Ubuntu phone

#1

Post by toonies555 » Wed, May 04, 2016, 10:01 AM UTC

I've placed an order for an ubuntu phone. An Aquaris e5. I dont even have it yet and im feeling a bit of buyer's remorse. Mainly because there is no Whatsapp or Uber client for it. I can't find working ports either.

Do you know of work around? can you dual boot it to cyanogen?

Re: Ubuntu phone

#2

Post by mtmail » Wed, May 04, 2016, 10:17 AM UTC

Have you tried the Uber mobile website http://m.uber.com ?

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#3

Post by lcnmrn » Wed, May 04, 2016, 10:20 AM UTC

You can try https://sublevel.net on it as well as other web based apps.

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#4

Post by alfredvh » Wed, May 04, 2016, 11:34 AM UTC

Can't you send it back within 15 days if you don't like it?

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#5

Post by stephenr » Wed, May 04, 2016, 11:50 AM UTC

TIL people have very different priorities to me when it comes to buying a smartphone.

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#6

Post by miguelrochefort » Wed, May 04, 2016, 1:46 PM UTC

stephenr wrote: post #5

TIL people have very different priorities to me when it comes to buying a smartphone.

Can you explain what you mean by that?

Re: Ubuntu phone

#7

Post by stephenr » Wed, May 04, 2016, 4:19 PM UTC

miguelrochefort wrote: post #6

stephenr wrote: post #5

TIL people have very different priorities to me when it comes to buying a smartphone.

Can you explain what you mean by that?

Having second thoughts about a smartphone platform because a specific taxi app and a specific IM app aren't available on it seems a little ridiculous to me, coming from someone who has been reading HackerNews for at least a year.

Re: Ubuntu phone

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Post by jotux » Wed, May 04, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

stephenr wrote: post #5

TIL people have very different priorities to me when it comes to buying a smartphone.

Today is the day you learned other people have different priorities than you?

Re: Ubuntu phone

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Post by miguelrochefort » Thu, May 05, 2016, 12:41 AM UTC

stephenr wrote: post #7

miguelrochefort wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you explain what you mean by that?

Having second thoughts about a smartphone platform because a specific taxi app and a specific IM app aren't available on it seems a little ridiculous to me, coming from someone who has been reading HackerNews for at least a year.

I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people choose a platform based on these very criteria.

What makes you choose a platform over an other?