Demonstration

1. A priori, anyone who makes the choice to waste tens or hundreds of euros/dollars in a smartphone has the means to intelligently use 1 €/$ by year to promote the development of the mobile OS component of this smartphone.

2. With Liberapay, the recurrent donations platform built with free software and translated into 22 languages, it's super easy and cheap to make anonymously a donation of 1€/$ by year.

3. Conclusion: Any Ubuntu Touch user can easily give 1€/$ by year (or more for some) to UBports via Liberapay.

Strangely, at the moment, only 40 Ubuntu Touch users (I presume) seem aware of this.
For the reputation and aura of the UBports project, it would be awesome that it be the one by far with the largest number of supporters on Liberapay.

So and because free as in "free speech" doesn't mean free as in "free beer", it's time to wake up, huge crowd of Ubuntu Touch users, overcome the huge laziness, and tries to saturate Liberapay server with your constant stream of very small (or large) donations !

Updates :

1. May 24 2018: 42 patrons, + 2
2. May 29 2018: 44 patrons, + 2
3. June 20 2018: 50 patrons, +6
4. July 9 2018: 56 patrons, +6
   ...
5. May 18 2021: 108 patrons, + 52

2020 is an important milestone for UBports and UT with new phones (pinephone, librem5 and may be vollaphone), halium 7.1 and may be Halium 9.1 to be used for new hardwares porting, new QT stack within sight :-), collaboration with others communities increasing,...

So it's interesting to follow how this affects certain data that are publicly available and gives an idea of the growth of the audience for UBports community and Ubuntu Touch.

20211116 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 10,5K (~+0,5K) followers,
Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@ubports: 1,81K (+0,13k) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3717 (+27) members,
UBports forum: 6912 (+389) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1055 (+21) (547(+29) + 167(-6)+ 341 (-2)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 151 (+0),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 551 (+8)
Donators via Liberapay: 116 (+3)
Devices supported by UT : All 78 (+14), Phones 68 (+13), Tablets 7 (+1)
Distrowatch Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 98 (120), 6 months: 98 (119), 3 months: 116 (75), 4 weeks: 107 (85)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 10K (~+0,5K) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 7562 (+782) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 7672 (+523) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 1608 (+170) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 33,4K (+2,9k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 22,2K (+0,6k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 38,9k (-0,1K) followers
Twitter @thefxtec (https://twitter.com/thefxtec 2706 (+112) followers

20210813 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 10K (>= +509) followers,
Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@ubports: 1,68k (-0,01k) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3690 (+94) members,
UBports forum: 6523 (+324) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1034 (+16) (518 (+12) + 173 (+5)+ 343 (+1)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 151 (+0),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 543 (+17)
Donators via Liberapay: 113 (+6)
Devices supported by UT : All 64 (+6), Phones 55 (+6), Tablets 6 (+0)
Distrowatch Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 100 (125), 6 months: 94 (129), 3 months: 92 (128), 4 weeks: 49 (212)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 10K (>= +509) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 6780 (+629) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 7149 (+638) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 1438 (+161) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 30,5 (+1,9k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 21,6 (+0,4k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 39k (-0,3K) followers
Twitter @thefxtec (https://twitter.com/thefxtec 2594 (+89) followers

20210513 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 9491 (+441) followers,
Mastodon @ubports@framapiaf.org: 1,69k (+0,14k) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3596 (-3) members,
UBports forum: 6199 (+309) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1016 (+2) (506 (+20) + 168 (-19)+ 342 (+1)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 151 (+0),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 526 (+20)
Donators via Liberapay: 107 (+3)
Devices supported by UT : All 58 (+0), Phones 49 (+0), Tablets 6 (+0)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 9491 (+441) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 6151 (+655) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 6787 (+633) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 1277 (+119) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 28,6k (+2,3k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 21,2 (+0,6k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 39,3k (-0,2K) followers
Twitter @thefxtec (https://twitter.com/thefxtec 2505 (+92) followers

