bq is the Spanish company that released the first smartphone to run Ubuntu touch by default.
Questions tagged [bq]
89 questions
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How can I set custom ringtone for a single contact?
I want to set different ringtones for the most frequent callers, so I can identify the caller just by hearing how my phone rings.
mateakos
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How to fix the extremely laggy behavior of BQ Aquaris M10
I recently purchased the Aquaris M10 and I am experiencing extremely laggy behaviour. When I use the browser, every time I leave a website, when I return, even the next second, it reloads it. Firefox with mouse and keyboard will not do that, so it…
iceman358
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Ubuntu Touch: no onscreen keyboard in Firefox?
How can I open an on-screen keyboard in Firefox on Ubuntu Touch (bq M10, OTA10.1)? I've tried in both tablet and desktop mode, and no keyboard pops up. I tried some other things, such as dragging from the bottom, without any luck.
Firefox, despite…
Jens Grivolla
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BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition: Downgrade to Android
Is it possible to install Android on the BQ E4.5 UE and reinstall Ubuntu Touch later when some important apps are available?
How to do that?
Entimon
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Tether Ubuntu bq phone
How do you tether a bq Ubuntu phone to a laptop by usb or bluetooth? -- [is there an application?]
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Making calibre work with Aquaris M10 phablet?
Sending books from calibre to the M10 phablet connected to a laptop through an USB cable does not work out of the box.
On the laptop, start calibre
Plug the tablet to the laptop using a USB cable
The M10 shows up in the file manager
Calibre detects…
ubibene
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How do I install .deb files on bq Aquaris?
I have recently purchased a bq Aquaris m10 FHD, and I am looking to install the desktop version of dropbox, as well as the latest scrivener beta. The whole point of this tablet, was to have a tablet that could run normal desktop apps, but there…
M. H.
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Aquarius M10 Ubuntu Edition User Manual?
The quick start guide for the Aquarius M10 Ubuntu Edition provides a web address on www.bq.com for downloading the full user manual for the M10. Although manuals for other Aquarius devices exist, there is no manual for the M10 on this web page. Is…
Thornton Green
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How to pair external bluetooth keyboard to ubuntu touch BQ phone
How do I pair external bluetooth keyboard to ubuntu touch phone (Aquaris by BQ) build r22?
Behaviour:
Keyboard is recognised by bluetooth manager, but button is & stays grey unable to pair.
To pair it on other OS (Android,iOS,Windows)it always…
Pavel Perina
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GPS location not working on BQ Ubuntu phone with Map applications
I am having issues with GPS location ability with BQ Ubuntu phone, with the map applications. When I am on a wireless network this works fine. However when in a metro area with close to full carrier network signal, no good.
-I can access websites…
James Hill
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Cannot "sudo chroot" in ubuntu
In terminal when I try to sudo chroot . in home directory I get:
chroot: failed to run command ‘/bin/bash’: No such file or directory
When I try to sudo chroot . in external Sd card I get:
chroot: failed to run command ‘/bin/bash’: Permission…
Ciofeca999
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Upgrade bq Aquaris M10 from 15.04 to 16.04?
I have recently purchased the Aquaris m10 FHD, and want to upgrade to 16.04.
How do I do that?
M. H.
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Connecting external screen to BQ aquaris e4.5 ubuntu edition
I want to buy a BQ Aquaris E4.5, but i want to try convergence with this phone. My question is: how can i connect it to a external monitor? Does Miracast, or other wireless display technologies, work with this device? Thank you for the answer!
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How to maintain Telegram to stay logged in permanently Ubuntu Touch phone?
How do make Telegram app not to log out after few hours? I have tried:
re-install of app (wiping local & cached folders)
factory reset phone (wiping all data)
deleting history of Telegram chats & deleting most of them
However the process is…
Pavel Perina
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BQ Ubuntu phone: Did you have to calibrate your battery?
I'm happy with the battery life of my phone, I get several days of use between charges. The problem is that the battery indicator is too unreliable. The charge might drop from 50% to 0% overnight without the phone being used.
I've contacted BQ…
user417703