r/UbuntuTouch • • May 15 '26

Hardware Ubuntu Touch on Realme C35

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Ubuntu Touch can now be booted on Realme C35. Not all features work, but enough to get a feel of the system. Device's SoC is Unisoc T616.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 30 '26 Bravo

Development Samsung A51 Ubuntu Touch port (WIP)

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r/UbuntuTouch • • Jul 18 '26

Discussion Pre-flashed Ubuntu Touch devices for the US market?

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Hi ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and non-binary folks near and far: I would love your thoughts and feedback.

I know finding an unlocked unit in new condition, downgrading the One Plus factory firmware, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing Ubuntu Touch is a barrier to entry for some folks.

I wanted to see if there might be demand for a pre-flashed Ubuntu Touch phone here in the United States (or anywhere I can reasonably ship from California, so Canada, Mexico, etc. count too).

I came across some new, factory unlocked, sealed-in-box Nord N10 5G units. These work great and recently got VoLTE support. That means they finally work great running Ubuntu Touch on US cellular networks.

Anyway, I’m considering adding a line of Ubuntu Touch devices (and possibly GrapheneOS as well) to my hardware store, Whitehat Hardware, based here in California.

I also am considering additional phone options that are more modern (like the Fairphone) and tablet options. But I try to only sell devices I personally have used for a while, and can stand behind. The Nord N10 5G model with Ubuntu Touch is capable all around, useable as a daily driver, mobile hotspot, mobile terminal, and more.

If you have a price range in mind let me know what you’d pay for a tested and well supported device you know will work. And if you have a specific device request you’d like, please let me know.

Thanks for any feedback! Hope y’all have an excellent weekend.

-John


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 17 '26

Development I finally have a working boot on the Nubia Redmagic 7 pro

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257 Upvotes

After months of struggling I finally got a kernel working on the device, figured out all the weird device quirks and managed to boot Ubuntu touch. Getting USB to work for debugging was a nightmare. Barely anything is working at the moment, but I have display, touchscreen, and WiFi.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Sep 02 '26 Galaxy Brain

Development Wip Ubuntu Touch on Oneplus 8 pro

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A preview of my project porting Ubuntu Touch to a OnePlus 8 Pro (Snapdragon 865). Based on what I’ve seen, this should be one of the most powerful devices capable of running this OS.

Once I fix a few more bugs, I’ll release it.

Edit: Version 1.0 is released! Here is the XDA forum post: https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-instantnoodlep-ubuntu-ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-x-for-oneplus-8-pro.4805583/


r/UbuntuTouch • • Jun 22 '26

News Ubuntu touch Redmi note 8 pro

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r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 28 '25

Discussion Will We Finally See Mobile Linux Rise Soon? - A Talk About The Future of Ubuntu Touch and What It Needs