20210213 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 9050 (+674) followers,
Mastodon @ubports@framapiaf.org: 1,55k (+0,26k) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3599 (+218) members,
UBports forum: 5890 (+196) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1014 (+27) (486 (+19) + 187 (+1)+ 341 (+7)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 151 (+8),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 506 (+27)
Donators via Liberapay: 104 (+18)
Devices supported by UT : All 58, Phones 49, Tablets 6
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 9050 (+674) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 5496 (+656) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 6154 (+874) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 1158 (+201) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 26,3k (+2,6k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 20,6 (+1,2k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 39,5k (-0,3K) followers
Twitter @thefxtec (https://twitter.com/thefxtec 2413 (+249) followers

20201113 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 8376 (+685) followers,
Mastodon @ubports@framapiaf.org: 1,29k (+0,13k) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3381 (+180) members,
UBports forum: 5694 (+ 299) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 987 (-91) (467 (-66) + 186 (-15)+ 334 (-10)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 143 (+0),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 479 (+20)
Donators via Liberapay: 86 (+1)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 8376 (+685) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 4840 (+833) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 5280 (+626) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 957 (+175) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 23,7k (+2,8k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 19,4k (+0,4k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 39,8k (-0,3K) followers
Twitter @thefxtec (https://twitter.com/thefxtec 2164 followers

20200813 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 7691 (+ 1184) followers,
Mastodon @ubports@framapiaf.org: 1,16k (+306) followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 3201 (+393) members,
UBports forum: 5395 (+ 664) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1078 (+42) (533 (+12), 344 (+10), 201(+20)),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 143 (+0),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 459 (+35)
Donators via Liberapay: 85 (+32)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 7691 (+1184) followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 4007 (+982) followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 4654 (+770) followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 782 (+180) followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 20,9k (+3,1k) followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 19k (+0,7k) followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 40,1k (-0,3K) followers

20200513 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 6507 (+ 1086) followers,
Mastodon @ubports@framapiaf.org: 854 followers
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 2808 (+256) members,
UBports forum: 4731 (+ 369) accounts, (L-00*, excluded),
Openstore Apps: 1036 (+6, 521+334+181), (scopes excluded),
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 143 (+1),
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 424 (+35)
Donators via Liberapay: 53 (+12)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Twitter @UBports](https://twitter.com/UBports 6507 followers,
Twitter @postmarketOS (https://twitter.com/postmarketOS 3025 followers,
Twitter /e/ foundation (https://twitter.com/e_mydata 3884 followers,
Twitter @hello_volla (https://twitter.com/hello_volla); 602 followers,
Twitter @thepine64 (https://twitter.com/thepine64 17,8k followers,
Twitter @Puri_sm (https://twitter.com/Puri_sm 18,3k followers,
Twitter @JollaHQ (https://twitter.com/JollaHQ 40,4 k followers

20200211 (YYMMDD)

Twitter @UBports: 5421 followers,
Telegram group UBports [ENGLISH] : 2552 members
UBports forum: 4362 accounts
Openstore Apps: 1030 (506+332+192, I excluded scopes)
translate.ubports.com "Used languages": 142
translate.ubports.com "Registered users": 389
Donators via Liberapay: 41

Congrats and thanks to Marcos Costales : https://open-store.io/app/navigator.costales

This port was released in its first version in September 2025 but remained somewhat under the radar.

Now, the Nothing Phone 1 is integrated into ubports-installer and receives OTA updates via UBports servers.
There is only one update channel at the moment for UT Noble 24.04-1.1, the ‘daily’ channel. There is no “RC” channel or ‘Stable’ channel yet.
(24.04-2.x daily channel is also available.)

Also missing is a description sheet in https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ to complete the picture.
However, information on hardware support is available here:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/porting/community-ports/android11/nothing-phone-1/nothing-spacewar

There is not much missing in that matter.
The display only supports 60Hz (not 90Hz or 120Hz, mainly useful for video games), which is not really a problem under UT, as video games are not a frequent use case.
It should also be noted that VoLTE has not been tested but ‘should work’ (according to "Nonta72" , who made the porting).

