@farooqkz I'm using #KaiOS too! But wondering whether to get an #epaper#Android device for the few things like need apps like cab booking and payments (so unlike you it will be partially a phone). Of course if I can get those apps onto KaiOS that would be even better...
Okay, this is a long shot, but maybe someone can help.
I've got a Nokia phone with KaiOS on it (Firefox OS offshoot). It's utter garbage and I would like to switch to a new one.
The one problem is that there's a lot of WhatsApp chats on there that I would like to keep, mostly for sentimental purposes. And since this is a niche OS with a WhatsApp implementation developed specifically for that phone, which lacks all but the most basic features (no WhatsApp web, no calls, no file transfer, and crucially no backups), if I just took the SIM out and stuck it into my new phone, I'd lose all that.
Does anyone have experience with that sort of situation, or with KaiOS in general, and could give me some pointers about manually scraping that data off the phone? I don't have high hopes, but perhaps someone out there knows something.
Just made commits after a long gap to #Convo, my #XMPP app for #KaiOS. Still many basics to be worked out like rendering chats properly and allowing users to start a new conversation, but at least it's hackily usable :xmpp:
PS: if anyone familiar with #ConverseJS can help with making a headless version of the #OMEMO plugin that would be much appreciated! Please boost if you know anyone who can help there 🔒
I've hardly used any proprietary OS (#KaiOS being an exception) and it always surprises me how people are hooked to things like #Windows. I don't even mean ideologically; that thing is just so dysfunctional that I'd use almost anything else out of pure selfishness 🏃
(YMMV of course, and I get that if you're a gamer or someone who uses specialised software that hasn't been released elsewhere, you may not have a choice)
I don't know how it works, but when I plug in my #KaiOS phone I get a "mobile broadband" option automatically appearing in my :gnome: #GNOME menu, which allows me to toggle broadband independently of the phone's mobile data setting 📶
Is it detecting it as an external modem or something? Anyway, it's pretty cool, although I don't know what to do with it besides enable mobile data without fiddling with the phone 😅
PS: The one marked "Vi India" is mobile data; it even shows signal strength!
It's kind of lingered in my mind ever since, especially given my frustration with the existing duopoly of mobile device operating systems. Unfortunately, based on my reading it seems to be stagnant and basically impractical to grow an ecosystem with, which is just unfortunate :/
I got a Nokia 2780 Flip phone as our "home phone" for around the house and for my kid to bring with him in situations where we might be separated. It's very satisfying to use! Physical buttons, T9 texting, and it even has a rudimentary Google Maps app. 3 days of battery life, to boot. It runs KaiOS. Great call quality, signal strength, and that pleasant Nokia ringtone.
#BOOX uses a big number of #FOSS stuff in their #epaper tablets. I first thought it's just the #Linux#kernel which they don't release the source code. But I've realized they are using many more FOSS stuff. Like the #Android apps from #SimpleMobile which are not #copyleft but if they were, legally, BOOX had to free their source code, too. One might argue what is the difference when they don't release the source codes. The differences come up when BOOX is in a court. #GPL#free_software
I'm not tied to Android yet (#KaiOS is serving me well!) but I'm feeling the pressure for payments, cabs/bikes, and all the cool Android-based #OpenStreetMap contribution tools. The #Palma is tempting.
https://github.com/strukturart/passport
At times it is practically fast to access digital train / airplane qrcode tickets to showcase at a check-in. I wrote an app for that. To avoid cumbersome copying from one device to another, a QR code can be scanned and saved with the app. #KaiOS
I’m currently working on hosting a murder mystery party and went overboard on props!
Here’s a steamer trunk locked with an electromagnet, which can only be opened by typing a code into a #KaiOS banana phone. The interface is a web server running on a #RaspberryPi.
#KaiOS#Openstreetmap
On my last bike tours I navigated with o.map without an active map layer, but with the path displayed, it made navigation easier. In order to find out how many climbs are still waiting for me on the tour, I have now written a "hotline" feature that visualizes the climbs/descents with a color gradient.
Habe in den letzten Tagen an meinem Mastodon/RSS Client für #KaiOS weiter geschrieben. Bei Mastodon Artikeln erscheine Icons, wenn Artikel kommentiert wurden oder geteilt wurden. Auch werde nun die Kommentare dargestellt. https://github.com/strukturart/feedolin
Hey #FOSS friends, do any of y’all have experience with either KaiOS or /e/ OS smartphones in the USA? I’m looking a for a less-corporate option for very privacy-sensitive friend. I’m open to other options for locking down mainstream iOS or Android phones if all else fails. THANK YOU! #KaiOS#eFoundation#eOS#privacy#security