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    • CyberAly
      CyberAly last edited by

      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I recall trying to use a virtual phone in Ubuntu using some commands from a Wiki article but I think they must've been out of date because I had no luck.

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      • libremax
        libremax last edited by libremax

        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

        Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
        https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1262/donate-anonymously-1-by-year-to-ubports-all-ubuntu-touch-users-can-do-it-demonstration/

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        • libremax
          libremax last edited by

          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).

          Donate anonymously 1€/$ by year to UBports, all Ubuntu Touch users can do it ! Demonstration:
          https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1262/donate-anonymously-1-by-year-to-ubports-all-ubuntu-touch-users-can-do-it-demonstration/

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          • Ingo
            Ingo last edited by

            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

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