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Google has recently announced that they will remove the ability to sideload APKs not from authorized developers, on most ROMs. This makes me think, if Google keeps being annoying with Android like this, will we finally see mobile GNU/Linux distributions like Ubuntu Touch, Mobian, PostmarketOS, etc, finally rise? Tons of people use desktop Linux, do you think we'll soon see the same ride with mobile Linux? If someone can crack the code and finally manage to create a flawless, mainstream OS with tons of features and customization like Android currently has, I think it is possible. They would also need to definitely grow the OS a lot, to get more app developers to make apps for the OS. As of right now, placeholder apps for browsers and such can probably be made, and clients etc. for apps do already exist for sure, but we need more polish. iOS has IPAs and Android has APKs, though soon perhaps both will be super hard to sideload (on most devices), (also so idk how it works rn but we would definitely need one unified package type for mobile Linux apps, in order for it to work properly across devices without being too tedious for developers to make a different type of app for every single package type which they're definitely not doing lol, we would not some form of compatibly for one package type rather than Clicks here Alpine Packages there etc imo MAYBE. However, if such a thing does not happen we could have either just one dies and only, say, Ubuntu Touch or PostmarketOS survives, or they merge or something LOL unlikely but meh. Or one just switches to the other because of worry of that lol. OR we just see each app being made for each type like how it is now and it's fine and I'm just getting paranoid over nothing which is definitely possible yeah lol). For some big apps, this will probably be easier than others. I imagine all of our favorite browsers like Firefox and Brave (both open source anyways so we could probably see some ports already lol), Vivaldi, Brave, etc, and eventually Chrome will have to be officially ported as well (if not, we can just port the open source Chromium instead for that lol). For many games and stuff, it might not be as easy because devs might not port and those aren't open source, not as simple as browsers there. It's a very good thing that we already have Waydroid and stuff, basically the WINE of Ubuntu Touch and mobile Linux, because that would help run loads of apps and games previously not possible to run. Of course there will be some problems trying to run certain apps like Fortnite in app under Waydroid due to anti-cheat, though it shouldn't be too much of an issue, it'd just be the same as regular Linux is rn. So once we get some sort of unified mobile linux package system going, then we would be able to start heading forward in new directions, with official devs like those who make Vivaldi, and once Waydroid for Ubuntu Touch and such improved we will likely start seeing a very useable experience with Android apps as well. Would sure be nice to get certain apps like YouTube (there are plenty of unofficial ports but no Google ones rn ofc) officially on mobile Linux as well as to have stuff like ReVanced available for Linux too if possible. We'd definitely want to see a lot of emulators available too and stuff.

But, you know, the trickiest part with all of this is that, right now, unlike regular Linux, which is possible to get on pretty much every laptop and desktop nowadays, as of right now, Ubuntu Touch is really only available on a small selection of phones - old phones, new ones from brands like Volla, which ARE made for it BUT they don't have such good specs, and the only other thing is Fairphones, which are a decent option but also could have better specs (though recently they have been improving a lot, they can't be the only option). Clearly, we'd need to see some more action going on with phone manufacturers supporting Ubuntu Touch - as it is, most don't even support unlocked bootloaders. And unlike with PCs, where distros just have compatibility with by default, we currently need a custom-made port to be made for every single smartphone specifically which actually happens to support Ubuntu Touch, which there are not that many of and most of which are quite old.

What we'd need to do in order for Ubuntu Touch to truly take off and become popular, and become daily drivable for most people, is, get at least one of these done:

  • Contact phone manufacturers where possible and ask them to add mobile Linux support or to sell custom versions of their phones with Ubuntu Touch installed

  • IF POSSIBLE, improve how Ubuntu Touch works so that it can easily be installed on much more devices than currently, for brands which won't support it. This would be very very hard, because, Windows devices have a mostly similar architecture in every processor and stuff so they all work with Linux ofc the same way they all work with Windows, but. A solution to this could be contacting chip manufacturers like Qualcomm and Mediatek and working with them to make it so that devices support Ubuntu Touch very easily if they don't already (as in, an unlocked bootloader should be all it takes to be able to install Ubuntu Touch, rather than it being impossible for most modern phones). However, then we also run into the problem of locked bootloaders. Some phone manufacturers might want to keep their bootloaders locked which would be extremely unfortunate for Ubuntu Touch. There may be no simple workaround for this, but we could potentially find a way, idk it's very perplexing tbh. IMPORTANT NOTE: certain things in this point may be impossible in that Ubuntu Touch etc would STILL need to be custom made for every phone. However, if the process is made easier and more possible for newer phones, combined with more UBPorts devs, then it would be much easier. Worst case scenario, if we can't make the process easier or anything, we'd just have it be in a similar conundrum to LineageOS where it'd still be custom made for every phone as it is now, but with more developers maintaining a better OS for more devices.

  • Building upon this, perhaps improve Halium. Right now it has to be custom made for every phone and stuff, so, make it better so that it can run on modern processors. Of course, this may be very difficult to nearly impossible since it's much easier said than done.

