Dear @tigerpro,
Which exactly Note 4 version should I buy to support you?
Is "SM-N910P" the only that you support ?
I can see that there are different models called N4: SM-N910S, SM-N910C, SM-N910H, SM-N910L, SM-N910K.
Kind regards and good luck, Piotr.
Dear UBPorts Users / Developers,
I'm a father of two boys and they strongly claim to have smartphone(s) so:
1). I've been continously supporting UBPorts via Patreon since 2019-02-04 and would like to continue that way 
2). I bought 3 different phones that support UBPorts.
3). I managed for the moment to install UBPorts UT 16.04 OTA-11 at Bq E5 HD.
... and now I have a question, how can I achieve the following :
4). I want to have an 8-digit pin to access the phone using the "simplified" (0-9) keyboard. AFAIK the 0-9 keyboard does not allow to insert pins composed of many digits, correct? On the other hand, there is the "full keyboard" where I could set an 8-digit password but it isn't comfortable as the "simplified" keyboard, which has only 0-9 fields.
5). At the same time I want to have the Ubuntu Store blocked/secured with a separate 26-character password which allows to install software, as when you install software at desktop, doing "sudo apt-get install xxxxx".
6). Finally (if I haven't forgotten something - please be patient), when my child creates/changes the PIN, I want to have the possibility to access the phone with my root password and change/reset the PIN.
Could you please tell me, if this is already available and how can I do it, if so?
If it's not available "out of the box", how could I do it / hack the phone to do so?
If hacking is not possilbe, would it be possible to ask the Developers for such a Feature, plese ?
Thank you in advance and kind regards, Peter.
Hello my Dear UBports Friends: Dear @muskist, @Luksus and @gzagatti
35.1). Dear @muskist, thank you for your X605 Tips, related to the Purchase and to the Pain Points
35.2). I cannot find any 4/64 X605 anywhere... and there are only very few of the 3/32 ones available so I'm thinking to maybe buy one of them... and to avoid 2/16, as you suggested
35.3). I will read and learn about the booting problems and if I buy it, I'll use the Workarounds mentioned there
35.4). Well, I understand that none of the devices has UT 24.04 yet. I was simply trying to ask what are the possibilities for the X605 and the potential future effort to port the X605 to UT 24.04 in the future...?
35.4). Dear @Luksus, first of all please accept my Enormous Thanks to you for your Great Effort in the process of porting Devices to Ubuntu Touch 20.04!!!!!!! I really admire all that
35.5). Well, I'm seriously thinking to buy a 3/32 X605L (or 4/64 in case there appear one for sale) because it seems to be the only UT 20.04 tablet which has the SIM built in... :), unless you would know that there's any other such tablet (with SIM socket for the internet), where there are high chances that it would be ported to UT...? BTW, I'm asking something similar here, where I even try to go one step further and I'm thinking of a big screen smartphone : https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9602/ubuntu-touch-ut-tablets-with-phone-functionality
35.6). Thank you also for being honest to underline the problems, which helps me to think it over more deeply, prior to make a potential purchase
35.7). Dear @Luksus, would you be so kind to tell me one more thing, as the X605 Porter, please? Will the UT 24.04 porting process very difficult and therefore are there low/medium/high chances that you would try to port X605 to 24.04, please...? Sorry for re-asking that question... and thank you in advance for your Great Patience for an UT newbie like me...
35.8). Dear @gzagatti, thank you for sharing your X605 experience
35.9). Did you attach an external SIM card modem via USB? I'm asking because the X605F mentioned by you seems to be the WiFi version - correct?
35.10). Thanks also for having suggested the step-by-step method, which I will probably also try (if I buy the X605) Is it possible to install a TWRP as the Recovery, to be able to easily backup and restore different version of the UT?
35.11). Yes, I confirm that trying to be the Ubuntu Touch Ambassador requires also from me a lot of patience and time but I don't complain and I don't call that "a problem" but rather I consider it "a challenge" and I'm happy if I manage to do any further step, as well as when I can share that with the other People. I'm also very happy for my every UBports Friends who (like All of you) share your Great Knowledge with me
35.12). Yes, I'm also keen on Linux and probably that's why I consider every UT device as something exceptional because such a smartphone or tablet has inside the power of a Linux Machine!!!
35.13). I also thought to keep the X605 always charged, in order to avoid the booting problems and I hope that someone will find a workaround too
35.14). Well, I don't expect the X605L 3/32 to be a "Stable Power Monster" and as I already mentioned, I'm patient and happy for every my and/or Ubuntu Touch Success so I'm going not to complain, as I was doing since the UT was released in 2015 and all over all these years
35.15). Dear @gzagatti, I'm not an UT Expert at all... but maybe for your FF attempts the Libertine would be a solution. From what I understood watching this film, it allows to run the desktop application in a UT container: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-TtUnIgbg
I wish All the Best to all of you, thank you very much and kind regards~~ Piotrek~~pe3no.
