<![CDATA[Chosing device for Ubuntu touch]]>Hello friends. I am very interested in using Ubuntu touch, can you please recommend me best device for daily use. I just read wiki and devices page.
On front page said Nexus 5 best choise, in wiki said Meizu 5 pro only support anbox.

Please tell me best device what really supported by devs , what will get future updates and new functions.

If Device is Nexus 5 16 or 32 gb?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/947/chosing-device-for-ubuntu-touchRSS for NodeSat, 14 Mar 2026 02:43:49 GMTFri, 02 Feb 2018 19:34:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:59:27 GMT]]>@flohack Source was from https://www.techarp.com/guides/complete-meltdown-spectre-cpu-list/4/
I have concluded that only MX4 and Nexus 4 are affected.

However, I didn't know that the MX4 was affected and probably the Nexus 4. It means, almost all core smartphones compatible with UBports are affected by Meltdown/Spectre (it is a big concern). I hope another A53 smartphone will be in the core list in the future, despite the fact that I know it is far from easy to port UBports on new devices.

By the way, it seems that Snapdragon 400 is made with 4x ARM Cortex-A7. Could somebody confirm it ? Because, it would mean that Moto G 2014 can be not affected. Thank you. Source : https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g_2014-review-1139p5.php

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8038https://forums.ubports.com/post/8038Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:59:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:18:02 GMT]]>@lakota said in Chosing device for Ubuntu touch:

@prog-amateur Hi the mx 4 in my opinion is abit slow and clunky on mobile data/wifi and is not that future proof and might/struggle with 16.04. I have no experience of nexus 4 so can't comment.
Also try the welcome and install group at https://t.me/WelcomePlus they will have the answers if none appear here.

Thank you very much for your feedback. I have also found, thanks to @libremax that the Meizu MX4 is affected because of the ARM Cortex A17. It is too bad that only some BQ are not exposed to Meltdown/Spectre. I think, it should be nice to aim another A53 smartphone to ensure privacy and safety.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8037https://forums.ubports.com/post/8037Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:18:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:48:35 GMT]]>@hummlbach Can't hear the other person due the noise and cracking sound, the music works fine.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8036https://forums.ubports.com/post/8036Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:48:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 02:35:30 GMT]]>@hummlbach because you cannot hear the other person on the outer side after you pair a bluetooth. Pairing works for music but not for calls

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8034https://forums.ubports.com/post/8034Tue, 10 Apr 2018 02:35:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:46:00 GMT]]>@stefano Why do you think bluetooth isn't working?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8031https://forums.ubports.com/post/8031Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:46:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:38:30 GMT]]>@flohack
Not surprised 😉

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8030https://forums.ubports.com/post/8030Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:38:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:36:14 GMT]]>@josele13 all the supported devices (http://ubuntu-touch.io/devices) will get 16.04 but not all of them have the same hardware so we'll see which one can run anbox.

As you say, there will be more devices ported to 16.04 than those in that list, but none have been officially announced yet.

P.D. There's a UBports Spanish Group in Telegram if you want to join us (https://t.me/UBPorts_ES).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8028https://forums.ubports.com/post/8028Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:45:07 GMT]]>hello guys, I'm new here,
I have a Bq aquaris E4.5 that I bought in February 2015, I was 18 months using Ubuntu phone, it was unstable in updates,

I was already tired and I installed android and I gave it to my daughter , now she has a better phone, so I installed Ubuntu touch of Ub ports, now it is very stable, except for the GPS that does not work well,
I bought a Nexus 5 to install Ubuntu touch and see how it works in general but for my taste it is a phone with little camera, does not have dual SIM, little storage space and lack slot for micro sd,

I would like to know which devices will go ahead in 16:04 version and anbox,
I think Meizu pro 5 is great, although I read here some problems on that device, One plus 3 also seems good phone,
greetings ...