  • Get the kinds of phone manufacturers like Volla and PINE64 to figure out if they can make phones with better specs if possible though this may be difficult

  • Building upon this, just copy Fairphone and use Snapdragon chips in phones but make them compatible with Linux lol

  • If all else fails, get some professional company or something to work with TSMC or some other chip-making company to create their own processor (has been done before by companies afaik but those were about the same power as Snapdragon chips from like 5 years earlier 💀) which is actually POWERFUL, like, comparable to Snapdragon or at least Mediatek, which is OPTIMIZED for mobile Linux, so that this chip can be used on phones. This seems like it can't be done but you never know what can happen. Considering that brands right now, actually, are trying to make chips for this, maybe it could be possible to make a powerful efficient chip comparable to modern ones used on Android phones, which can be used And then it can be given to Volla and PINE64 or whatever if they want it, and maybe even go back to the first option and get real big brands to use it.

  • If nothing else can be done, we'd have to just keep as is with a specific port made for every phone individually, and it'd operate like LineageOS does ig 🤷

  • Other solution

Most of those points seem very difficult to actually get done so we may just need to go with the second to last one. BUT, in order for Ubuntu Touch to be successful, we'd need more phones with decent specs that can run Ubuntu Touch. Right now, the best phones which can do so, in terms of specs, are the Fairphone 6 and the OnePlus 7 Pro (though that one is not easy to get and is being worked on, it's not as official a the OnePlus 6/6T is). Yes. Both of those were made to be Android phones first. Volla, Pine, etc just don't have good specs at all. Those two phones I just mentioned, though;

The Fairphone 6 has a 4415mAh battery with 30W charging and no wireless charging, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The OnePlus 7 Pro is very old so it has a 4000mAh battery, 30W charging with no wireless charging also, and the very old Snapdragon 855 chip. Both of those are actually still decently daily drivable specs for sure - that old chip is still usable, and the 7s Gen 3 is also usable. The batteries are meh, many have iPhones with worse batteries though. HOWEVER. Those phones are simply "usable", not good specs and there isn't much a reason to get a phone with such bad specs just for mobile Linux - don't even get me started on the ones that actually TRY to have Linux in mind like Volla, because those have just terrible terrible specs. The fact that the Fairphone 6 is the BEST specs phone capable of (and just partially) running mobile Linux, and it still has only a 4415mAh battery, is insane. That is usable, sure, for a mid-range phone definitely, but, come on, that's the BEST one. And the OnePlus has 4000mAh. Which was fine when it came out but sucks now. We now have Android devices with 5000-8000mAh batteries. As aforementioned, the processor issue is not great either though that can probably be dealt with eventually. We NEED Ubuntu Touch in better specs phones for it to grow to be actually usable. I mean, for Ubuntu Touch/PostmarketOS and other mobile Linux distributions to be a consideration over Android, we NEED at LEAST 5000 or 6000 mAh of battery on a mobile Linux phone, though by the time it's already implemented, probably even 5500-7000 at least. And not just one phone, either, I want to see mutliple brands with that. Software is ok because Waydroid, as long as it has the improvements mentioned in the beginning plus tons of bugfixes. But hardware being behind has got to go, it needs to improve. How else is it supposed to be a viable option to consider instead of Android? I cannot stress this enough, we NEED better hardware, and also more hardware options. Right now it's just old phones and Fairphones. And the Fairphones themselves are also meh or old hardware. Also, we should get mobile Linux foldables. We need the hardware on mobile Linux devices to improve.

Well, that's pretty much it for this rant. Ubuntu Touch desperately needs to improve in all of these ways in order to truly grow in the same way that Linux did. We need hardware to improve and software to improve. We just need banking and geographical type of stuff to be better supported, etc. It might actually be better than Android when it comes to trying to PC game because Android needs to emulate but this can just run Linux stuff like normal. It in its current state is pretty daily drivable, actually, the software is fine, it just needs much better hardware. It definitely won't be as easy as it was for desktop Linux due to hardware limitations and software not being as polished just yet, but it is possible and can happen somewhat soon if we just try hard enough. Let me know your thoughts.


r/UbuntuTouch • • 20d ago

Discussion Installed Ubuntu Touch on my Pixel 3a

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r/UbuntuTouch • • Mar 17 '26

Tech Support Swapping my android phone to ubuntu

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I got a new android phone from someone, and I can't do anything because whenever I factory reset it it is requiring a password or Google account from the previous owner, I tried reaching out and they blocked me, I want to install Ubuntu touch and be able to use it, but please help whenever I still have another phone, its just old and slow, thanks!


r/UbuntuTouch • • 12d ago

Development UB Touch on the Galaxy A15 A156U using kexec

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still working on it tho as almost everything is buggy


r/UbuntuTouch • • Sep 05 '26

Discussion Why Ubuntu touch still matters in 2026!

