR Modes</a></li>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-No-GTK3">GNOME Shell & Mutter Complete Their Migration Away From GTK3</a></li>
<li>Phosh.mobi: <a href="https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.25.0/">Phosh 0.25.0</a>. <em>Lot's of nice improvements, starting with a visual refresh for Quick Settings, but also including more usable lock screen widgets thanks to Mobile Settings!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="plasma-ecosystem">Plasma ecosystem </h4>
<ul>
<li>Nate Graham: <a href="https://pointieststick.com/2023/03/03/this-week-in-kde-plasma-6-begins/">This week in KDE: Plasma 6 begins</a></li>
<li>Qt Blog: <a href="https://www.qt.io/blog/whats-new-for-qml-modules-in-6.5">What’s new for QML Modules in 6.5</a></li>
<li>MauiKit: <a href="https://mauikit.org/blog/maui-project-release-report-1/">Maui Release Briefing # 1</a></li>
<li>KDE Announcements: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/gear/22.12.3/">KDE Gear 22.12.3</a></li>
<li>KDE Announcements: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.2/">KDE Plasma 5.27.2, Bugfix Release for February</a></li>
<li>Volker Krause: <a href="https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2023/03/04/osm-hack-weekend-karlsruhe-february-2023.html">OSM Hack Weekend Karlsruhe 2023</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li>UBports News: <a href="http://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/the-post-fosdem-newsletter-edition-3884">The Post-Fosdem Newsletter edition!</a>. <em>This newsletter is definitely worth your time, as it's not only a summary of what happened in Ubuntu Touch, but also offers a glimpse into the future beyond 20.04!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="distributions">Distributions</h4>
<ul>
<li>postmarketOS Blog: <a href="https://postmarketos.org/blog/2023/02/26/v22.12.1-release/">v22.12 SP1: The One With A Photo Of A Librem 5 Taking A Photo Of A Librem 5 Taking A Photo</a></li>
<li>Breaking updates in pmOS edge: <a href="https://postmarketos.org/edge/2023/03/01/default-camera/">Changes to camera apps installation and packaging</a></li>
<li>Breaking updates in pmOS edge: <a href="https://postmarketos.org/edge/2023/02/26/pbsplash/">Bugs related to pbsplash</a></li>
<li>Manjaro Blog: <a href="https://blog.manjaro.org/february-2023-in-manjaro-arm/">February 2023 in Manjaro ARM</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="linux">Linux</h4>
<ul>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/SoC-Drivers-Linux-6.3">New ARM/RISC-V SoC Power Management Drivers Arrive For Linux 6.3</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="non-linux">Non-Linux</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lup Yuen: <a href="https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/usb2?88#appendix-enhanced-host-controller-interface-for-usb">NuttX RTOS for PinePhone: Exploring USB</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="matrix">Matrix</h4>
<ul>
<li>Matrix.org: <a href="https://matrix.org/blog/2023/03/03/this-week-in-matrix-2023-03-03">This Week in Matrix 2023-03-03</a></li>
<li>Matrix.org: <a href="https://matrix.org/blog/2023/02/28/synapse-1-78-released">Synapse 1.78 released</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="modem-firmware">Modem Firmware</h4>
<ul>
<li>biktorgj Modem Firmware: <a href="https://github.com/the-modem-distro/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.7.4">0.7.4: Dirty Patching (let's try again...)</a></li>
<li>biktorgj Modem Firmware: <a href="https://github.com/the-modem-distro/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.7.3">0.7.3: Define dancing (Testing!)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/26548">With this MR merged in systemd, it seems we'll have GNOME Clocks working with Alarms!</a> </li>
<li>Mobian Wiki: <a href="https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=organicmaps&rev=1677957033&do=diff">organicmaps - Add -es Option</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ai-x.one/dev/giving-voice-to-the-future-support-openvoiceos-in-establishing-a-non-profit-association/">Giving Voice to the Future: Support OpenVoiceOS in establishing a non-profit association.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linuxphoneapps@linuxrocks.online/109966500936331880">LinuxPhoneApps.org: "Sad news: Two apps had to be marked as archived…"</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<ul>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2023/03/01/february-update-things-are-taking-shape/">February update: things are taking shape</a>
<ul>
<li>PINE64official (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/11fa7n2/february_update_things_are_taking_shape_pine64/">February update: things are taking shape | PINE64</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/my-top-10-lapdock-kit-tips/">My Top 10 Lapdock Kit Tips</a>
<ul>
