Wow, guys, you're the best!!!

When video playback will be fixed? UT can't play any kind of videos even the ones recorded by the phone. Each time it gives the following error message:

It doesn't work on all of my devices (Nexus 5 and Aquaris M10HD), still the issue in OTA-12 RC.

Maximum respect to all of you guys making this amazing work! It's incredible!!!

@PINE64 Are there any news when accessories such as flip cases and screen glass protectors will be available for PinePhone? Me and my wife plan to use PinePhones on daily basis as a replacement to our Nexus 5 phones, and this kind of accessories are very important for us.

I was able to install Ubuntu Touch on Aquaris M10 HD with pre-installed Android 8.1.0. I am not experienced in flashing mobile devices therefore some things shown in the video were unclear for me but still very useful. I don't know what was important so I'm posting these steps combined from the video and official instructions that were lucky for me. If there is something wrong with it, please, correct me. Hope that it will help other unexperienced users in the future.

1. Start pre-installed Android 8.1.0 on the tablet (hold "Power" button) and enable developer mode and USB debugging there.

2. Power off the device by holding "Power" button.

3. Start the tablet by holding "Power" button and "Volume Up" button to select device's boot mode.

4. Choose "Fastboot mode" by "Volume Up" button and then press "Volume Down".

5. Device doesn't reboot automatically. Power off the device by holding "Power" button for a few seconds and then start it again by "Power" + "Volume Up" buttons and select "Recovery Mode".

6. In recovery menu select "Reboot to bootloader" item using "Volume Up"/"Volume Down" buttons and press "Power" button. => FASTBOOT mode... text will be shown at the left bottom corner of the blank screen.

7. I guess it's time to flash the firmware, but it was unclear from the video whether I should power off the device or not. So according to these instructions I decided to power off the device (hold "Power" button for a few seconds).

8. Download recent version of Smartphone Flash Tool and extract it's files from the archive. I used version 5.1916 for Linux 64-bit. To be exact, I'm on Kubuntu 18.04.1.

9. Install missing library for SP Flash Tool:

   $ wget -q -O /tmp/libpng12.deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libp/libpng/libpng12-0_1.2.54-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb \
   && sudo dpkg -i /tmp/libpng12.deb \
   && rm /tmp/libpng12.deb
   

10. Go to directory with SP Flash Tool and make it executable:

    $ cd ~/Downloads/ubports/SP_Flash_Tool-5.1916_Linux
    $ chmod +x ./flash_tool.sh
    

11. Start SP Flash Tool with root privileges:

    $ sudo ./flash_tool.sh
    

12. Download old Canonical UT image called cooler for M10 HD, unpack it and select Android_scatter.txt file from there in SP Flash Tool ("Download" tab => "Scatter-loading File").

13. Choose "Firmware Upgrade" from dropdown list.

14. Press "Download" button at the top left corner of "Download" tab.

15. Connect powered-off tablet to USB 2.0 port of the computer. "Magic happens" — old UT image will be downloaded into device and installed.

    I saw BQ logo with "Powered by Ubuntu" label at the end but unfortunatelly further UT loading was stuck. Nothing happened for a long time.

16. Download recent version of UBports Installer. It was deb of version 0.4.5-beta for me.

17. Start UBports with root privileges:

    $ sudo ubports-installer
    

    and follow it's instructions.

    When I ran "Reboot to bootloader" and saw => FASTBOOT mode like it was in 6, I didn't power off the tablet before connecting to computer. Everything was fine, I got rotating Ubuntu logo on the screen first, and working fresh Ubuntu Touch image three minutes later.

@Flohack I didn't find any proxy related tickets there so created a new one.

@Emmelyne, thanks for your answer.

Probably, there were some issues related to my Internet provider. I just reconnected right now and everything seems to work again.

@AppLee, no, I didn't check privacy settings yet but other users including maintener of the app have also confirmed the issue. Probably, it has been occurred due to recent refactoring.

@dobey, you are right about 4.0 version, it doesn't exist according to the provided specs. Seller mixed up the info. Finally, I purchased two items. One with Android 6.0.0 and unlocked bootloader, and another with Android 6.0.1 but locked bootloader. So I don't need to flash Android firmware first.