As for the installation procedure, all you need is:

1. on the Nothing Phone 1, the unlocked bootloader + a ‘stock’ version (provided by the manufacturer) 13 or 15 of Android,
2. fastboot and adb on the computer that will run the UBports installer

(Source of this information:
https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-linux-ubuntu-touch-for-nothing-phone-1-waydroid-android-13-included.4758279/)

A device with hardware performance similar to the Fairphone 5 according to benchmarks, which therefore probably offers a very solid user experience under Ubuntu Touch.
Though probably no possibility to use an external display with a wired connection given USB Type-C 2.0, OTG.

Thank Nonta72 for your contribution!

You can test yourself by watching this recent speech by Alfred at the OpenAlt conference:
https://vhsky.cz/w/9SMHT5v6UCAQrtM9cYCKBK

Well done @fredldotme !

"The Hesse Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HBDI) ruled that using the popular cloud platform’s standard configuration exposes personal information about students and teachers “to potential access by US authorities.”

https://thenextweb.com/privacy/2019/07/15/german-schools-ban-microsoft-office-365-amid-privacy-concerns/

It would be good news if privacy were finally taken seriously, particularly in education, health and more generally all public services sectors.

Bug 611 "Camera app image freeze" and bug 23 "No video recording possible" are now fixed in the last RC, thanks to a fix from @rubencarneiro (Ruben Carneiro).

Don't wait for OTA-9, try the last RC !

Great talk by Moem at BornHack 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNVcE4EqmzY

English version (version Française plus bas)

The following procedures have been successfully followed by several users who were experiencing difficulties installing UBports UT on their BQ aquaris M10 tablets. They are also useful for installations on other devices with an adjustment for the boot to fastboot mode (B.9); from a device off (not in standby):

0.1) Press and hold Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously for:

• Fairphone 2,
• Nexus 5,
• Nexus 7,
• Meizu MX4,
• Meizu Pro 5

0.2) Press and hold Volume Up and Power buttons simultaneously for:

• BQ aquaris 4.5,
• BQ aquaris 5.0,
• BQ aquaris M10,
• OnePlus One,

0.3) Press and hold Volume Up, Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously for:

• Nexus 4

As usual, use the following procedures at your own risk.

Before starting the following procedures, make sure your tablet battery is fully charged (more than 50%).

A. Installing Ubuntu Touch UBports on a BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition Tablet with a Ubuntu (64 bits) PC

1. put your tablet in developer mode via the menu : System settings \ About \ developer mode

2. in a terminal on the PC, run the command : sudo apt update

3. in a terminal on the PC, run the command : sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot (to install the basic tools for android)

4. in a terminal on the PC, launch the UBports installer (previously downloaded and unarchived, version amd64.deb preferably or amd64.snap) with command : ubports-installer

5. manually select BQ M10 as device in the installer menu

6. click on Install

7. connect the active tablet under Ubuntu Touch, via a USB2 port to the PC

8. in a terminal on the PC, run the command : sudo adb reboot-bootloader to reboot your tablet in bootloader mode ; a menu appears giving the choice between / reboot system / wipe cache partition / reboot to bootloader / power down / factory reset / view recovery logs. Choose "reboot to bootloader" by selecting with volume + and volume - and pressing the On/Off button; the tablet screen turns black and there is Fastboot Mode at the bottom of the screen.

After installing UBports should start and continue as in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLFTGkuD68

N.B.: if the installer fails, you can try to lanch the installer (point 4.) with sudo: sudo ubports-installer

B. Installing Ubuntu Touch UBports on a BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition Tablet with a Windows PC

1. put the tablet in developer mode via the menu : System settings \ About \ developer mode

2. install on the PC, the universal driver adb http://adb.clockworkmod.com or a driver specific to the BQ M10 :
   https://www.androidusbdrivers.com/bq-aquaris-m10-usb-drivers/

3. connect the active tablet under Ubuntu Touch, via a USB2 port to the PC

4. Allow the PC to access the tablet and mark the checkbox to allow it to be accessed at all times.

5. change the USB to MTP mode on the PC (by default, only allows charging)

6. launch the UBports installer for Windows version 1.0.9-beta:
   https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/download/0.1.9-beta/ubports-installer.0.1.9-beta.exe
   Warning, newer versions of the installer do not work for Windows.