<li>Purism community: <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/new-post-my-top-10-lapdock-kit-tips/19580">New Post: My Top 10 Lapdock Kit Tips</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Liliputing: <a href="https://liliputing.com/pinetab2-linux-tablet-will-sell-for-159-and-up/">PineTab2 Linux tablet will sell for $159 and up</a></li>
<li>Martijn Braam: <a href="https://blog.brixit.nl/sensors-and-pcb-design/">Sensors and PCB design</a></li>
<li>Purism (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/11ho5xo/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly_a_few_months_w/">The good, The Bad, and The Ugly: A few months w/ Librem 5 <em>WARNING</em> - this is a book.</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<ul>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN1gv1ttJAs">February Update: Things Are Taking Shape</a></li>
<li>FOSSfrog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGy53R0opbo">A simple Rucky like app for PinePhone</a></li>
<li>qkali: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYz1JPP9mO8">Pinephone Pro - February 2023</a> <em>Sxmo on DanctNIX, everybody!</em></li>
<li>Continuum Gaming: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tedUrd_8PuU">Microsoft Continuum Gaming E353: Sailfish OS Micro G – What is it and how to get it?</a></li>
<li>MrNicetux: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2sWKBw1_5I">[#Linux #Jolla #European smartphone OS] Sailfisch x86_64 port on a notebook (German, no sound)</a></li>
<li>Timur Moziev: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcWIYvnAdhE">postmarketOS on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000) Test Run</a></li>
<li>neochapay: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jA7yiqHapGg">fixed pulse volume control on nemomobile</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="thanks">Thanks</h3>
<p>Huge thanks again to Plata for <a href="https://framagit.org/linmob/linmob.frama.io/-/merge_requests/5">the nifty set of Python scripts</a> that speeds up collecting links from feeds by a lot.</p>
<h3 id="something-missing-want-to-contribute">Something missing? Want to contribute?</h3>
<p>If your project's cool story (or your awesome video or nifty blog post or ...) is missing and you don't want that to happen again, please just put it into <a href="https://pad.hacc.space/7yCLy5a9QyOLWusIFiTt9A?edit">the hedgedoc pad</a> for the next one! Since I am collecting many things there, this get's you early access if you will ;-) <strong>If you just stumble on a thing, please put it in there too - all help is appreciated!</strong></p>
Weekly #MobilePOSIX Update (25/2022): Better Processing in Megapixels and another report on the PinePhone Pro Cameras2022-06-26T22:08:00+00:002022-06-26T22:08:00+00:00https://linmob.net/weekly-update-25-2022/<p>The usual development progress, another nice Q&A video by UBports and DOOM on a Modem!</p>
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<p><em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<h3 id="software-progress">Software progress</h3>
<h4 id="gnome-ecosystem">GNOME ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/06/twig-49/">#49 New Views</a>. <em>More Files and Calendar improvements, Pika Backup working better as a Flatpak are the highlight's of GNOME's week.</em></li>
<li>James Westman: <a href="https://www.jwestman.net/2022/06/18/labelling-maps-is-surprisingly-hard.html">Labelling Maps is Surprisingly Hard</a>. <em>Great read!</em></li>
<li>Georges Stavracas: <a href="https://feaneron.com/2022/06/21/giving-up-on-gnome-to-do/">Giving up on GNOME To Do</a>. <em>It's always sad when someone has to give up on a project, but may this change may help getting To Do <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-todo/-/issues/427">adaptive</a> outside of <a href="https://gitlab.com/mobian1/packages/gnome-todo">Mobian's fork</a>.</em></li>
<li>chergert: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2022/06/25/builder-gtk-4-porting-part-vii/">Builder GTK 4 Porting, Part VII</a>.</li>
<li>Carlos Garcia Campos: <a href="https://blogs.igalia.com/carlosgc/2022/06/21/thread-safety-support-in-libsoup3/">Thread safety support in libsoup3</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="plasma-maui-ecosystem">Plasma/Maui ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nate Graham: <a href="https://pointieststick.com/2022/06/24/this-week-in-kde-a-mad-bugfixing-spree/">This week in KDE: a mad bugfixing spree</a>. <em>Nice progress!</em></li>
<li>Felipe Kinoshita: <a href="https://fhek.gitlab.io/en/my-week-in-kde-pomodoro-and-lorem-ipsum/">My week in KDE: Pomodoro and Lorem Ipsum</a>. <em>I'll need to check how well Pomodoro works on mobile!</em></li>
<li>SMIT S PATIL: <a href="https://smit17.netlify.app/posts/gsoc22-progress-report/">Porting KCM modules from QtWidgets to QtQuick/Kirigami for GSOC 2022</a>.</li>
