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Written by jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee on 2024-08-13 at 12:50

Ubuntu touch on the fairphone 4

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Written by haui on 2024-08-13 at 13:04

Hi there,

ubuntu touch is just ubuntu. It has been taken over by the community after ubuntu abandoned it iirc.

Anyway, its just linux so you can install apps and stuff that run on linux. Beware, not all apps are mobile friendly (yet).

I personally am involved in the postmarketOS microcosm (pretty much the same idea but based on alpine). Works pretty great but I cant tell you how it compares to ubuntu touch since I have no personal experience with ubuntu touch but from what I hear, its kinda cool.

If you are somewhat adept with linux you could download an emulator and check the features for yourself before you buy a phone. That way you could get an idea of the look and feel. But beware, setting up an emulator will be a lot more work than flashing a phone is.

Let me know if you need more info.

Good luck.

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Written by poVoq on 2024-08-13 at 13:07

Sorry, but this is not true. Ubuntu Touch is based on Ubuntu, but it differs significantly from desktop Ubuntu.

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Written by jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee on 2024-08-13 at 13:37

I’m noticing some conflicting information, do you have any sources?

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Toot

Written by poVoq on 2024-08-13 at 14:04

Yes, I have used Ubuntu Touch as a daily driver for two years and even developed some apps for it.

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Written by Joan Singla on 2024-08-13 at 21:34

@poVoq @jeffreyosborne Can I ask you what are you using now?

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Written by poVoq on 2024-08-13 at 21:39

I got a Fairphone 5 and will probably try to use it with Mobian once that becomes available for it.

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Written by Joan Singla on 2024-08-14 at 08:02

@poVoq thank you! Meanwhile are you using ubports or AOSP?

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Written by poVoq on 2024-08-14 at 13:39

For now the stock android that was preinstalled. I only recently bought it 🤷‍♂️

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Written by jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee on 2024-08-14 at 19:56

I’m stuck on a hand-me-down iphone se 2020. I’m really sick of ios and apple in general, so I want to find a cheap pixel 3a or a fp4 and try out mobile linux. That would be more of an experiment though, so I’m going to look at the price of the pixel 8(a/pro) a few weeks after the release of the pixel 9.

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