@arubislander ouch. so you think the N5 is good enough to be a reference handset? I've read that the screen is "dim", the battery poor, the camera not really up to the mark. I wonder how many were sold, and how many of those are still in use? the number is not going to increase. I use a Pixel 1 XL and a Xiaomi MIA1. Neither are 'the latest thing' but will last for quite some time (the Pixel has Android 9 and will receive security updates for another 12 months, the Xiaomi is Android One and so should also be good for support going forward).
I just feel that the best opportunity to 'showcase' UT would be to pair it with a higher profile handset. The OP5 would be a good platform to display the best of UT. Just my POV. I do wonder how many influencers (tech journalists) have a Nexus5 to hand.

@stefano yes, that would be good. i want it now

The Nexus 5 appears to be the reference device (perhaps with the Oneplus One), and yet it was discontinued in March 2015. This is 3 1/2 years ago. As every new day dawns it becomes ever older and therefore ever less reliable, a shrinking cohort. How is ubports going to grow?

will the Pixel XL 1 eventually receive support?

@tomoqv thanks. i'm on the outside of this project looking in and so i don't have a clear understanding of the 'terms' under which the developers are working (time, funds, legal, ip, et.c. et.c.), but i am wondering about the strategy. with limited resources available i'm not sure that trying to get UT on to as many phone models as possible is the right one. personally i would be aiming at the Pixel range because of the demographic profile of its typical user, and then try to leverage that to promote the UT porting project in that network. So long as Google keeps producing Pixel first generation handsets then their price will come down in time. I would also say that if Rubin's Essential phone takes off then it should also be part of the UT strategy. Everything to everyone doesn't work as a way to grow in the early years. there is a right target market to go after, and the target market is defined as the user and not the phone. the user defines the phone to develop for. i don't see anyone in the web tech space using the Fairphone2. the Nexus range was in vogue, but the Pixel has taken over, and the OnePlus experiment is going where in the future? my 2 pennies.

@UniSuperBox thanks, although i have to say that the Fairphone 2, for all of its admirable qualities, is also rather expensive. The original Pixel (not XL) is now available in England for GBP 399 from time to time (price matching fluctuations). Imagine the web tech and web media insiders having the possibility of running UT on their 'older' Pixel. it would be an interesting strategy to influence those with influence in the industry.

https://copperhead.co/android/

it seems uber expensive to buy one of their pre installed Pixel phones, and it's also rather restrictive for application options. interesting approach though to hardening Android.

It would be cool to have dual boot with UT to try out both. probably not going to be possible.

Will Pixels be candidates for future UT porting?

Has anyone tried out Copperhead OS?

Would Google's Pixel phones be prime candidates for future porting?

I quite like the overall package of the new Essential phone, it being Rubin's creation and running stock Android with promised timely updates and patches a la the Pixel.

what criteria will be used to select future core phones?

@advocatux very cool that it works with UT.

@NeoTheThird thanks for the updated position.

so the Fairphone 2 and the Nexus 5 are both fully working. is one handset a better overall experience than the other using UT?

@advocatux this one?

https://open.uappexplorer.com/app/com.ubuntu.developer.mzanetti.ubuntu-authenticator

Is it possible to use Google Authenticator with Ubuntu Touch? thanks.

@NeoTheThird when i posted my question this page was showing GPS in red and now it is changed to green;
https://ubports.com/page/ubuntu-fairphone-2
good outcome if correct (?).

the Oneplus One page is still showing the camera and GPS in red;
https://ubports.com/page/ubuntu-oneplus-one

When is it expected that the OP1's camera and GPS will be functioning, and the FP2's GPS? Thanks.

perhaps it's an interim name. it's quite description of what's going on. perhaps the project should have a community contest to come up with a long term name.

i want a suggestion for the device to try to get, the one that is most stable and developed.

thanks.

Thank you.

in the absence of the OP3/T option is there another handset that you would recommend as a/ the reference device for porting? i am eager to try the OS.

Thanks.

Oneplus 3T.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BmOm3S1Irc

at 4:45 Marius discusses the OP3 and OP3T.