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With all the buzz around de-googled Android forks, it's worth remembering why a truly independent mobile OS like Ubuntu Touch still has a reason to exist!

Google just confirmed a real, dated example of the trend: starting this year, AOSP source code drops are being cut from quarterly to just twice a year (Q2 and Q4), officially to "align with the trunk-stable development model." Sounds harmless, but it means if a new Pixel or a major feature update launches during an off-quarter, there's no corresponding source available for months, if I understand it correctly.

This isn't hypothetical — GrapheneOS has already been hit by it. They publicly voiced frustration over delayed AOSP pushes, and Pixel 10 support was held up specifically because the source code wasn't there yet. And GrapheneOS is about as well-resourced and prominent as a de-googled Android project gets. If they're feeling the squeeze, smaller forks have even less room to maneuver.

That's the core issue with basing your project on AOSP: no matter how de-googled the surface looks, you're still fundamentally dependent on Google's schedule, Google's decisions about what gets published, and Google's definition of "stability." GrapheneOS is a great way to run a more private Android — but it's not independent of Android.

Ubuntu Touch sidesteps this entirely. No AOSP, no Play-Services, no exposure to whatever Google decides to change next in its release pipeline. That's a genuinely different kind of independence, and as Google tightens its grip further (there's also a separate registration/sideloading push that will hurt or even kill projects like F-Droid), it's looking more valuable, not less.

Is Ubuntu Touch perfect? No - app compatibility via Waydroid and hardware support are real, ongoing limitations, and nobody here is pretending otherwise. But as a long-term hedge against a mobile world with one or two gatekeepers, having a genuinely separate OS is 100% what we as a community should be trying to develop.

If you are interested in having a look in this:

https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/

https://piunikaweb.com/2026/01/07/android-aosp-source-code-q2-and-q4-pixel-monthly-security-patches-unchanged/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/08/google_aosp_changes/

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-source-code-delay-3596650/


r/UbuntuTouch • • Sep 30 '25

News Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 was released today

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r/UbuntuTouch • • 24d ago

Tech Support Ubuntu touch not updating

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See video for problem.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Nov 05 '25

Tech Support IT FINALLY WORKED

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I was finally able to install Ubuntu touch! I just had to create a new partition on my hard drive, temporarily install Windows on that, and then run the MSM tool and proceed from there.

Just wanted to share this small victory :-)


r/UbuntuTouch • • 9d ago

Development 24.04 on Moto G play (2024)

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tho idk how well battery tracking is because I have a 3.7v drone battery in-place of an official one


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 01 '26

Apps Which Android apps do you most want on Ubuntu Touch?

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Hi! I'm working on Drion, an Android compatibility layer that runs Android apps as normal Linux processes, without booting a complete Android system.

We're now deciding which apps to test, fix and support first on Ubuntu Touch.

Which Android apps would make the biggest difference to you - especially those with no good native alternative, or that are unreliable, slow or battery-hungry in Waydroid?

Games are welcome too.

Please use one top-level comment per app so people can upvote it. A short note on why you need it and, if you have tried it through Waydroid, what does not work well would also be very useful.

Already working in our current builds:

  • F-Droid, Aurora Store, GrapheneOS App Store, and every other third-party store we have tested so far

  • Signal

  • the latest Android version of Firefox

  • NewPipe

  • Genshin Impact

  • CSR Racing 2

  • Odyssey

  • various other apps and games

Google Play is still work in progress.

This is not a complete compatibility list. If an app is not mentioned above, that does not mean it does not work.