<li>KDE News: <a href="https://dot.kde.org/2022/06/25/kde-apps-mid-year-update">KDE Apps Mid-Year Update</a>. <em>Not much in terms of mobile in here (seemingly, there's going to be a mobile specific post on June 28th), but Haruna might be worth another look.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li>Florian Leeber for UBports: <a href="http://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-23-call-for-testing-3852">Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 Call for Testing</a>. <em>It's not too late to get involved in the testing game!</em>
<ul>
<li>9to5linux: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-23-is-coming-on-june-28th-with-fm-radio-expansion-lomiri-fixes">Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 Is Coming on June 28th with FM Radio Expansion, Lomiri Fixes</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-118-3853">Ubuntu Touch Q&A 118</a>. <em>The transscript and only audio variant of the last Q&A. Make sure to not miss Q&A 119 down below!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="nemo-mobile">Nemo Mobile</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nemo Mobile: <a href="https://nemomobile.net/pages/nemomobile-in-june-2022/">Nemomobile in June 2022</a>. <em>Not much progress, but when the foundations change, that's to be expected. Make sure to watch the talk!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="apps">Apps</h4>
<ul>
<li>Megapixels has seen <a href="https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/megapixels/-/tags/1.5.0">another release (1.5.0)</a>, featuring what Martijn outlined in his video below.</li>
<li><a href="https://apps.kde.org/tokodon/">Tokodon 22.06</a> now features a Notification view and supports more instances. <em>Via <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Blort">Blort</a>, thanks!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
<ul>
<li>If you are a Librem 5 owner and have had trouble with charging, you're going to find <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem-5/17637">this thread on Purism's forums</a> helpful. <em>Great work, Quarnero!</em></li>
<li>If you've been looking for a Phosh specific settings app that helps with scale-to-fit and feedbackd, <a href="https://source.puri.sm/guido.gunther/phosh-mobile-settings/-/tree/pureos/byzantium">Guido Günther has been cooking something nice</a>!</li>
<li>If you've got a PinePhone Convergence Edition and have been looking for a dock, <a href="https://libredd.it/r/PINE64official/comments/vj4p7k/i_created_a_stand_for_the_pinephone_and_the/">now you can print one</a>!</li>
<li>If you've been wanting to run your PinePhone in 4G only mode (may work for other phones two), and have Tor ready, <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/politictech/smartphone-privacy-mitigation-of-false-towers-imsi-catchers-stingrays">RTP has something nice for you</a>! <em>I don't have Tor setup on the device I am writing this on (a Librem 5) and thus did not test it yet.</em></li>
<li>Doom on a Modem? <a href="https://github.com/Biktorgj/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.6.7-Doom">Why not!</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<h4 id="pinephone-pro-camera-progress">PinePhone Pro Camera progress</h4>
<ul>
<li>megi's PinePhone Development Log: <a href="https://xnux.eu/log/#070">Further Pinephone Pro camera development</a>. <em>Great work! (I must admit that the last sentence saddens me a bit though.)</em></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="competition">Competition</h4>
<ul>
<li>fossphones.com: <a href="https://fossphones.com/06-24-22.html">Linux Phone News - June 24, 2022</a>. <em>Nice roundup! Also, I am excited what comes out of <a href="https://fossphones.com/pinephone-dd-challenge.html">this</a>!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="app-news">App news</h4>
<ul>
<li>Günther Wagner: <a href="https://www.gwagner.dev/hackgregator-rewritten-in-rust/">Hackgregator rewritten in Rust</a>. <em>Nice writeup!</em></li>
<li>Alberto Mardegan: <a href="http://mardy.it/blog/2022/06/mitubo-comes-to-macos.html">MiTubo comes to macOS</a>.</li>
<li>OMG!Ubuntu!: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/clapper-the-stylish-gtk-video-player-bags-performance-improvements-in-latest-update">Clapper GTK Video App Bags Performance Boost in Latest Update</a>. <em>I did not test this on my mobile Linux devices yet (I don't watch enough videos on tiny screens), feedback welcome!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="app-development">App Development</h4>
<ul>
<li>lupyuen: <a href="https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/pinephone">Build a PinePhone App with Zig and zgt</a>. <em>Nice tutorial!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="tethering">Tethering</h4>
<ul>
