Ubuntu phone OS

[Copper Bezel]

Aubergine (eggplant,) which is a purple (and not a violet) since it's non-spectral (technically a mix of the two ends of the visible spectrum.) I love it, personally. = )

I agree on the opt-outs, but that's part of why I'm less excited about this than I could be. I don't see that Canonical really has my interests in mind any more than Google does. That isn't a slam, because I really do have a lot of respect for Google, too, where Microsoft and Apple still seem very anti-consumer to me. But it makes the choice between an Ubuntu and an Android phone less significant than the choice between Windows and Ubuntu on the desktop.

I imagine that whether or not there's bloatware will really have to do with enthusiasm for the project in general. I see vendor-written lenses being fairly common as soon as they're willing to invest that much into the platform in the first place.

[UltimateCat]

Unfortunately, I do not have a internet connection on my cell phone and it is way too expensive for me to be able to.

Is it possible to install Ubuntu on a Samsung A707 Cell phone?

[h0bbe]

You can get all info here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2100707

[Elfy]

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Ninja'ed.... hate that silly error message >.>


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[Elfy]

Ninja'ed.... hate that silly error message >.>


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[h0bbe]

My guess is that opt-out and bloatware has more to do about getting the Ubuntu Phone OS out or not. That's what Canonical has to give to OEM:s and carriers to make them install and sell phones with Ubuntu Phone OS.

What do you guys think about the level of customization on Ubuntu Phone? My Android phone doesn't at all look or behave as it did when I bought it. I've customized it whith a launcher and apps for more swipe functionality. You can use widgets and live wallpapers to modify it in many ways. I bet there's a way to modify it to behave almost like the Ubuntu Phono OS looks in the videos!

As it looks now the Ubuntu Phone OS looks rather locked up in that sence. Some people say that only geeks will want an Ubuntu Phone, but geeks want to customize - don't they?

[Copper Bezel]

Real geeks customize under the hood. I imagine the phone will have the same priorities as the desktop: a functional and attractive frontend and an open and configurable backend.

And I'm not going to dub myself a real geek - my Linux fu is weak - but I find I have few qualms with how anything looks in Android, but more with how certain apps behave. And I've never felt the need to show off my cube in Android, either. = P

[Paddy Landau]

Unfortunately, I do not have a internet connection on my cell phone and it is way too expensive for me to be able to.

Don't modern smartphones come with WiFi as standard? That way you can have Internet access any time you are within reach of your router or a WiFi hotspot.

[haqking]

Don't modern smartphones come with WiFi as standard? That way you can have Internet access any time you are within reach of your router or a WiFi hotspot.

not everyone uses a smartphone

The posters phone is not one http://www.samsung.com/us/support/su..._name=SGH-A707