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Devices : MeizuPro5, Mx4 & BqAquarisE5.
Dear @DPITTI, @Moem, @Josele13, @MrT10001 and @Lakotaubp, thank you very much for your Valuable Feedback
15). Dear UBports Friends, I'm sorry that I unintentionally caused such a discussion... I consider all of you and me as one big Ubuntu Touch Family and thank you once again for each your answer!!! I want to say that I value very highly the Great Help and the Efforts of All of you - Ubuntu Touch Developers, Porters and Users!!! You offer your Valuable Time and share your Expert Knowledge and this helps to make UT more and more popular
16). Dear @DPITTI, thank you for sharing your Tips related to the installation gotchas, in case of UT 20.04@XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro . Now I understand that I need to be aware of these constraints and I'm going to prepare better for the installation ...
17). Dear @Moem, yes I'm still unsure if there exists any UT20.04 compatible XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro which physically has 8GB of RAM, which I consider to be one of the Key Factors related to the good Performance of Ubuntu Touch. As an Ubuntu Touch Ambassador I would like to promote our OS, showing the best possible User Experience, and to achieve that, 8GB of RAM would be better than 6GB...
18). Therefore, I'm still trying to understand if the 8GB of RAM shown here: "https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/excalibur" are correct or not?
19). The same question here: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/joyeuse/
Is the maximum 8GB RAM shown here meant as the physical amount? - are there really available such XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro Phones, compatible with Ubuntu Touch 20.04?
20). Dear @Josele13, sorry if I haven't explained what I meant clearly enough... Let me explain once again... I do not have any XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro Phone at the moment. I was about to buy one this Saturday, as I described above The Seller was presenting it as 8/128GB one. But when we checked in the Androind, it was showing "6+2 GB" of RAM and not simply "8GB of RAM", as I would expect. Further googling explained that Xiaomi is using a Technical/Marketing Trick that their XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro Phones have physical 6GB of RAM and additional +2GB or Virtual Ram is offered, but these +2 GB are Virtual/Fake, based on HDD space assigned for Android.
21). That's why I create this Thread, to understand if there exist any version of XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro that would have 8GB or RAM but I mean the physical amount, not any Virtual/Fake 6+2 GB of RAM...
22). Back to your concern, Dear @Josele13 - yes, I assumed that the XiaomiRedmiRedmiNote9Pro5G is probably NOT appropriate for Ubuntu Touch 20.04, unless any of you, my Dear UT Friends, would say something different (?) I mentioned that phone because the 5G variant of XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro seems to really have the physical 8GB of RAM and 256GB of HDD, which would also be nice to have in an Ubuntu Touch Phone...
23). Dear UBports Administrators/Moderators, would you be so kind to correct the "Redmin" to "Redmi" (or even to "Xiaomi Redmi"), in the title of my thread or to give me a hint how I could correct it myself, please? Sorry that I haven't noticed this when I created my post...
I wish you All the Best and thank you in advance for the clarification if the physical 8GB or RAM XiaomiRedmiNote9Pro models are available for UT 20.04 or the maximum is the 6GB - kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no.
Dear UBports Porters/Developers/Users
1). Since the UT appeared, I always try to be the Ambassador of our Phone System, with the strong accent on Convergence, desktop programs available uniquely for Ubuntu Touch as well as the Security/Privacy Strength
2). Now I want to promote the 20.04 and therefore I'm trying to buy a new phone equipped with the biggest RAM possible
3). Yesterday, after a long journey which I did to get an opportunity to buy a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 PRO 8GB RAM / 128GH HDD at a good price, I must say I felt ... lost in the "Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Jungle" and I need to consult you, please ...
4). I would like to confirm if there really exists any Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro(*), which physically has 8GB of RAM, and is compatible with Ubuntu Touch 20.04?
5). The one which I wanted to buy was advertised to have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of HDD but when I checked it, Android was showing "6+2 GB" and after some googling it turned out that this seems to be a Marketing Trick... it seems to me that the biggest physical RAM amount in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro(*) is only 6GB and there seem not to exist any model which would physically have 8GB for 20.04. The trick means that the 6 GB of RAM are combined with additional +2GB of "Virtual RAM", based on the HDD...
6). The only to really physically have 8GB of RAM is the "Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (5G)" but it has different CPU/GPU, the round camera zone (not square) and I suppose it's not compatible with Ubuntu Touch 20.04 - correct?