<li>David Hamner for Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-enable-hot-spot-and-tethering-in-pureos-on-your-librem-5/">How to Enable Hot Spot and Tethering in PureOS on Your Librem 5</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="tablets">Tablets</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Changelog: <a href="https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10396-i-finally-found-a-solid-debian-tablet-the-surface-go-2">I Finally Found a Solid Debian Tablet: The Surface Go 2</a>, <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31873440">hn comments</a>. <em>I may have some limited experience with a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/108539262002232920">similar device</a>, more on that when I find the time.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch-1">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKWt2YRlxA">Ubuntu Touch Q&A 119</a>. <em>Great updates: Focal really seems to make progress, work on Waydroid, a first GTK3 app for the Open Store, news on Miroil and Lomiri. Still, they remain resource constrained - please help them out - e.g. hosting Q&As!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="better-megapixels">Better Megapixels</h4>
<ul>
<li>Martijn Braam: <a href="https://spacepub.space/videos/watch/56a99cf0-0428-45b6-a11e-ba7ce0173b7c">My progress with messing with Megapixels</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypc3pfzSajo">YouTube</a>. <em>Great work by Martijn and the other contributors, I just tried the new release with the new postprocessing feature, and it's notably better!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="nemo-mobile-1">Nemo Mobile</h4>
<ul>
<li>DevConf: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0nSC-68OU">Current status of Nemomobile - DevConf.cz Mini | June 2022</a>.</li>
<li>Сергей Чуплыгин: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pkYeqo-W1g">crop widget nemomobile</a>. </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="tethering-1">Tethering</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtm5865EPU">How to Enable Hot Spot and Tethering in PureOS on Your Librem 5 (Updated)</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="music-apps">Music Apps</h4>
<ul>
<li>baby WOGUE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8frbwZIJEWE">Amberol Vs G4 Music | Nothing is, how it seems :p</a>. <em>Both these apps work great on Phones, too.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="adaptive-dialogues">Adaptive Dialogues</h4>
<ul>
<li>baby WOGUE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVh_qH1ODNU">New responsive dialogs, Ft GNOME 43 ..but that's not about that..</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="something-missing">Something missing?</h3>
<p>If your project's cool story (or your awesome video or nifty blog post or ...) is missing and you don't want that to happen again, please get in touch via social media or email!</p>
<p>PS: In case you are wondering about the title <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/108516506484897358">...</a></p>
Weekly #LinuxPhone Update (24/2022): postmarketOS 22.06 and other software progress2022-06-20T22:05:00+00:002022-06-20T22:05:00+00:00https://linmob.net/weekly-update-24-2022/<p><em>Call me a postmarketOS shill or don't, Modem and Modem Firmware news, and a lot more!</em></p>
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<p><em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<h3 id="software-progress">Software progress</h3>
<h4 id="pinephone-modem-firmware">PinePhone Modem Firmware</h4>
<ul>
<li>Biktorgj: <a href="https://github.com/Biktorgj/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.6.7">Release 0.6.7 Fixing some bugs and making the firmware easier to identify</a>. <em>Nice. <a href="https://twitter.com/biktorgj/status/1538407447873916928">It can even run DOOM!</a></em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="gnome-ecosystem">GNOME ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/06/twig-48/">#48 Adaptive Calendar</a>. <em>Please note: GNOME Calendar is not fully adaptive yet.</em></li>
<li>Juan Pablo: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2022/06/15/cambalache-0-10-0-is-out/">Cambalache 0.10.0 is out!</a></li>
<li>Antonio F.: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/antoniof/2022/06/15/the-tree-view-is-undead-long-live-the-column-view%e2%80%bd/">The tree view is undead, long live the column view‽</a>. <em>Looking forward to a new Nautilus, hopefully more adaptive, too!</em></li>
<li>Marco Melorio: <a href="https://melix99.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/gsoc-update-1-planning/">GSoC update #1 – Planning – Space Penguin</a>. </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="plasma-maui-ecosystem">Plasma/Maui ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nate Graham: <a href="https://pointieststick.com/2022/06/17/this-week-in-kde-non-blurry-xwayland-apps/">This week in KDE: non-blurry XWayland apps!</a>.</li>
<li>KDE Announcements: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.25.0/">Plasma 5.25</a>. <em>Yes, just a desktop release – but an important one for tablets!</em></li>