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8025https://forums.ubports.com/post/8025Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:45:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:08:06 GMT]]>@libremax I know, I wanted to know his source just 😉

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8023https://forums.ubports.com/post/8023Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:08:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:38:48 GMT]]>@speedracer08861 Apart from bluetooth not working

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8019https://forums.ubports.com/post/8019Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:38:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:54:54 GMT]]>I believe the the Meizu Pro5 is the best big screen, fast processor, long battery life, and great overall phone

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8017https://forums.ubports.com/post/8017Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:54:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:12:47 GMT]]>@needforkill Stick with Nexus 5 for the time being. Oneplus 3 should be supported soon enough as Marius said, so that would be a nice upgrade to a much stronger, faster, better device overall.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8014https://forums.ubports.com/post/8014Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:17:10 GMT]]>A fact ? Not at all : https://forums.ubports.com/topic/866/security-meldown-spectre-and-ubports-smartphones-tablets

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8009https://forums.ubports.com/post/8009Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:49:52 GMT]]>@prog-amateur said in Chosing device for Ubuntu touch:

About criteria #1, I see Nexus 4 and Meizu MX4 are the only immune hardware.

How did you come up with this fact?

BR

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/8008https://forums.ubports.com/post/8008Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:49:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:06:59 GMT]]>@prog-amateur Hi the mx 4 in my opinion is abit slow and clunky on mobile data/wifi and is not that future proof and might/struggle with 16.04. I have no experience of nexus 4 so can't comment.
Also try the welcome and install group at https://t.me/WelcomePlus they will have the answers if none appear here.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7992https://forums.ubports.com/post/7992Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:06:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:24:36 GMT]]>Hello, I am also looking for the best device for my daily usage. Ideally, I would like to get :

  1. Spectre / Meltdown proof phone
  2. Ubuntu 16.04
  3. Anbox compatible

About criteria #1, I see Nexus 4 and Meizu MX4 are the only immune hardware.
About criteria #2, it seems that they are compatible too
But about criteria #3, it is not so clear, I can read opposite answers here and there. So my questions are :

  • Which phone between Nexus 4 and Meizu MX4 can reach all those criteria ?
  • Are those phones smooth and quick (I mean not so much delay to open an app) ? What about GPS location speed ?

Thank you very much for your kind help.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7991https://forums.ubports.com/post/7991Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:24:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:19:00 GMT]]>@tydell I'm glad everything is running fine now 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7594https://forums.ubports.com/post/7594Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:19:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:59:17 GMT]]>@advocatux some time ago this workaround didnt worked for me too.
But now my issue has gone, I really don't know why. Like @Stefano wrote I did reset my APN settings and gave the same settings one more time. Settings are the same, but mobile data switch is accessible now (it is not grayed out) and my mobile connection works like a charm.

Thank you all for your help and all tips 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7593https://forums.ubports.com/post/7593Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:59:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:43:02 GMT]]>@tydell some people had a problem with the cache not been emptied. See https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/377

See this workaround https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/377#issuecomment-353586034

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7592https://forums.ubports.com/post/7592Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:43:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:46:47 GMT]]>@advocatux yep, Im talking about this bug 🙂 I also did it as described (stable->devel->stable) but unfortunately no effect, it doesn't work for me on devel too so switching between channels deos nothing in my case
@Lakota @Stefano APN is fine, it worked for me once, 'mobile data' switch (to turn on/off mobile data) was inactive but I could switch between 2G/3G/LTE and I had mobile data connection, but after some phone restart (or I flashed UT once again on my N5) it didn't work anymore.

I will try to investigate more, but currently havo no more ideas 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7591https://forums.ubports.com/post/7591Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:46:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Mon, 05 Mar 2018 10:17:12 GMT]]>@tydell are you talking about this bug? https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/376

I have a N5 and I have no problems with mobile data after doing this workaround:

I've switched from stable to devel (that recovered mobile data) and then switched to stable again, and it keeps the mobile data.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7492https://forums.ubports.com/post/7492Mon, 05 Mar 2018 10:17:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:55:12 GMT]]>@tydell Reset the APN, mine Nexus 5 works fine.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7476https://forums.ubports.com/post/7476Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:55:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:12:05 GMT]]>@tydell As a check try contacting your sim provider and check your APN settings are correct. I had know problem with my nexus but the mx 4 did not load the correct settings even though it was the same sim.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7474https://forums.ubports.com/post/7474Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:12:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chosing device for Ubuntu touch on Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:30:41 GMT]]>I also bought Nexus 5 32GB ver.D821 few weeks ago. It works great, I\m very happy using it, only problem is non-functional mobile data (I know there is a bug with mobile data) but except this all other things working great.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/7469https://forums.ubports.com/post/7469Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:30:41 GMT