Hardware.......

MrT10001

@dizzy I would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. It works well and the battery life is reasonable.
As Moem said, you just have to jump through hoops to unlock the bootloader.

There are "easier" devices to install UT on, but these look as though they will not be supported when UT moves to 20.04.

dizzy

@moem Thanks! Where can I read about those "described hoops"?

dizzy

@mrt10001 Thanks! But according to the list the one I was thinking of is more supported. Or, more stuff working...

Moem

@dizzy said in Hardware.......:

@moem Thanks! Where can I read about those "described hoops"?

In this same thread, just a few posts back:

@mrt10001 said in Hardware.......:

Xiaomi phones - difficult to unlock the bootloader as you have to do it through their Mi Unlock program. If you are unlocking more than one you may have a long wait (up to a month per phone) and there is no work round (that I have found that works).

What I know is:

the Mi Unlock program is made for Windows
in most cases, the waiting period for unlocking is a week or so.

dizzy

Is Pixel 3a as complicated to unlock and install? That phone I can actually find to buy.
Working good with UT
Edit: Never mind. I will read about it

dizzy

@moem That's crazy.

Lakotaubp

Just begining to get OT. More device chat than how to possibly add hardware as a feature to device spec. Consider a new or an existing thread. Thanks

nero355

@dizzy said in Hardware.......:

That's crazy.

Only if you are unlucky!

Usually it's no issue at all when you pay attention to the following :

You need a Mi Account.
The account needs to be activated via your Data Connection so NO WiFi !!!
Make sure the phone you buy is not active in a Mi Account created by someone else!
Also make sure the Mi Account you use is a fresh one and has not been used to unlock the bootloader of a older/previous phone!

If you follow those rules then a used phone can usually be unlocked within a few minutes!

The long waiting time (sometimes up to a month!) only applies to phones that have recently been released/are brand new!

Another VERY IMPORTANT thing is to make sure all parts inside the phone are the original ones and have not been replaced by non-original ones!
If they have been replaced then the parts must be 100% original to avoid issues with both the Stock MIUI ROM and Custom ROM's or alternative OS options like Ubuntu Touch for example!

Good luck!

Lakotaubp

@nero355 Please see my comment above yourd

nero355

@lakotaubp
I know man, but trust me when I say that such clear info is hard to find on the web without people like me!

Lakotaubp

@nero355 But in the right place. This thread was about adding info to a device page and if it was possible. Not how to install on a device for which there are better threads. Someone looking for install advice is not going to look in a hardware thread.

nero355

@lakotaubp
If the Search does it's job well I am sure everything will be OK eventually!

AppLee

@nero355
You're wrong, people looking for answers to problem search the proper sub-category "Support", not general discussion about the OS.
Rules were made to make everyone's life easier, we have no gain in repeating ourselves so people are kind and respectful to each other as well as posting accordingly.