Ubuntu Touch vs Standard Pinephone OS

[gregb49]

Ubuntu Touch specifically on the PinePhone is abandoned at this point. Meaning it will never fuilly function on the PinePhone, and there has been nothing for the PinePhonePro. ... And the reason no drivers will ever come? The hardware is very outdated.

This is not entirely true. Current Ubuntu Touch is based on 16.04 Ubuntu and there is ongoing work to move things to 20.04 Ubuntu. 

Why Ubuntu Touch and Pinephone developing stalled?
Best guess is that most of the users/developers/enthusiastics did not understand or did not like the way how Ubuntu Touch works. ... Currently Ubuntu Touch is nowhere near ready as daily driver for Pinephone.

And as a reply for another message "Ubuntu Touch apps are made for mobile"
Most Ubuntu Touch apps are made with convergence in mind - it is hard to see it because there are so few devices where you can actually plug in display with Ubuntu Touch (Fairphone 4 will be game changer).
So as dummy user what I am wondering is why years and years of mobile-linux developement has been used reasonably little - but hey I am only dummy user so there must be reasons

I've come to the PinePhone from a UBTouch Nexus 5, so am familiar with it and like it. Unfortunately, I've not found it "Daily Use" stable, on the PPhone, but then Mobian, Arch and others have missed calls or texts for me, and not so friendly IMO, so I am still exploring. Also I would like to have the ability to use an external screen, at times. UBTouch doesn't seem to want to do that.

Thanks for a very useful thread.