7. manually select BQ M10 as device in the installer menu

8. click on "Install" in the UBports installer

9. turn off the BQ M10 Ubuntu Touch tablet, then start it in Fastboot mode, by simultaneously pressing and holding Volume Up and Power buttons ; a menu appears giving the choice between / system reboot / wipe cache partition / reboot to bootloader / power down / factory reset / view recovery logs. Choose "reboot to bootloader" by selecting with volume + and volume - and pressing the On/Off button; the tablet screen turns black and there is Fastboot Mode at the bottom of the screen.

After that, the installation of UBports should start and run as in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLFTGkuD68

N.B.: If the UBports installer fails, you can try running it with administrator rights (return to point B.6.).

C. Installing UBports Ubuntu Touch on a BQ Aquaris M10 Android Tablet

1. on the Android tablet, enable developer mode, in Settings/About device : press "Build number" seven times or more to unlock "Developer options". Once done, go back and you will see Developer Options on the screen next to About. Select it.

2. in the developer mode options, check the "OEM Unlock" box to allow unlocking of the Bootloader

3. in the developer mode options, select USB debugging

4. apply the procedure described in this part of the documentation:
   https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/install.html

At the end you will get a tablet under Ubuntu Touch Canonical version.

5. upgrade from the Canonical version to the UBports version of Ubuntu Touch,

   5.1 if your PC is running Ubuntu, follow procedure A. (see above)
   5.2 if your PC is running Windows, follow procedure B. (see above)

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French / Français

Les procédures qui suivent ont été appliquées avec succès par plusieurs utilisateurs qui rencontraient des difficultés pour installer UBports UT sur leurs tablettes BQ aquaris M10.
Elles peuvent également être utiles pour les installations sur les autres appareils moyennant une adaptation concernant le passage en mode Fastboot (point B.9) : à partir d'un appareil éteint (pas en veille),

0.1) appuyez simultanément sur les boutons Volume faible et Marche/Arrêt et maintenez-les enfoncés pour :

• Fairphone 2,
• Nexus 5,
• Nexus 7,
• Meizu MX4,
• Meizu Pro 5

0.2) appuyez simultanément sur les boutons Volume fort et Marche/Arrêt pour :

• BQ aquaris 4.5,
• BQ aquaris 5.0,
• BQ aquaris M10,
• OnePlus One,

0.3) appuyez simultanément sur les boutons Volume haut, Volume bas et Marche/Arrêt et maintenez-les enfoncés pour :

• Nexus 4

Comme d'habitude, utilisez les procédures qui suivent à vos propres risques et périls

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Avant de commencer à suivre les procédures suivantes, assurez vous que votre la batterie de votre tablette est bien chargée (plus de 50%)

A. Installation d'UBports Ubuntu Touch sur une tablette BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition avec un PC sous Ubuntu

1. mettre ta tablette en mode developpeur via le menu : Paramètres système \ A propos de \ mode développeur

2. dans un terminal sur le PC, lancer la commande : sudo apt update

3. dans un terminal sur le PC, lancer la commande : sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot (pour installer les outils de base pour android)

4. dans un terminal sur le PC, lancer l'installateur UBports (préalablement téléchargé et installé, version amd64.deb de préférence ou amd64.snap) via la commande ubports-installer

5. sélectionner manuellement BQ M10 comme device dans le menu proposé par l'installeur

6. cliquer sur Install

7. connecter la tablette active sous Ubuntu Touch, via un port USB2 au PC

8. dans un terminal sur le PC, lancer la commande : sudo adb reboot-bootloader pour rebooter ta tablette en mode bootloader ; un menu apparaît donnant le choix entre / reboot système / wipe cache partition / reboot to bootloader / power down / factory reset / view recovery logs. Choisir "reboot to bootloader" en sélectionnant avec volume + et volume - et en validant avec le bouton On/Off ; l'écran de la tablette devient noir et il y a en bas de l'écran noté Fastboot Mode.

