This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122).

Sources:
Kernel:
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-kernel-loire

Device:
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-common
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-loire
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-suzu

Halium:
https://github.com/Halium/halium-devices/blob/halium-7.1/manifests/sony_suzu.xml

Status:

Working:

• Audio
• Calling
• SMS
• Wifi (sometimes requires a reboot)
• Wifi hotspot
• Bluetooth (sometimes requires a reboot)
• GPS
• Vibration
• Orientation sensor
• LED
• USB/MTP
• USB/ADB
• Video decoding
• Photo camera
• MicroSD support
• Flash light
• Anbox
• Libertine

Missing:

• Video recording

Install:

• Make sure to upgrade your device to the latest stock Android 8.0 before continuing:

  • Windows: https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool/
  • Linux: http://www.flashtool.net/downloads_linux.php (run with GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus ./FlashTool) and https://xperifirm.com/tutorial/install-xperifirm-linux/

• OEM unlock your device: https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader/

• Boot your device into fastboot mode by shutting it down and keeping the Volume Up button pressed while plugging in a USB cable between your phone and PC. The LED should be on and blue.

• In case of flashing issues please wipe system, data & cache partitions using TWRP

• Flash the OEM binaries from: https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1-kernel-4-4-loire/ using fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.img

• Run the UBports Installer (0.4.5-beta or onwards): https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.4.5-beta

Now that the port has reached a certain state I'd like to present the status of this project to a wider audience,

Current status:

• Full AppArmor support
• Adequate Mir performance
• Full ofono/rild support
• Passing most hybris tests

Known issues:

• Unable to enumerate rotation status and updates
• Calling doesn't work
• Audio doesn't work
• Camera doesn't work
• Click package support incomplete

The full build instructions are available on the Halium project management issue page.

Halium port project management, HAL port specific issues:
https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/98

Calling now works (with caveats). For the time being you need a test version of telepathy-ofono on your device to enable calling:

sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_haliumfixup

EDIT April 3rd 2021: NFC support is now in the devel channel and will be released with OTA-17
Please use this thread as a place to exchange ideas regarding our NFC implementation.

Original post:

Hey! I have something new to play around with for people on Halium 9 builds of Ubuntu Touch: you can now test your device for NFC functionality!
The only prerequisite is that your device needs to be on the devel-based rootfs, not the edge one.

To install:

sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_android9_-_nfcd
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install nfcd nfcd-tools nfcd-binder-plugin nfcd-repowerd-plugin

To get console output from nfcd:

sudo stop nfcd
sudo /usr/sbin/nfcd -p /usr/lib/nfcd/plugins -v

App developers can try the QtNFC integration module to develop apps based on this technology. This requires the following change to be made to the rootfs before it can be used by (currently only unconfined) apps:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install qml-module-qtnfc

The API documentation is located here: https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qt5-5.9/qtnfc-qmlmodule.html

Please use this thread to share your experience with NFC enablement and even ask for help.

As we are approaching full support the build and flash instructions on https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/98 have been updated.
This should get you a working image with audio support.

Remaining issues:

• Media player support (videos in Morph Browser work fine)
• Camera

This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the Google Pixel 3a (sargo).

Sources:
Kernel:
https://github.com/fredldotme/android_kernel_google_bonito

Device:
https://github.com/fredldotme/android_device_google_bonito

Status:

Working:

• Audio
• Calling
• Wifi
• Wifi hotspot
• Bluetooth
• Vibration
• Sensors
• Video decoding
• Photo camera & video recording
• Gallery previews
• Flash light
• Fingerprint reader
• GPS
• USB/MTP
• USB/ADB

Missing:

• Anbox
• Libertine

Known issues:

• During installation finding the device in recovery mode takes some time. Use the "Try again" button frequently until it is found by the UBports Installer.
• Under active investigation: Sometimes the device loses data signal without indication. In this case the device needs a reboot.
• Even though GPS should work it might take a long time to get a GPS fix on location requests.
• Bluetooth calls miss working microphone routing.
• WIFI usage drains the battery.

