ubuntu-phone team mailing list archive

[yoann piconcely <yoanncooljazz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I do agree with Alan, all those apps will come eventually...but first we
need to make a great phone with all that open-source world can give to us
(and it's huge).

Video call, sip, and doing something with the cricle of lock screen.....and
maybe the ability to change size of icons and background on scopes....

I use it with nexus 4 rc_proposed and the experience is really good
now...Except some weird roation of screen when i unlock it.....

2015-12-14 14:41 GMT+01:00 Alan Bell <alanbell@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> I think it is more important to have a unique selling point, trying to
> match other platforms app by app and feature by feature ends up building
> something that is designed for chasing the market segment "people who would
> rather have an iPhone". This doesn't seem to me like a great market.
> Going for unique features unmatched in other platforms would be my
> suggestion.
>
> Make a big thing of the circle on the lock screen, put a clock and more
> cool stuff in it, insist manufacturers make the case cutout like the Bq
> one, and find a round smart watch that can mirror the circle and have some
> synergy with the phone.
>
> Make the dialler have native SIP/IAX2 and have it integrate with Asterisk.
>
> Sell Asterisk Ubuntu servers, SIP trunks and a bulk pack of handsets as a
> bundle.
>
> Fix webRTC in the browser and have video calling integrated with the
> dialler.
>
> Finally, concentrate on making it the best phone to have if you use a ton
> of other open source stuff.
>
> Alan.
>
> On 11/12/15 14:34, Boris Rybalkin wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have just tested Ubuntu phone on my nexus 5 and I was impressed with the
> progress. But I feel like I have no hands comparing to Android as I miss
> many essential apps.
>
> So after switching back to Android simple idea came to my mind:
>
> I would pay for several apps to be ported to Ubuntu phone.
>
> So why would not it be possible to organise kick starter like campaigns to
> port essential apps right by their original creators, but this time people
> pay for them?
>
> I think Canonical could drive it as it has to be agreed with app authors
> beforehand that it is possible and help them with docs.
>
> Best option is of cause to have open source port, but even proprietary is
> fine comparing to no app.
>
> I would pay 10 pounds per app:
> Viber, uber, mail app, mail, firefox :)
>
> I understand it looks like inverted reality, but how would you bring
> people in otherwise.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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