"New": Nothing Phone 1 with Ubuntu Touch

Moem

@libremax said in "New": Nothing Phone 1 with Ubuntu Touch:

some postings also may exist elsewhere in Internet but not in ubports-installer and be in a good state of working.

True, but we can't support those ports. I always hope the porter will take the steps to make their port official / supported. It's better for all parties involved.

referring blindly to this list https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ to answer certain questions is a little too simplistic.

That is the unfortunate truth. It's a problem. And I don't see any easy solutions.

MrT10001

I got hold on one and it is good. Straightforward install and you don't need to be on Android 13 (Nothing OS 2.05) to install. I was on Android 15 (Nothing OS 3.2) and the install was very smooth.

I have my return to Android strategy as Android looked good on it as well even though I am not a great fan of it.

Thanks to all involved and I am sure it will make it to the devices page

libremax

@MrT10001 Good, may be you will be able to test VoLTE with Nothing Phone 1 to complete its description?

MrT10001

@libremax On the XDA developers forum, there was mention of 5G working!

libremax

@MrT10001 5G doesn't mean VoLTE is working, no?

MrT10001

@libremax Just tested and VoLTE is picked up and seems to be working. My 5G SIM is in use so I cannot test that yet.

libremax

Nothing Phone 1 has landed in https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/spacewar/

sm-xcx

@libremax VoLTE is working! I've been testing for about a month and can confidently say that both outgoing and incoming calls work with proper audio over VoLTE

sm-xcx

@Moem said:

referring blindly to this list https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ to answer certain questions is a little too simplistic.

That is the unfortunate truth. It's a problem. And I don't see any easy solutions.

I might be wrong but from what I have seen the listings seem to be based on some files stored in their gitlab repo, if thats the case can I take the insentive to update these listings based on the installer and by asking community members? I have plenty time right now cuz my college starts late so I would be more than happy to help!

Mario.CH

Hi @MrT10001,

@MrT10001 said:

Just tested and VoLTE is picked up and seems to be working. My 5G SIM is in use so I cannot test that yet.

With 5G, VoNR is used for phone calls as a so-called standalone implementation.

However, the 5G NR standard also has a non-standalone implementation, which is responsible for the use of VoLTE. Therefore, I think it should also be possible to use VoLTE with a 5G SIM card.

However, not all mobile network operators may offer non-standalone implementation.

Greetings
Mario

MrT10001

@Mario.CH 5G works on this device. Tested and working.

MrT10001

There is a bug with the Nothing Phone (1) "spacewar" where SIM1 is not detected. This is NOT a Ubuntu Touch issue and looks like it is hardware related. On Android it shows as "SIM 1 is not allowed", on Ubuntu Touch SIM 1 is not detected at all. This only happens on some devices. SIM 2 works fine and has full data, VoLTE and 5G. See Reddit posts, XDA Developers and I have two devices suffering the same fate. This is not a bug, more an unpleasant surprise.

Vlad Nirky

@MrT10001
Weird.
I've put my SIM in slot1 and it works.
I've only two options in the installer: 24.04-1.x daily and 24.04-2.x daily (no stable one).

MrT10001

@Vlad-Nirky Yeah, there is only daily at the moment. I have researched this issue and albeit not common, it is there and something to be aware of.