<li>Carl Schwan: <a href="https://carlschwan.eu/2022/06/14/kalendar-contact-book-current-progress/">Kalendar Contact Book - Current Progress</a>.</li>
<li>snehit.dev: <a href="https://snehit.dev/posts/kde/gsoc-22/adding-spaces-list/">Adding Spaces Horizontal Bar to NeoChat - GSoC'22 post #3</a>.</li>
<li>TSDgeos' blog: <a href="https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-kde-qt5-patch-collection-has-been.html">The KDE Qt5 Patch Collection has been rebased on top of Qt 5.15.5</a>. <em>Progress!</em></li>
<li>Felipe Kinoshita: <a href="https://fhek.gitlab.io/en/my-week-in-kde-plasma-reuse-and-apps/">My week in KDE: Plasma, REUSE and Apps</a>. <em>So many apps in one week!</em></li>
<li>Volker Krause: <a href="https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2022/06/18/kf5-android-platform-calendar-access.html">Android Platform Calendar Access</a>. <em>Sounds fun.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch-newsletters">Ubuntu Touch Newsletters</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/all-rejoice-your-biweekly-ubports-news-is-here-3850">All rejoice! Your Biweekly UBports news is here! :-) | UBports</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="sailfishos">SailfishOS</h4>
<ul>
<li>flypig: <a href="https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/sailfish-community-news-16th-june-whisperfish/11938">Sailfish Community News, 16th June, Whisperfish</a>. <em>In case you forgot: Whisperfish is the native Signal option for Sailfish OS.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="capyloon">Capyloon</h4>
<p>Capyloon (a continuation of Firefox OS) has seen <a href="https://capyloon.org/releases.html#june-10">another release</a>. <em>I actually don't understand enough about web3-related terms to explain the changelog, so just click the link.</em></p>
<h4 id="flatpak">Flatpak</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jakub Steiner: <a href="https://blog.jimmac.eu/2022/flatpak-refresh/">Flatpak Brand Refresh</a>. <em>Looking good!</em></li>
<li>Will Thompson: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/wjjt/2022/06/14/how-many-flathub-apps-reuse-other-package-formats/">How many Flathub apps reuse other package formats?</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="distro-news">Distro news</h4>
<ul>
<li>postmarketOS: <a href="https://postmarketos.org/blog/2022/06/12/v22.06-release/">v22.06 Release: The One Where We Started Using Release Titles</a>. <em>It's a great release! Do give it a try! Also, upgrading from release to release is now possible, I've even done a video about that.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="linux-and-mesa">Linux and Mesa</h4>
<ul>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PowerVR-Hard-Coding-Support">Imagination's PowerVR Open-Source Vulkan Driver Lands Hard Coding Infrastructure</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
<ul>
<li>If you've been wondering whether <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/simcom-sim7600g-h-alternative-modem-for-l5-tested/17534">replacing the Librem 5's socketed modem with another modem is actually possible</a>, the answer is yes. <em>Caveat: At least with the SIM7600-G-H-M.2 JR-Fi used its not totally seemless.</em></li>
<li>In case you've been wondering what works on all these devices that are trending through Twitter with a "Look, Linux booting on i(Pad)OS hardware" tagline: <a href="https://github.com/SoMainline/linux-apple-resources">This should answer your question</a>.</li>
<li>If you are using Signal Desktop as a Flatpak, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@elagost/108488126940456875">read this</a> and adjust your remotes.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<h4 id="hardware">Hardware!</h4>
<ul>
<li>Liliputing: <a href="https://liliputing.com/2022/06/anbernic-rg353p-is-a-retro-gaming-handheld-that-dual-boots-android-and-linux.html">Anbernic RG353P is a retro gaming handheld that dual boots Android and Linux</a>. <em>Check the video by ETAPRIME below. RK3566 is what makes this interesting to me.</em></li>
<li>Hackaday: <a href="https://hackaday.com/2022/06/18/notkia-building-an-open-and-linux-powered-numpad-phone/">Notkia: Building An Open And Linux-Powered Numpad Phone</a>. <em>More on the Notkia!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="postmarketos-is-awesome">postmarketOS is awesome</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Register: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/15/postmarketos_2206/">postmarketOS 22.06 aims to revive end-of-life smartphones</a>. <em>Minor <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/108482896954287447">Nitpick</a>.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="tl-dr">TL;DR</h4>
<ul>
