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[Wayne Taylor <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

this is good news so thanks for updates. so it sounds like if I just get
a BQ or maybe the Meizu pro 5 that everything should be functional
within the next few months.

However, I have heard that convergence will never work on the Meizu Pro
5 which is what I am trying to prepare for moving forward. 

I am currently using Nexus 4 and want to flash back to Ubuntu ASAP. 

So it seems like I won't have hotspot on Nexus, though.  That's not a
deal-killer but a 'very nice to have'.

I'm a 'power user' but not on a level like most of you folks so I'll
need everything GUI because I won't have time to do CLI stuff with my
curent schedule.

Finally, thanks yet again to all of you for your hard work on this project

W2

On 16-05-11 01:17 AM, Michael Zanetti wrote:
>
> On 10.05.2016 19:30, Felipe De La Puente wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have been using my Nexus 4 with Ubuntu Touch since the early days and
>> it's giving me the minimum I need for my use case.
>>
>> One feature that has been challenging is internet sharing (aka
>> tethering?). As far as I know Wifi Hotspot is disabled due to
>> undetermined behavior in my device, so I use my phone as gateway by
>> switching the USB driver to rndis instead of mtp when I need it. This
>> kind of works...
>>
>> Questions:
>>
>> 1. What is the current status and near-term roadmap for USB/Wifi access
>> to the internet using an Ubuntu Touch device as gateway?
> AFAIK, the reason why hotspot is disabled on the Nexus 4 is that the
> WiFi chip driver is not operating stable enough for hotspot.
>
> As you said yourself, the RNDIS USB mode should work fine. If you want a
> graphical tool for setting that up, you can use UT Tweak Tool from the
> OpenStore.
>
>> 2. What's the expected out of the box status of the new Meizu Pro 5 with
>> respect to this?
> I have never ever used that feature myself (I prefer USB) but at least
> it shows up here on my Pro5 in system settings.
>
>>
>> I'm about to buy a Pro 5 for my father but not being able to share
>> internet access would be a showstopper for him (his only way of getting
>> internet access is using his mobile phone).
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Felipe.
>>
>>
>
>


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