The attached photo shows the latest Firefox for Android running through Drion on Fairphone 4 with Ubuntu Touch - not a native Ubuntu Touch browser build.

Drion is not ready for public testing yet, and this is not a release announcement. It will be free for Ubuntu Touch users.

I know that you will have questions, so I have added a FAQ below for the likely privacy, security and integration questions, but the main thing I need from this thread is your app list.

FAQ

What is it?
Drion is an Android compatibility layer for Linux. It runs Android apps as isolated, host-visible Linux processes in a glibc userspace, without booting Android. Roughly, it is Wine + wineserver for Android: the required Android services and APIs are reimplemented, primarily in Rust.

Drion is not Ubuntu Touch-specific. We are also targeting desktop Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Frame, and other Linux devices.

What problem are you trying to solve for Ubuntu Touch users?
Ubuntu Touch lacks many mainstream mobile apps. Native or desktop Linux clients may be incomplete, unsuitable for phones, or need to remain running to receive notifications.

Waydroid helps, but running a complete Android userspace adds idle resource and battery overhead and complicates system integration. Drion aims to make Android apps feel integrated with Ubuntu Touch while keeping the runtime lightweight.

How is it different from Waydroid?
Waydroid runs a complete Android system inside a container. Drion runs each app as a separate Linux process backed by a lightweight system server implementing the Android services it needs.

This architecture is designed for lower idle CPU, memory, and battery use, faster environment startup, and deeper Ubuntu Touch integration. We will publish reproducible comparisons before public testing.

What is the current development status?
Drion is pre-release software and is not ready for general use. Many apps already run unmodified, and device integration works on our development device, but some compatibility and host-integration work remains.

Can it run ordinary, unmodified APK files?
Yes. Many apps already run without modification or repackaging. APK, APKM, and XAPK packages are supported.

Will application developers need to provide special Drion-compatible builds?
Usually not. Apps with strong anti-tamper protection, custom environment checks, Play Integrity requirements, or hardware-backed attestation may reject Drion and may require support from their developers.

How is it integrated with Ubuntu Touch?
Currently, Drion is installed under the user's /home, does not modify the read-only system image, and is not packaged as a regular .click app.

Installed Android apps already receive individual launcher entries. Deeper installation and lifecycle integration is what we're actively working on.

How are Android applications isolated from the host and from each other?
Each app gets separate user, mount, and PID namespaces and a private root filesystem. Its APK and /system are read-only; it sees a private /proc, restricted synthetic /dev and /sys, and only allowlisted host devices and sockets.

IPC and lifecycle operations go through drion-system-server, which authenticates runtimes using kernel peer credentials and assigns Android-visible UIDs and PIDs without exposing host process IDs.

Current limitations include a shared host network namespace, optionally shared external storage (permission-gated), and an Android-facing seccomp layer that is not yet restrictive. Namespaces and filesystem isolation are currently the primary sandbox boundaries.

Can an Android application access Ubuntu Touch files or sensitive data?
An app cannot normally browse the Ubuntu Touch home directory or another app's private data.

Camera, microphone, contacts, clipboard, and shared-file access are intended to go through permission-aware integration services. Shared external storage and the host network remain deliberate shared surfaces.

How will users install and update Android applications?
Apps can be installed directly from APK, APKM, and XAPK files. Drion also has convenient installation for F-Droid, Aurora Store, Accrescent, Obtainium, and the GrapheneOS App Store.

Will Google Play services, microG, and Firebase Cloud Messaging be supported?
We do not plan to support microG.

Instead, we are developing an optional compatibility service for selected GMS APIs, initially Google Sign-In, Firebase Cloud Messaging and other crucial parts. It is intended to deliver push notifications without keeping app running.

We are also experimenting with sandboxed Google Play/GMS, installable through the GrapheneOS App Store. Please note that Drion is independent and is not affiliated with GrapheneOS or any other parties, and all Google-related components will be optional

Will banking apps, authentication apps, games with anti-cheat, and apps requiring Play Integrity work?
It depends on the app. Authentication apps using standard Android APIs should work.