<li>LINMOB.net: <a href="https://linmob.net/two-years-of-owning-a-pinephone/">Two Years of Life with PinePhone</a>. <em>Just a random post to celebrate and share my experiences. I am trying to follow it up with a video, see <a href="https://linmob.net/two-years-of-owning-a-pinephone/#call-for-feedback-and-questions">on the post</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxYAR79bP_btyXmENFjFV-tVyTbAUGXgyV">on YouTube</a> – input appreciated!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="libreoffice-on-pinephone">LibreOffice on PinePhone</h4>
<ul>
<li>Peter Gama: <a href="https://petergamma.org/demonstrations-of-libreoffice-on-the-pinephone/">Demonstrations of LibreOffice on the PinePhone</a>. <em>See also the related thread on the PINE64 forums:
<a href="https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=16614&page=3">Struggle to install LibreOffice on the PinePhone</a>.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="matrix-critique">Matrix critique</h4>
<ul>
<li>anarcat: <a href="https://anarc.at/blog/2022-06-17-matrix-notes/">Matrix notes</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-listening-or-watching">Worth listening (or watching)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Destination Linux: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TfxRvKVjB8">282: Linux on Smartphones & GNOME Shell on Mobile - YouTube</a>, <a href="https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-282/">Audio release</a>. <em>Great enthusiasm!</em> </li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<h4 id="installing-modem-firmware">Installing Modem Firmware</h4>
<ul>
<li>Martijn Braam: <a href="https://spacepub.space/w/8J45UrWr6QdRZ1MpzLRkxp">Updating to the Biktorgj firmware on the PinePhone - SpacePub</a>. <em>Nice explainer!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="pinephone-ethernet-for-privacy">PinePhone Ethernet for Privacy</h4>
<ul>
<li>RTP: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35cAWYJzLQI">Pinephone Internet With Wireless Hardware Disabled (Ethernet)</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="upgrading-postmarketos">Upgrading postmarketOS</h4>
<ul>
<li>LINMOB.net: <a href="https://tilvids.com/w/ohK7QfPp5Ej8Q1Y9GucLCR">Upgrading to postmarketOS 22.06 (Phosh) on PinePhone</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZj9aQmAjA">YouTube</a>. <em>Do as I say, not do as I do.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="this-week-in-postmarketos-booting-on">This week in postmarketOS booting on:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nick Chan: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj965TW8S18">postmarketOS booting on Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Inch (Wi-Fi) (To GUI) - YouTube</a>. <em>It does not do much yet, but...</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="sailfishos-1">SailfishOS</h4>
<ul>
<li>YeehawItsJake: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8AvyiCD64Q">Sailfish OS on the Xperia 10 II - A Quick Look - YouTube</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="gaming-handhelds">Gaming handhelds</h4>
<ul>
<li>ETA Prime: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCEdhWW8OB8">A New Dual Boot Retro Hand-Held, Is It Fast Enough? ANBERNIC RG353P First look - YouTube</a>. <em>The reason I find this interesting, is that a PinePhone 2 (meaning a successor to the current, regular PinePhone), is somewhat likely to be RK3566 powered.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="important-message">Important Message</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Linux Experiment: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FccdqCucVSI">No CODING SKILLS? CONTRIBUTE anyway! - YouTube</a>. <em>Amen, Brother!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="release-videos">Release videos</h4>
<ul>
<li>KDE: <a href="https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/e6sZrGQZPcmk2L1T3ZxDga">Plasma 5.25: Amazement Guaranteed</a>. <em>Tablets.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="volla-community-days">Volla Community Days</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVaykbD_K68&t=7287s">Volla Community Days 2022 LIVE - Day 1 - YouTube</a>. <em>A lot in this, I've time stamped Florians UBports talk.</em></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIflikY3Ds&t=5344s">Volla Community Days 2022 - Day 2 - YouTube</a>. <em>Same here, this time the timestamp points to where Linux Muliboot is being demoed.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="retro">Retro</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rene Rebe: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSXiP_LkikI">UNBRICKED my OLPC-XO1 battery! But so DISAPPOINTED by UPSTREAM Linux kernel suport! - YouTube</a>. <em>I've always had a soft spot for OLPC hardware.</em></li>
<li>Tactical PandaLE: <a href="https://rumble.com/v18yufr-dosbox-on-the-librem-5.html">Dosbox on the Librem 5</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="something-missing">Something missing?</h3>
