@messayisto
Hi, sorry I don't know.
I don't own this phone and from what I can read here Xiaomi are well supported, but are a pain in the butt to install at first.

I'd say, if you already have this device you can try to install Ubuntu Touch and see if it fails 🤷♂
If you don't have the device yet, I'd suggest to opt for other device but it will depend deeply on your needs and how you feel about the installation effort.

@magnargj thanks

@ogogon yeah ubuntu touch does replace android

@odo Great news, congratulation! 👍

@srram Video calling on Ubuntu Touch is not something that can be done for now, I'm afraid.

@loganj hm, installing firefox-esr just does not work... no idea why.

Regarding your dream:
In theory it is totally possible to install and use some desktop applications if they are availabe for arm(64).
Practically there will be some drawbacks, like drm-video-streams will not work for example. At least, I don't know of anyone who managed to watch Netflix or similar on an Ubuntu Touch device.

@antidroid for SNAP, it is here: ~/snap/ubports-installer/current/.cache/ubports, however, the messages are not very helpful for someone begining with ubports

I reported it - it might be an issue for new users with newly adopted devices

@purplevvay Shoot, I'll keep you posted on whether mine keeps working or not