Install:

• Make sure to revert to factory image PQ3B.190801.002 before continuing: https://developers.google.com/android/images#sargo

• Install using the UBports installer (version 0.6.0-beta and up): https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.6.0-beta

I've prepared a new image to test with working Audio.

Same installation instructions apply, you need halium-install to flash the current rootfs.

@chriswyatt Thanks for testing! I've noticed audio to be flaky as well and I assumed it had to do with not-yet-committed changes. Luckily that's not the case, so that's good for finding the bug.

Currently calling doesn't work for any Halium 7.1 based port using the default ofono shipped in Ubuntu Touch, so it might take some time until calling is fully fleshed out.

I've found a fix for the screen sometimes taking seconds to turn on, which is what I'll incorporate soon. In addition to sound I'll also take another look at the camera.

I've assembled an image for those who are interested in testing and contributing to Ubuntu Touch.

Downloads:
Current: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a3JtU2TIFg7E53z2pHoveOtOj7LYxJyW
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pmp3sfOs3g5mAb4_W4780-pX4KPliy2F
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZmdXFDPDCDkYmVnHC1uf2dYZ8MH6bxwK
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ql84ucDlatauuXpqBU-k-jKzdqotYAaB
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OJjTosp7jFaYhEYYkB9Mxf3lA0HPIXY6

Instructions (tested on Ubuntu 18.04):

• Linux PC with adb and fastboot properly set up
• Recent UBPorts rootfs image from the edge devel channel (tested with build #88):
  https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-rootfs-armhf/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/out/ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz
• TWRP Recovery (tested with version 3.2.3-0)
• Android 7.1 (Kernel 4.4) Loire OEM binaries
• Flash script: halium-install

After successfully flashing the recovery image the OEM binaries need to be flashed onto the oem partition:

unzip SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.zip
fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.img

System images:

./halium-install -p ut ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz system.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot halium-boot.img
fastboot reboot

Post-installation steps

Either make sure to properly set up the USB-Ethernet connection OR enter the commands in the Terminal app.

USB Ethernet:

SSH shell connection:

ssh phablet@10.15.19.82

Enable audio in calls

# Mount rootfs read-write
sudo mount -o remount,rw /

# Install updated packages
# When asked to override maintainer files just answer with Y
sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_haliumfixup
sudo apt install pulseaudio-modules-droid-24 pulseaudio-modules-droid-glue-24

# Mount rootfs read-only and reboot
sync && sudo mount -o remount,ro / && sudo reboot

As the maintainer of the Pixel 3a port I support this. I would really like to see more involvement from US developers to fix the remaining cellular issues. I would also throw in $100 into the mix.

NFC support has been merged into Clickable just recently. Using Clickable from git will work.

@Flohack "teach a man to fish" and all

@mark1250 as the application is confined (and I'd like it to stay that way) it keeps downloads in it's own folder, rather than the global Downloads folder in the home directory.

@mark1250 You shouldn't run those commands for clickable on your PinePhone but rather on a Linux desktop machine. The easy way would be (on a PC):

• Follow the guide to install clickable
• Install git (as in sudo apt install git on Ubuntu)
• Then get the source and build it yourself

git clone --recursive https://github.com/fredldotme/harbour-owncloud
cd harbour-owncloud
git checkout 0.9.6
clickable --arch=arm64

And it should spit out a click file in the build directory.

@mark1250 May I ask what's wrong with it on the PinePhone?

You could try to clone the repo and checkout the v0.9.6 tag, then build it with clickable yourself. I won't have time to provide a binary for you, nor support it properly, as I think the Online Accounts integration is the way to go.

@kugiigi was that recent battery drain on devel? One of the reasons might have been nfcd looking for an NFC adapter every second. It's now not looking for an adaper anymore as it's been disabled for Android < 9 devices.

Well Ubsync is a solution that inherently wakes up the device more often by nature. Can't have syncing without waste of battery life.

As the maintainer of the Pixel 3a port I support this. I would really like to see more involvement from US developers to fix the remaining cellular issues. I would also throw in $100 into the mix.

@odo Yes

@flohack https://github.com/fredldotme/ut-nfc-ndef-demo and https://github.com/fredldotme/ut-nfcd-p2p-demo respectively

@c4pp4 cool