@lakotaubp @arubislander @MrT10001 @Lakotaubp @Moem

Hi Guys,
Google wasn't letting me sign into Google Play Services once I was at https://developers.google.com/android/images#sargo for version Android 9 otherwise known as image PQ3B/190801.002. Yes, I've saw the PQ3B/190801.002 page with the Google Play Services "sign in" at the top right corner of the phone, but No, I wasn't able to get it on my new Pixel 3A phone because as I just said I wasn't able to sign in. The reason may be because I do have a phone with an IMEI number that starts with 35 (arublislander info), or because Google doesn't like me using a NFC Yubikey. The reason may well be the latter reason because I was able to unlock the OEM. Anyway, I don't know what else to do. Probably I need to talk to Google, but I have never been able to do that very well. I basically just wanted a phone that I could learn more about Linux on, and use to text, and make an occasional call. A less expensive phone plan was going to be part of all this. I'm not a power user; I'm not really even a phone person. I wouldn't have been that hard to please. I wouldn't have been that critical of Ubuntu Touch on the Pixel 3A. Anyway, my problem is not your problem I do realize that. I will check back one more time, any help or suggestions you give me will be appreciated.

Thank you for your time
Normmmm

P.S. I uninstalled Telegram. I originally installed it because I heard the UBPorts Project manager (I think that was his title) mention it on a YouTube UBPorts kickoff conference video.

@arubislander @Lakotaubp @messayisto @Moem @MrT10001

Hi All,
So, I went to https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/sargo , and to me it looks like my phone needs to have Android 9 installed before using my Pixel 3A phone to go to the following site indicated in the Preparatory step.

Preparatory step
For Pixel 3A at site:
https://developers.google.com/android/images#sargo
Make sure to revert to factory image PQ3B.190801.002

Or is reverting to factory image PQ3B.190801.002 the same thing as installing Android 9?

from
Normmmm

@moem @Lakotaubp @messayisto @MrT10001

Hi Guys,
Well, you all won't be too impressed with me today. I fumbled around for an embarrassingly long time and got to where I rebooted the bootloader, but after that I didn't see any way I could downgrade my Pixel 3A phone to Android 9.

On my Ubuntu computer I have: the UBPorts Installer. Android Studio, adb, fastboot, sdk-platform-tools, and sdk-manager. And on both my Pixel 3A and computer I have Telegram installed. I did message someone on the UBPortsTelegram group, but I'm new to Telegram. I was hoping to be able to talk rather than write messages. I figure that would make it easy for someone to help me. I'm not really a phone person, I just like linux and would like my phone more if it were on my phone. Anyway, I think Telegram is using my username: norm.

At the end of my day trying to get things to work, I shut down things mid process, so there is the possibility that nothing will ever works again.

I'm going to try again tomorrow probably around 1:00 California time. I can read any helpful advice you want to give me, or I can listen and talk; I've got a pair of headphones.

Thank you for your time
Normmmm
or
norm

@mrt10001 @messayisto @MrT10001

Thank you. I've read your three posts. I've read other things online about Ubuntu Touch, and have watched some YouTubes on the subject as well. I'm taking my time. I want to do it right. I do hope I get Ubuntu Touch installed on my phone in the end. While I'm making this post and thanking you all, I do want to ask another question. I read in a post that was a year and eight months old about how one was not able to re-lock the bootloader. Has progress been made on that since it was posted? After I get Ubuntu Touch installed on my Pixel 3A phone, will I be able to re-lock the bootloader?

Thank you for your time
Normmmm

Hi
Thanks for responding to my question. I bought a Pixel 3A phone so I can put Ubuntu Touch on it. The phone has not come to me with Ubuntu Touch installed on it. From what I understand I will be able to get Ubuntu Touch on my phone via a process where my computer and phone are working together with ADB on the computer and the ADB Daemond on the phone. So yes I need my computer in the beginning, right? On my Ubuntu computer I used the Synaptic Package Manager to install: ADB (along with: Android-libadb; android-libbase ; android-libboringssl ; android-libcrypto-utils ; android-libcutils ; android-log). Also, the process of getting Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3A necessitates that one get "Fastboot" on the phone. To get Fastboot the article I mentioned above offered a download for the computer. I guess the phone then gets the fastboot software from the computer??? I have the download, but Ubuntu's Synaptic Package Manager has it too, but an older version called: android-sdk-platform-tools-c 28,02+6. Have you heard of the software I mention in my original post?

UBPorts has some directions on how to do the install, but they are not complete. I have a new phone. It is barely out of its shipping box. I'm starting at square one. Does anything I mentioned above sound like part of the installation process that the UBPort's directions doesn't cover?

If people installing Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3A phone aren't doing what I'm doing, what are they doing? Do you have a complete set of instructions for me?

On my Ubuntu computer I've got all my software and tools ect . through the Synaptic Package Manager. For example: android-sdk-platform-tools-c 28.02+6

I read an an article https://pixel.gadgethacks.com/how-to/unlock-bootloader-your pixel-3a-0198625/ and in the article a newer download was offered: platform-tools_r33.0.3-linux.zip

My question is: Am I asking for trouble going with the newer download. The site was an https site, but I don't know am I asking for trouble going with that download. Should I stick with the older download?