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* **Calls from terminal:** `xdg-open tel://<phone-number>` as seen [here](https://social.librem.one/@eliasr/105243293093757846). * **Calls from terminal:** `xdg-open tel://<phone-number>` as seen [here](https://social.librem.one/@eliasr/105243293093757846).
* **Mobile Settings:** While Mobile is disabled, either by the settings toggle or by the kill switch, granular Mobile Settings are inaccessible. Also, at the moment, saved messages in Chats cannot be viewed, nor new messages composed; a fix for this is being worked on, and the issue does not affect other installed messaging apps, and also not other chat protocols used by chatty (e.g xmpp), if any. * **Mobile Settings:** While Mobile is disabled, either by the settings toggle or by the kill switch, granular Mobile Settings are inaccessible. Also, at the moment, saved messages in Chats cannot be viewed, nor new messages composed; a fix for this is being worked on, and the issue does not affect other installed messaging apps, and also not other chat protocols used by chatty (e.g xmpp), if any.
## Mail (Geary)
* If the incoming mail server or the outgoing mail server require a port number then specify the hostname as `hostname:portnumber`
* There is no support for the POP protocol. Mail can only be received using the IMAP protocol.
## Contacts ## Contacts
* **Import contacts** from .vcf file: Install the `librem5-goodies` package from the command line, one of the scripts it has is a small yad/bash application to import contacts from a *.vcf file to [GNOME Contacts](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Contacts). Import from SIM card is currently not supported. * **Import contacts** from .vcf file: Install the `librem5-goodies` package from the command line, one of the scripts it has is a small yad/bash application to import contacts from a *.vcf file to [GNOME Contacts](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Contacts). Import from SIM card is currently not supported.
* **General Carddav** and Caldav functionality: Install `evolution` package from the command line, add regular Carddav and Caldav accounts via Evolution interface, attach [external screen](https://forums.puri.sm/t/myl5-librem-5-evergreen-first-impressions/11217/59?u=5a54a) (Evolution is not adaptive for Librem 5). * **General Carddav** and Caldav functionality: Install `evolution` package from the command line, add regular Carddav and Caldav accounts via Evolution interface, attach [external screen](https://forums.puri.sm/t/myl5-librem-5-evergreen-first-impressions/11217/59?u=5a54a) (Evolution is not adaptive for Librem 5).