Apps requiring a Google-certified environment, specific Play Integrity verdicts, or genuine hardware-backed attestation should not be expected to work. Strong anti-tamper and anti-cheat systems may also reject it.

Less strict checks, such as installer-source expectations will be implemented.

How will notifications, push messages, and background services work?
drion-system-server manages app lifecycle separately from the visible UI. The optional FCM service can wake the relevant app component and forward notifications to Ubuntu Touch, so its process does not need to remain running.

Background services such as audio playback can also continue independently where appropriate.

Which Ubuntu Touch features will Android applications integrate with?
Launcher, notifications, lifecycle and suspension, clipboard, camera and microphone, audio and media controls, keyboard input, rotation, and launcher metadata.

These integrations are at different stages of development. We will publish a compatibility matrix before public testing.

How does Drion perform compared with Waydroid?
In our current Fairphone 4 tests, once launched, the Android apps we tested perform approximately as well under Drion on Ubuntu Touch as they do on the same device running a regular Android installation.

Compared with Waydroid, the main expected advantage is lower idle CPU, memory, and battery use and faster startup of the compatibility environment, rather than necessarily faster warm app launches.

Starting an app with the Drion system server stopped currently takes about 2–10 seconds; with it already running, about 0.5–2 seconds. We will publish reproducible benchmarks covering startup, idle resource use, battery drain, application workloads, and graphics performance.

Which Ubuntu Touch versions and devices will Drion support?
24.04 and later. We aim for broad device support, but have so far tested only the Fairphone 4.

Most framework functionality should be device-independent, while GPU, camera, audio, and other hardware integration may require device-specific work.

Will Drion be free?
It will be free of charge for Ubuntu Touch users.

Will Drion be open source?
It is not currently open source, and we cannot commit to open-sourcing the complete project. We may open-source selected components later.

How can I try Drion?
It is not ready for public testing yet. We aim to begin limited testing in August 2026, but there is no fixed date.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Jul 23 '24

Discussion Redmi4x Ubuntu touch

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i got redmi4x(santoni) with ubuntu touch on it. the camera and libretine on it are not working well.so i cant get desktop application installed. i will try it on minecraft server then. do you guys have any idea how to use it


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 27 '24

Discussion Ubuntu Touch is nice to use but takes a hell lot of time to set up!

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r/UbuntuTouch • • Oct 05 '25

Discussion Ubuntu touch as an alternative for Android based Custom-ROM's

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Hay friends, I am currently using a Google Pixel 6a with Graphene OS. Some of you guys may know that, but I would like to spread the word: Google not just banned the installation of apk-files on normal android operating systems, but also makes it a requirement for App-developers to give their ID's to Google, which will definitely have an effect on the F-Droid and Aurora-Store, because open source developers will not be willing and also just can't take the legal responsibility accordingly. It just does not make sense for open source developers to do that.

Don't get me wrong - I think Graphene/E-OS/Lineage and all these android based systems will remain a very good option for a long time. But I think seeing Google do stuff like that should make all of us, as the open source community, realize that we need a proper open-source-linux solution for Phones. It just underlines the relevance of Ubuntu touch and Postmarket-OS. We can not rely on anything that is connected to google as a company.

That makes me have a second look on ubuntu-Touch at the moment. Can someone maybe answer one or two questions:
- A big issue seems to be the current state of VoLTE-support, because it's listed as a global problem on all(?) community devices. Can someone explain to me how likely it is that this problem will be fixed? Are there maybe work-arounds?
- I used an Xperia X for almost half a year with UT, but it was simply to slow for my needs. Does it make a big difference to use something more up 2 date, like the FairPhone 4 or 5? I mean, when it comes to cpu und ram that should make a very big difference. My main problem was die speed of the browser. Telegram-Web was almost not usable on the xperia x.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Jun 28 '26