Installation to 6.0.0 was smooth and done in five minutes! This is awesome!

Installation to 6.0.1 took an half of an hour due to locked bootloader, and Ubuntu didn't start after the first attempt of flashing. It was Google logo on the screen and nothing happened. Fortunately, the second attempt was successful and also done in five minutes! Thanks to all of you, guys, all developers and ubports-installer-0.4.11-beta that also helped to unlock a bootloader in easy way!

@advocatux, thanks for the reply. And for firmware reference!

Relying on your answer I can update to 6.0.1 but not to 5.1. Ok, will purchase the item and do it then.

Hi, guys!

I'm interested in purchasing LG Nexus 5 device to use it with Ubuntu Touch and found it somewhere on eBay. A seller tells me that it's shipped with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) but can be upgraded to 6.0 (Marshmallow). Here is the reference:

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5-5705.php

I saw that devices with Android 5.1 and Android 7.1 only are supported to install Ubuntu Touch on (unfortunatelly, I unable to recognize where). Could you, guys, please, clarify these things?

• Is it possible to upgrade Android 4.0 to Android 5.1 (Lollipop) on this phone while Android 6.0 is mentioned for upgrade?
• Do I really need to upgrade Android 4.0 to Android 5.1 (Lollipop) before installing Ubuntu Touch?

Thanks in advance!

Wow, guys, you're the best!!!

@ubportsnews Bad news but I found this thread after logging out. Hope you'll fix it as soon as possible, guys. I really appreciate your efforts on supporting this.

@nero355 Not sure that it's reasonable for Telegram developers. UT user base is very small, and a separate client development will not be able to recoup the investments.

@lsitongia Could you check, please, and tell me first 8 digits (TAC) of your IMEI? And do you have IMEIs from your previous phones that you were able to return back? It would be interesting to compare them.

It seems that first eight numbers of IMEI identify the device model (so called TAC).

The TAC provided by seller is 35967809. Unfortunatelly, I'm unable to find a complete free list of existing TAC yet.

Another interesting detail from screenshot above is model number GA00974-UK. What is it and how can we use it?

I've got an IMEI from the seller. Checked it here:

Does XL-NVZW mean that it's locked to Verizon carrier?

The seller also couldn't provide the info regarding bootloader unlock status. He says that he doesn't know how to check it for me. Any help with it, guys, please?

I've also checked IMEI here: https://www.imei.info/ But not sure it's really useful:

There is also interesting free warranty checker there: https://www.imei.info/services/google-pixel-country-sn-warranty/google/check-free/

These are my results:

Does it mean that this device has been already sold to someone in UK in July, 2019, and now the seller located in Hong Kong is trying to resell it as a brand new one?

I found a candidate to buy on eBay. Asked the seller to confirm that the bootloader and carrier are unlocked, and that it's not a Verizon model. Here is his answer:

"The phone is new and original. it's fully unlocked with GSM network.
Verizon belongs to CDMA.
We can send one IMEI number to you later."

Can I believe him? He said nothing about bootloader. @lsitongia you told that you had bad experience with sellers from eBay, that's why I pricked up.

Is having IMEI enough for me to check whether a phone is suitable for installing UT?

@nauvpp Thank you for your response, mate! I am looking only for a new device so hope I'll have some luck getting the one I need.

I can agree with you that Mi A2 looks like the best device for now according to the list of supported features: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/jasmine-sprout/

I really appreciate your help, guys! I'm happy to get your feedback so soon!

@mateo_salta Thanks, it's very useful. I am confused now. How can I be sure that I order the proper model? As I can see, all of them are titled as A2 X6. Where did you get your A2?

I am condisering Xiaomi Mi A2 as a modren alternative to my Nexus 5, was looking for a new item on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Xiaomi+Mi+A2

But not sure whether all of them are suitable for installing Ubuntu Touch. I already found here on forums that Lite version is not compatible with it. But each other items' titles on eBay say: "Mi A2 Mi X6".

I googled for specs on GSM Arena: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_a2_(mi_6x)-9140.php#mi-6x

And it looks like X6 is the version for China. Are there any real differences between Mi A2 and Mi X6? Do any limitations exist with bootloader, carrier or anything for this phone? Which version I should look for and what to ask the seller?