<p>If your project's cool story (or your awesome video or nifty blog post or ...) is missing and you don't want that to happen again, please get in touch via social media or email!</p>
<h3 id="101">101!</h3>
<p>Thank you for all the kind words last week :-) <em>BTW: This weeks update was written on the Librem 5.</em></p>
LinBits 41: Weekly Linux Phone news / media roundup (week 15)2021-04-18T20:30:00+00:002021-04-18T20:30:00+00:00https://linmob.net/linbits41-weekly-linux-phone-news-week15/<p><em>It's sunday. Now what happened since last sunday?</em></p>
<p>Phosh and Squeekboard, Manjaro, DanctNIX and OpenSUSE see new releases, PINE64 show more PinePhone accessories and more! <em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<span id="continue-reading"></span><h3 id="software-development-and-releases">Software development and releases</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://social.librem.one/@agx/106051864014799204">phosh 0.10.1</a> has been released: Bug fixes auto rotation and more! Make sure to read the <a href="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/phosh/-/releases/v0.10.1">full release notes</a>.</li>
<li>The GNOME on Mobile virtual keyboard, Squeekboard, have <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/squeekboard-1-13-0-released/13097">announced</a> a new release, 1.13.0. New features include Caps Lock, locale-flavoured terminal layouts and more. Read the <a href="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/squeekboard/-/merge_requests/451">full release notes</a>.</li>
<li>Arch Linux ARM/DanctNIX Mobile has also seen <a href="https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases/tag/20210418">a new release</a>, shipping, among other things, the new releases mentioned above.</li>
<li>Manjaro have released new beta images for the PinePhone: <a href="https://twitter.com/ManjaroLinux/status/1382063011012214785">Phosh beta 8</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ManjaroLinux/status/1382063364969525249">Plasma Mobile beta 4</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/ManjaroLinux/status/1383498747464753153/">Manjaro have also brought</a> their package manager <a href="https://gitlab.manjaro.org/applications/pamac">Pamac</a> to the PinePhone by using libhandy.</li>
<li>OpenSUSE have silently published <a href="https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/ARM:/Factory:/Contrib:/PinePhone/images/?C=N;O=D">new PinePhone images with Phosh and Plasma Mobile</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/biktorgj/status/1383471499047104523">Biktor</a> has a <a href="https://github.com/Biktorgj/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases">released a new version of his alternative, FOSS PinePhone Modem firmware</a>. <em>Make sure to also read the section on the Modem in PINE64's community update.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="hardware">Hardware:</h3>
<ul>
<li>TuxPhones: <a href="https://tuxphones.com/open-source-ruhacam-3d-printed-raspberry-linux-hq-camera-imx477/">The RUHAcam is an open-source, 3D-printed Linux camera based on Raspberry Pi</a>. <em>Not a phone, but still interesting!</em></li>
<li><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@silverhax/106073284362532312">Andrew M. designed a weighted PinePhone stand</a>. <em>Nice!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
<ul>
<li>An effort for a new <em>Signal client</em> for Linux Phones based on the Rust library <a href="https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal-client">libsignal-client</a> was announced on the <a href="https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=13610&highlight=signal">forums</a> and on <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/mp2j0j/starting_a_native_adaptive_linux_client_for_signal/">Reddit</a>, then <a href="https://invent.kde.org/being/flare">started as a Plasma Mobile app</a> but eventually becoming <a href="https://gitlab.com/whisperfish/whisperfish/-/issues/318">a Kirigami adaption of Whisperfish, the Signal client for SailfishOS</a>.</li>
<li>If you are a fan of both, RetroArch and postmarketOS, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@postmarketOS/106071868693483297">rejoice!</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<ul>
<li>twongkee: <a href="https://twongkee.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/pinephone-megapixels-vs-cli-ffmpeg/">Pinephone Megapixels vs cli ffmpeg</a>. <em>ffmpeg experiments are always fun.</em></li>
<li>Gamey: <a href="https://odysee.com/@gamey:c/my-pinephone-setup:e?src=open&r=GrpMQANLB82BBbQoMRsoz2UWomgtwTjw">My Pinephone daily driver setup!</a>. <em>Nice setup!</em></li>
