CAREY SCHUG via Talk wrote on 2025-12-09 12:21:
the 5th phone actually cost a bit more, but has a better camera system, including panorama mode. but when I unlock it and connect to my computer, it does NOT connect and allow downloading pictures to my computer.
Might have to check the USB settings on the phone and select PTP or, better, MTP. Other choices are "Charge only" and "tethering". If you can install KDEconnect on your desktop and phone, you can access anything on the phone from the computer over WiFi.
If I install linux, will it recognize panorama mode? or is that all software, and ALL the phones will gain panorama mode if I install linux?
Unlikely - the camera app is responsible for a *lot* of features and the Google camera app is probably the best of the lot.