Well I could not use Ubuntu Touch without glasses until I had been given a tip which looks fiddly but is in fact not so fiddly and works for all the devices

It involves using the terminal (dont worry as it is easier than you think) and you can use copy and paste to prevent mistakes

My eyesight means I have to wear reading glasses of about 1.5 so this is how mine is set up

It makes fonts/icons everything bigger so you may want to play around with it til it works

Ok

First start up the terminal

Then paste this command in as it is exactly without the quotes

"sudo nano .config/upstart/gu.conf"

Using the keyboard then press return/enter

This then makes a file in your phone/tablet called gu.conf and it is displayed for you to edit using nano (a programme)

Then paste this in and note in two lines without the quotes

"start on starting dbus
exec initctl set-env --global GRID_UNIT_PX=28"

in the terminal then press the bottom left button to change the keyboard and select Nano then you press CTRL+O which then asks to save the file. Here hit the enter /return key

Then press CTRL+X to exit nano
Then type sudo reboot
Phone shuts down
Phone boots back up..

Things look a lot bigger and better

In that file you can play around with the numbers which I think are a little on the small side until you are happy. Mine works with it set at 28...much bigger and some of the buttons start disappearing. However for me it meant I could actually read the writing...and use the phone.

Will grab some screenies if that helps

I for one am really pleased to see so much progress on not only new ports but existing core devices. when I think back to how they used to be and look at what my OPO is like now I am really pleased.

Starting more ports increases knowledge and builds skills in our community.

With phones like the Pinephone etc on their way this will really help. As for the OnePlus 3 I saw the videos and thought wow!

@halucigenia
Got mine yesterday
Very nice it is too.
I can confirm that after flashing last nights dev build:

Bluetooth is not working
Rotation seems to be not working
Camera not working (at all)
Dekko seems crashy
Account setup not yet possible for online accounts - for me anyway even with @rubencarneiro fix I used to use on a OnePlus 3T

First impressions?

What I expected. Need to work out a few things of course and lots of bugs to start to hammer out but hey I have a tablet in my hands that came with a keyboard and trackpad that is a little buggy but - it runs Ubuntu Touch so I am happy

Lots to do and need to crack on with it.

I have to step back and say:

wow i can not believe this has come this far @mariogrip
Congratulations
It seems a long time since this first started..Well done.

Second. These updates are so helpful. Stops the questions but still yet leads them.

Third. What do you need from US...the community first?

I have just read this update and have to say I cannot wait to see this in the install options.
Great work on bringing this forward

If we wait as we should will this Focal appear in Edge/Devel or a new channel?

Your work on will keep this device active for many so congratulations

I saw Helium as an option but don't want break anything....yet!

This is looking more fab each time I look at it

I looked at this as an app and found it really interesting. Thanks for sharing and also thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this

@halucigenia Checked the sound issue.
Tested the Uart/Headphone switch (next to SC Card slot) - nothing
Ran sudo alsamixer and noted Headphones were set to Mute!
Hit tab to get to the Headphone bar - Hit M to Unmute and bingo !
Now have sound through headphones

By way of an update I had a little bit of time again to play around with this and following the excellent help from @mateo_salta managed to get somewhere.

A little headache with the install since the UBPorts installer had changed meant that I had to go back a step and follow the instructions right at the top

Ie wipe phone with twrp PLUS change the file type where I could in twrp to EXT4 then reran the UBports installer and it worked again!

The next trick involved reading instructions a little clearly as to try to install the Openstore click using the first link we had did not work (it was not for 64bit!) so using @mateo_salta google drive I managed to download it then install via the terminal using the pkcon instruction above.

Bingo

Open store Downloaded and installed as well as UT Tweak

Now to add some functionality as I note I still need some more apps.

Camera I can confirm does not take pictures on my device (yet) but it does open and switch cameras

Lots to do and cant wait to get cracking again on this.

Smaller update. I note a few things:

Updates via Open store dont seem to want to work even though the system is writeable and also the device is not picked up when plugged into a laptop.

All fixable I am sure.

In the meantime I have got lots more apps installed and noticed all my older apps are not working even though they installed via the Openstore ...thats for later!

Yes it seems to be a problem that is yet to be solved that others have.

There is a bug reported here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubports-android/+bug/1610707

@AppLee just to note I have had no sd card issues. Mine were like all others = Bluetooth rotation sound (fixable)

I have read sdcard is hard for some to insert (small space) (upside down !) And boy does it ping the card out fast and far!

I use it to test other distros (too) often but still using and enjoying by Ubuntu Pinetab

Main beef for me still Bluetooth and rotation. Fix those and it's fine for me

Fresh install today after a long hunt for the right model.

Worked very well - getting the device unlocked took a slightly different approach than I am used to but worked none the less.

Install went well.

Stuck on boot screen for a short while - restarted and realised I should have been more patient on a first boot (not for the first time! :baby_angel:

Have to say - so far - downloaded a few apps = works like a charm

Currently on last devel build from 9th Jan 2025 - and very impressed so congratulations @rubencarneiro once again.

Been after a working tablet for UT since selling on my (very) old Nexus 7 2nd Gen and this is a delight in comparison.

@TheVancedGamer Did this move regarding the camera at all?

I have to step back and say:

wow i can not believe this has come this far @mariogrip
Congratulations
It seems a long time since this first started..Well done.

Second. These updates are so helpful. Stops the questions but still yet leads them.

Third. What do you need from US...the community first?

Worked well - a few bugs when using webber making apps and the browser was a little funky with reloading sites sometimes.

Point for others to note - rolling back to 16:04 is not easy to do ( I could not ) so the Halium change must be linked to this.
In the end - flash twrp /cm12/sailfish then reflashed 16:04 again.

However this is great work and I am pleased this has ported -more to do I was surprised how much actually worked - which is a good thing!

Yes indeedy
Time to start testing!

I have just read this update and have to say I cannot wait to see this in the install options.
Great work on bringing this forward

If we wait as we should will this Focal appear in Edge/Devel or a new channel?

Your work on will keep this device active for many so congratulations

I saw Helium as an option but don't want break anything....yet!

@UBportsNews

and thanks for asking and indeed answering my question about sharing fixes for Pine devices from other distros...certainly was not wishing to sound as if I was complaining just wanted to know how easy/hard it is to port across fixes. Now I know as you made it very clear.
Very helpful.

Ps Great to see the progress on the installer coming along so well.

I would be interested to know how easy say with the Pinetab or even the pinephone is it to use the fixes for broken Ubuntu Touch build elements that have been fixed perhaps in other builds.

As an example other builds for the pinetab have fixes already working for bluetooth/rotation etc say in Arch or Sailfish oS or Manjaro

Are these easy to port across?

OK - bug report created (poorly sorry!)

Here

https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/1600

@andybleaden found the bug related to twitter/linkedin

Downgraded to stable. Something upstream with the browser then