Questions related to Ubuntu related phones; phone compatibility, connections with Ubuntu machine; etc.
Questions tagged [phone]
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Use phone as microphone in Linux
I have dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. Since I don't use any microphone on my desktop, I started using an app named "WO Mic" to connect my Android phone's microphone to my desktop in Windows. A good alternative, right?
Well, sadly, WO Mic is not…
someanon
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How to send/receive files via Bluetooth using commands/Terminal?
I have installed Bluetooth dongle software and
with the help of commands (using a terminal), I want to send and receive files from a smartphone.
How can I pair my devices and send files over Bluetooth using Terminal?
Akshay N. Shelke
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Is there a PC-to-phone application?
Is there an application (non-commercial) to make phone calls from PC to phone on Ubuntu?
Achu
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Where are SMS and MMS stored?
I have BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition phone and I'm not able to get MMS.
If someone sends me a MMS, I just get empty message with no sender or anything. I can see those messages in message-app but I'm not able to delete them.
So I wonder if I can…
Ville Kanniainen
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Use Computer headset like a hands-free for cell phone
Is it possible (and how) to use a computer headset (or speakers+mic) as a hands-free device for my mobile? I bought a bluetooth-dongle but I couldn't get it to work yet. I think I already set this up on an older version of Ubuntu on my laptop.
I'm…
sBlatt
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How do I prevent Notifications and Icon Popups when Phone Connected to USB?
Condition: extraneous notifications and popups when phone connected to USB.
Differential conditions: power management failure with USB, network card management failure.
Support: notifications, popups and dmesg warnings occur mostly when the power…
Léo Léopold Hertz 준영
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Recording phone calls in Ubuntu 20.04 - not just Skype
What is a good piece of software for recording calls? I am not just talking about Skype but Facebook calls, Google Hangouts, Meet, everything.
I have been using Simple Screen Recorder but that only records their side of the conversation. Kazaam does…
C26
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Is it possible to accept wired phone call (RJ11)?
I have a Toshiba laptop with Ubuntu 11.10 installed, all works fine. If I connect a wired phone (RJ11) into the RJ11 slot in my laptop and someone calls that phone, is it possible to accept a phone call from within Ubuntu and use the laptop…
grigoryvp
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Can not access files in any folder on Samsung Galaxy SII
When I connect my Samsung Galaxy SII with USB cable my DCIM folder looks empty although I can see my files on phone. Do you have any idea what would be the problem?
On computer:
On phone:
Olcay Ertaş
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How to charge my Ubuntu phone's battery off my Ubuntu laptop's battery?
When I plug my BQ Aquaris Ubuntu phone into my laptop running 14.04.3 LTS and shut down the laptop while the phone is charging the phone keeps charging...
Once I unplug the phone however, it doesn't charge any more after I plug it back into any of…
Fabby
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Can I directly dial phone numbers from Evolution's address book?
Is there a way to directly dial phone numbers from Evolution's address book? I have an ISDN phone on my desk connected via USB. I've written a shell script that uses a phone number on the command line and then dials this number. The missing step is…
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Connect Android device
I've a phone with Android and I use Ubuntu in my PC. The thing is that I can connect my phone through USB and Ubuntu can read it, I mean, I can see the files and stuff, but that's it.
I can't transfer files without broking them, can't view photos…
user2077474
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Wammu - USB Device Name?
I'm trying to get to my phone's filesystem through USB in Wammu, but I'm stuck in the configuration wizard when it asks for a USB device name. After about an hour of Internet searching, here are the failed solutions I've already tried, starting…
Paul
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Ubuntu phone in 2019
do you have some informations about Ubuntu phone at the moment?
I saw few articles about Ubuntu Edge but I thought that it is dead.
Also I saw for UBPorts with Ubuntu Touch.
I was really interested for project Ubuntu Edge. So my question, is there…
Petr Klein
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Can't open photos stored on Android system from Ubuntu
I can't load photos stored on the card of my Android device (Samsung Note 8).
When I try to open them the file manager freezes. I tried to copy paste but progress stays at 0 percent.
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
ibvfteh
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