<![CDATA[Testing OS before phone purchase]]>I was considering getting a Fairphone in the near future. I was just wondering if there's a way to emulate Ubuntu Touch on a computer so that you can get a feel for it before deciding if it's right for you? I recall trying to use a virtual phone in Ubuntu using some commands from a Wiki article but I think they must've been out of date because I had no luck.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/786/testing-os-before-phone-purchaseRSS for NodeWed, 17 Jun 2026 16:02:55 GMTThu, 07 Dec 2017 23:51:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Testing OS before phone purchase on Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:09:01 GMT]]>The new camera modules of the FP2 work with OTA-3 of 15.04 but without flash.

And I'm a little surprised to see the virtual keyboard working in the video of 16.04 on the FP2, because it doesn't work for me + here is the corresponding issue: https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/395

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/6367https://forums.ubports.com/post/6367Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:09:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Testing OS before phone purchase on Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:02:06 GMT]]>I tried today Canonical emulator, it doesn't work for me.
It reminds me that this emulator was most often broken during the last months of UT development by Canonical...

To get a taste of UBports UT on FP2, that video may be usefull:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqsRvr18V6Q
It's the next version (xenial alias 16.04).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/5805https://forums.ubports.com/post/5805Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Testing OS before phone purchase on Sat, 09 Dec 2017 10:36:38 GMT]]>You can find the instructions to use Canonical Ubuntu Touch emulator here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Emulator

I can't find the Ubports version and don't known if it exists.

About Fairphone 2, be careful about the new camera module:
https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/232

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