<li>Bhushan Shah: <a href="https://blog.bshah.in/2021/04/12/walled-gardens/">Walled Gardens</a>. <em>A few good thoughts on the new Signal effort above.</em></li>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/manjaro-arm-21-04-released-new-application-flashing-images/">Manjaro ARM 21.04 released: new application for flashing images</a>. </li>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/app-showcase-drawing/">App Showcase: Drawing</a>. <em>Nice app!</em></li>
<li>Han Young: <a href="https://han-y.gitlab.io/posts/sok-2021-report/">Season of KDE 2021 Status Report</a>. <em>Great!</em></li>
<li>FOSS2go: <a href="https://foss2go.com/teleports-for-pinephone-has-been-fixed/">TELEports for Pinephone has been fixed</a>. <em>Great to see improvements here!</em></li>
<li>Qt Dev Loop: <a href="https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-qt-quick-3d-particles?utm_source=atom_feed">Introducing Qt Quick 3D Particles</a>. <em>Something to look forward to in Qt 6.</em></li>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2021/04/15/april-update-new-developments/">April Update: New Developments</a>. <em>Another big update. Sticking to PinePhone, there's news on the Beta Edition (on schedule), and it's accessories: The keyboard and fingerprint reader/Qi charging back cover are getting closer to release.</em> </li>
<li>Linux Smartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/ubuntu-touch-for-the-pinephone-is-moving-to-a-new-kernel-for-better-hardware-support/">Ubuntu Touch for the PinePhone is moving to a new kernel for better hardware support</a>. <em>Brad highlights an important aspect of PINE64's community update here.</em></li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-98-3751">Ubuntu Touch Q&A 98 blog post</a>. <em>The written and audio release of last weeks Q&A.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<ul>
<li>PINE64: <a href="https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/7c5a1277-b39b-49a5-84a9-eecc7e343661">April Update: New Developments</a>. <em>Once again, a great video by PizzaLovingNerd!</em></li>
<li>Privacy & Tech Tips: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ0wpANpbyc">Pine64 LoRa Radio Texting Long Range Using Low Power: Linux Gateway + Modules Including On Pinephone</a>. <em>A first look at PINE64's new LoRa products!</em></li>
<li>Martijn Braam: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxin52CVq24">Glacier WIP for postmarketOS</a> <em>Note that a <a href="https://mastodon.fam-ribbers.com/@bart/106082131738392641">few bugs have already been fixed since</a>. I recently tried the "official" Manjaro based-devel image and had a slightly better, overall similar experience.</em></li>
<li>Sk4zZi0uS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZQPQKeBA7I">PinePhone Challenge 2 week update (Moving to Manjaro Phosh) - 2021-04-08</a> <em>Nice ramblings, looking forward to his experience with Manjaro Phosh!</em></li>
<li>E. Matt Armstrong: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv88fPN2B8M">PinePhone Arch Distro Spin Part 5 More Apps</a>. <em>Nice continuation of a series.</em></li>
<li>Hammad Farooq: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlmWeP6V2yE">Signal-Desktop-5.0.0 running on Pinephone</a>. <em>Running yes, working no. Make sure to read a related <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/pinephone/comments/mqx7z0/the_status_of_signaldesktop500_running_on/">Reddit thread</a>.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="stuff-i-did">Stuff I did</h3>
<h4 id="content">Content</h4>
<p>None, sorry. But there's hope for next week!</p>
<h4 id="random">Random</h4>
<ul>
<li>I tried <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/106070598603118848">to do something with the PineCube</a> PINE64 sent me. <em>And I am going to use it as a camera in my next live stream.</em></li>
<li>Work on this blog's <a href="https://getzola.org">Zola</a> migration continues: There are still years of posts to be looked at and frontmatter editing, the theme needs work (and a few decisions on features and questions like modern vs. minimal), and... and... But: I managed to get <a href="https://getzola.org">Zola</a> running on my <a href="https://uberspace.de">current hoster</a> by compiling it in a CentOS 7 virtual machine and most importantly, I am still on schedule. </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="linmobapps">LINMOBapps</h4>
<p>I added three apps to LINMOBapps, so that we have a total of 252 apps right now: Pamac (see above); Telegrand, a WIP GTK4/libadwaita Telegram client written in Rust; and Lith, a WeeChat client.
I also a removed few things from the LINMOBapps repository and put them in their own repositories: <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/apkbuilds">APKBUILDs</a>, <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/pkgbuilds">PKGBUILDs</a> and <a href="https://github.com/1peter10/linuxphone-tweaks">tweaks</a>.
<a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/commits/master">See here what (else) happened</a>. Please <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/blob/master/tasks.md">do contribute</a>! </p>