Après l'installation d'UBports devrait commencer et se poursuivre comme dans la vidéo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLFTGkuD68

B. Installation d'UBports Ubuntu Touch sur une tablette BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition avec un PC sous windows

1. mettre la tablette en mode développeur via le menu : Paramètres système \ A propos de \ mode développeur

2. installer sur le PC, le driver universel adb http://adb.clockworkmod.com ou bien un driver spécifique à la BQ M10 :
   https://www.androidusbdrivers.com/bq-aquaris-m10-usb-drivers/

3. connecter la tablette active sous Ubuntu Touch, via un port USB2 au PC

4. autoriser le PC à accéder à la tablette et marquer la case à cocher afin de toujours l'autoriser

5. changer sur le PC le mode USB à MTP (par défaut, autorise seulement la charge)

6. lancer l'installeur UBports pour Windows version 1.0.9-beta :
   https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/download/0.1.9-beta/ubports-installer.0.1.9-beta.exe
   Attention, les versions plus récentes de l'installeur ne fonctionnent pas pour Windows.

7. sélectionner manuellement BQ M10 comme device dans le menu proposé par l'installeur

8. cliquer sur "Install" dans l'installeur UBports

9. éteindre la tablette BQ M10 Ubuntu Touch, puis la démarrer en mode Fastboot, en appuyant simultanément sur le bouton Volume + (UP) et sur le bouton On/Off; un menu apparaît donnant le choix entre / reboot system / wipe cache partition / reboot to bootloader / power down / factory reset / view recovery logs. Choisir "reboot to bootloader" en sélectionnant avec volume + et volume - et en validant avec le bouton On/Off ; l'écran de la tablette devient noir et il y a en bas de l'écran noté Fastboot Mode.

Après cela, l'installation d'UBports devrait commencer et se dérouler comme dans la vidéo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLFTGkuD68.

NB. Si l'installeur UBports échoue, vous pouvez essayer de le lancer avec les droits d'administrateur. (retourner au point B.6.)

C. Installation d'UBports Ubuntu Touch sur une tablette BQ Aquaris M10 version Android

1. sur la tablette Android, activer le mode développeur et le débogage USB

2. dans les options du mode développeur, cocher la case "Déverrouillage OEM" pour autoriser le déverrouillage du Bootloader

3. appliquer la procédure décrite dans cette partie de la documentation :
   https://docs.ubports.com/fr/latest/userguide/install.html
   Attention, certains liens vers des logiciels sont actuellement cassés dans la version française alors qu'ils sont valides dans la versions anglaise de la documentation; corrections en attente de publication. Utiliser pour l'instant les liens de la version anglaise quand c'est nécessaire.

Une fois terminé, vous obtenez une tablette sous Ubuntu Touch version Canonical.

4. pour passer à la version de la version Canonical à la version UBports d'Ubuntu Touch,

4.1 si votre PC est sous Ubuntu, applique la procédure A. (voir plus haut)
4.2 si votre PC est sous windows, appliquer la procédure B. (voir plus haut)

Nothing Phone 1 has landed in https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/spacewar/

@diego28a For Lomiri, there is a general roadmap https://ubports.com/lomiri-roadmap
and also a list of bugs covered by a bug bounty https://os-sci.com/lomiri#Contribute

Furthermore, in addition to work on the ‘engine’ (Lomiri, Qt6, Morph browser/Qtwebengine, Mir2/Wayland, portals, etc.), there are numerous other developments underway: adaptation to rounded corners and notches, ‘AGPS’, an SQL backend for contacts, Bluetooth updates, a printing system...

There is no roadmap for all of this (for the record, given that a significant proportion of developers are volunteers, releases take place when the software is ready), but progress can be tracked on GitLab:
https://gitlab.com/groups/ubports/-/activity

It should also be noted that opinions on what constitutes a blocking issue
vary greatly from person to person: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11644/smooth-edges-name-pending-let-s-fix-the-bugs-that-drive-you-mad

@oldbutndy said:

I frequently print things from Linux Mint (I am 'oldschool', and worked a few years at Xerox, on laser printers, starting about 42 years ago, so I 'expect' to be able to print from any system that is 'office').
I was NOT able to print from Office suite on UT.
So, this issue feels like failure.