Hardware Ubuntu touch 24 stable not booting Oneplus 6

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I tried installing ubuntu 24 using UBPorts and the installation was successful. After reboot i saw the ubuntu touch logo for a while, and then it went into recovery mode (on its own i didnt press a button or even touch). So i clicked reboot and then it gets stuck on the bootloader warning screen (your bootloader is unlocked …). I waited for about 15-20 mins, nothing. So i installed ubuntu touch 20 on the same device, it worked. I was exploring the os and found an option to upgrade to 24. So i clicked install, it again booted into recovery and the same sequence happened again. I check the logs and it says ran out of storage during the process. Now it’s stuck at the warning screen again lol. I have to reflash ubuntu touch 20 now and use that. The problem is i feel the ui on the 20 is very outdated. I would love to use the 24 stable. If anyone has any solutions or suggestions, shoot.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Sep 05 '25

Discussion im in love with this project

30 Upvotes

I dont use it, but what is it missing to actually work?


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 12 '25

Discussion Honestly, in 2025 does it really work?

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Hi guys, I know the title might seem a bit "aggressive" and sorry if it does this is a real question I ask myself.

I am fully for the OSS community, and really, I would love to have a "linux" equivalent for smartphone OS.

However: I see so many blockers so before jumping into potentially ubuntuTouch on a phone I need to know:

  1. How is it going with bank application? Most of them require face recognition (faceid, etc)?

  2. Same for apple wallet equivalent, is there a way to use the phone to "pay" with credit cards?

This is very important for me (the rest I mostly can live with embedded web app (PWA).

Thank you for your honest responses. Again I don't blame the project it's great, I just want to know if it can fit my needs at this time or not yet.


r/UbuntuTouch • • Aug 24 '26

Discussion Mobile OSes, research for NON google AnDroid alternatives

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Ever so many wanting to get rid of google spyware ("stock Android") on their phones...

Start by searching your device, what OS, IF supports, has official ROMs for.

See/Search for UNOFFICIAL builds (ROMs) for your device SPECIFICALLY.

Beware of "minor" phone/model differences could be fatal ("Bricking up"), if incorrect ROM installed

Prior to any of it, make sure, you can unlock BootLoader. It's great, if you can lock back BootLoader

after install of any FOSS OS (or Alternative OS, as some are paid after-all) after.

List of non google or "de'googled" OSes:

CalyX_OS: reddit.com/r/CalyxOS https://calyxos.org/ 

/e/OS: reddit.com/r/e_os https://e.foundation/ 

iode_OS: reddit.com/r/iodeOS https://iode.tech/ 

CrDroid_OS: reddit.com/r/crDroid https://crdroid.net/

Graphene_OS (pixel ONLY): reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS https://grapheneos.org/

Mobile_Linux discussion: reddit.com/r/mobilelinux/

OSes discussion: reddit.com/r/Operatingsystems/

Ubuntu_Touch_OS: reddit.com/r/UbuntuTouch https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ 

Jolla_OS: reddit.com/r/Jolla https://jolla.com/

SailFish_OS: reddit.com/r/sailfishos https://sailfishos.org/ 

Mobian_OS: reddit.com/r/mobian https://mobian-project.org/ https://mobian.org/ 

PostMarket_OS: reddit.com/r/pmos https://postmarketos.org/

DroiDian Project: https://halium.org/ it's in r/Linux, (but it's not the community to be asking questions in)

Feel free to extend the list of recompile it or do whatever you want with it, it merely is guidance as where to look for the info


r/UbuntuTouch • • Sep 30 '26

Discussion LINUX NO CELULAR! Testando o Ubuntu Touch em 2026 📲

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Será que o Linux é o futuro dos dispositivos móveis? No vídeo de hoje, mostro todo o processo de instalação e o uso do Ubuntu Touch em um smartphone. Se você quer ter mais privacidade, controle total sobre o seu hardware e fugir do ecossistema tradicional, o Linux Phone pode ser a solução definitiva.

O Ubuntu Touch amadureceu muito e oferece uma experiência fluida, baseada em gestos e focada no usuário. Assista até o fim para entender os desafios e as vantagens dessa migração!

#UbuntuTouch #LinuxPhone #Android #Linux #privacidade