<![CDATA[I want to remove android os on google pixel 3a]]>https://forums.ubports.com/category/37/support#

Hi. I read in this article that installing Ubuntu on most android phones will not replace the android os, but simply build on top of it.
https://www.androidauthority.com/install-ubuntu-on-your-android-smartphone-765408/

Is that accurate? I got a google pixel 3a with the plan to put ubuntu on it, but I only want to do this if it will actually totally remove the android os

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9513/i-want-to-remove-android-os-on-google-pixel-3aRSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 13:18:14 GMTWed, 01 Nov 2023 00:41:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I want to remove android os on google pixel 3a on Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:15:21 GMT]]>@arubislander ok. thank you! i'm mainly interested in programs that could run that update google about device usage

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/76494https://forums.ubports.com/post/76494Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:15:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to remove android os on google pixel 3a on Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:56:03 GMT]]>@coffeecatharine it does, but your data does pass through them (the wifi driver, the bluetooth driver, the device modem), so if you feel you have reason not to trust them, then well, you probably should be using something like the PinePhone.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/76492https://forums.ubports.com/post/76492Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:56:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to remove android os on google pixel 3a on Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:45:27 GMT]]>@arubislander thank you!!
I'm new to all this. Does the container prevent the vendor blobs from doing anything beyond their container?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/76490https://forums.ubports.com/post/76490Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:45:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to remove android os on google pixel 3a on Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:05:38 GMT]]>@coffeecatharine That article is talking about installing regular Ubuntu on Android, and has nothing to do with installing Ubuntu Touch on the select devices that the OS supports.

UT does replace the Android OS, however the same vendor blobs containing the hardware drivers are retained in a container in order be able to communicate with the device hardware.

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