The printing system is not included in the Ubuntu Touch images due to a lack of space for the root filesystem on many device models.
Work is currently underway to be able to increase the size of the rootfs.
This will enable numerous developments, such as concurrent support for Q5 and Qt6, the transition to mir2+mir1... and the integration of the CUPS printing system.

So, it's coming, more a matter of months now than a matter of years.

Last statement about Brax3 and UT from Plamen (April 7 2026) : "Ubuntu Touch is with the status of a community port at the moment. It’s entirely up to the community to progress on fixing issues. We don’t have the resource to maintain Ubuntu in house at the moment. We are offering support to the maintainers but we’re still in the progress to put together some infrastructure before we can empower a meaningful progress."

@Vlad-Nirky last statement about Brax3 and UT from Plamen (April 7) : "Ubuntu Touch is with the status of a community port at the moment. It’s entirely up to the community to progress on fixing issues. We don’t have the resource to maintain Ubuntu in house at the moment. We are offering support to the maintainers but we’re still in the progress to put together some infrastructure before we can empower a meaningful progress."
But it's better to discuss about Brax3 here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10607/brax3-the-mysterious

@steffend I understand now why my search for Pixel9a on the forum didn't get anything, it because of the space... and that's why I don't include it to make searching easier.

open_slate April update (published yesterday), an excerpt from the message:

"Good news:
Ubuntu Touch (tablet-optimized) will be ported and supported on open_slate in collaboration with UBports"

The full message:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate/updates/4

@Moem Yes, and actually I think a small parcel from the foundation for Alfred might be a good idea .

An announcement from https://chaos.social/@sd/116510612562459125 :
"I made the initial code for #ubuntutouch for the Pixel 9a public now: https://git.deusch.me/ubports/device-google-tegu

The repository has instructions for flashing. But be aware that this is very experimental and not ready for daily use. Also again the disclaimer that AI was involved and a lot of the patches are for sure not done the proper way. You’ve been warned!"

A mature port for Pixel9a would be amazing because this device include an USB Type-C 3.1 port, so using UT as a desktop with a wired connection to an external screen is possible.

Although it isn’t highlighted in DeltaTouch’s description on the OpenStore (https://open-store.io/app/deltatouch.lotharketterer) DeltaTouch is listed among the apps compatible with webxdc (https://webxdc.org) which provide "Secure mini apps for chats, Play games or collaborate, privately".

Does anyone use these mini apps?

@Lalle75 said:

Hi. I got my Volla now for some hours. I'm working with Linux (Debian and Ubuntu) for >10 years now, but I cannot achieve anything on this system.

Hello Lalle, I think the answers provided by UT FAQ 8 (https://t.me/UTFAQ/10) may be useful for you:

"8. Can I use apt on Ubuntu Touch?
yesn't [yes and no]. Ubuntu Touch is built with privacy, reliability and stability accross a wide range of devices in mind. It is crucial that the developers are able to quickly reproduce and fix bugs across devices to ensure no faulty update ever makes it to the stable channel on any device, ever. To achieve this the rootfs is read-only.

This allows UBports to provide image based updates. When you run an OTA update it replaces the read-only part of the operating system. Userdata is not a part of that, so you don't lose that or installed apps. But apt is not designed for a read-only rootfs, so as a result it will attempt to write to the read-only portion of the operating system. While you can remount your rootfs as read-write, because apt is writing into a normally read-only part of the system, an OTA update can partially overwrite the changes apt made. This can result in a broken system. So using apt essentially means you are running your own fork of Ubuntu Touch.

You can install apps from the OpenStore app. How to get updates is described in our usage channel.

there are other package managers that are made to work with a readonly rootfs, current working examples include snap and crackle (https://github.com/tuxecure/crackle)."