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_9_pro_5g-10582.php
I wish you All the Best, thank you in advance for your help and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no.
Dear @Luksus and Dear other UT Friends
31.1). I would like to buy a tablet with SIM based internet and X605L seems to be the only one which supports Ubuntu Touch (?)
31.2). Would you help me to take the decision if it's a good idea to spend 170+ EUR for such a 3GB/32GB X605L, please?
31.3). Is there a chance that X605L might be ported to UT 24.04 in the future? Or maybe the 20.04 is the last one Release for X605L ... ?
31.4). Do you know maybe about any other SIM tablet/s which might be ported soon to UT 20.04?
Thank you for your Great Effort and I wish you All the Best and kind regards~~ Piotrek~~pe3no.
Hello, Dear UT Porters, Developers and Users
1). I'd love to have an Ubuntu Touch UT tablet with a typical phone functionality
2). To be honest, I find the 5-6 inch screen of a typical smartphone too small. To dial a number it's big enough but when you want to run an application then I find it uncomfortable that I have such a limited space and a very small font.
3). Ubuntu has a Big Potential which is difficult to fit into a small smartphone screen - e.g. the web browser, mail client, navigation, terminal, the Libertine Programs and many others.
4). Well, we could buy two devices, a smartphone and a tablet but for me it would be great to have a 2-in-1 UT tablet with a SIM card (for internet connectivity), with an 8-10-12 inches screen
5). When talking about Android, I can see that some of these devices are actually tablets (some of them has even a dedicated pen), with phone functionality, like mentioned for example here:
5.1). https://www.phonearena.com/news/7-tablets-with-phone-functionality-you-can-call-them-giant-smartphones_id59182
5.2). https://www.amazon.com/tablets-cell-phone-capability/s?k=tablets+with+cell+phone+capability
5.3). https://www.techyv.com/article/top-10-tablets-with-phone-functionality-you-can-call-them-giant-smartphones/
6). Moreover, it seems to me that maybe any tablet which has the SIM based internet built in could become such a big Ubuntu Touch Smartphone, if someone would be able to port it - correct?
7). Dear Ubuntu Touch Friends Is there any chance that any such a tablet could be ported to 20.04 ?
8). I'm asking that question because I cannot find anything relevant nor via google "tablet SIM site:forums.ubports.com" neither when I use our Forum's Search Function... "Tablet SIM" | "Tablet LTE" | "Tablet 5G"... 
I wish you All the Best and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no.
My Dear UBports Friends, @Moem and @Keneda, hello again and sorry for my late answer/s... I'm trying to improve my UT skills and it takes time...
Dear @Moem,
20). Thank you for the information that no community member has ported to 16.04 my phone/s, which were sold originally with UT on them
21). Yes, these phones are from ~2015 when the UT was launched initially Well, I understand the specifications concern/s. Therefore, let me take in consideration only my strongest UT phone, i.e.: Meizu Pro 5. It has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of HDD, Dual Sim / micro SD (256GB works), Exynos 7420, USB-C, Flyme 8.0.5.0A (Android 7) from 2022. I'm trying to get involved into the porting process, here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9051/try-to-upgrade-the-port-of-meizu-pro-5-using-halium-7-1
22). I value it highly because it was one of the first UT Phones but also it is a perfect candidate for the "Cable Convergence". For health reasons I try to limit the exposure to radiations From what I can see, the UT Phones seem to offer the "WiFi Convergence" only, if I correctly understood (?). The Old Good Nexus 5 was offering the Convergence via cable and I also remember from one of the threads that Meizu Pro 5 was unique in this area too
23). Well, I believe there's a Huge Number of Meizu Pro 5 Chineese Version Phones which are on Chineese Market, still in use, after the Flyme 8.0.5.0A (Android 7) was released on 2020-07-14.
24). However, I think that this is not only the question of numbers but also the fact that "Meizu Pro 5", "Meizu MX4", "BQ Aquaris E5" are the first Ubuntu Phones that were launched in the world - that's why I would like to conserve them, to be able to show how the UT history was starting and how it continues... I do not expect to quickly get the possibility to use them forever with every new UT release However, I'll be happy to get involved in any porting attempt I will also keep eye on their availability on the Market, having in mind that you mentioned that Topic
25). Well, I got a little bit crazy for FP and yes, I would like to get a Fairphone if I find a used one, at a good price
Dear @Keneda,
26). Thank you for the explanation what's needed to port one of my UT phones to 20.04 :). Now I understand that this is a Challenge!
27). I'm also very grateful to UBports Developers that they assured at least the 16.04 for my UT 3 phones (Meizu Pro 5, MX4 and BQ Aquaris E5) As I said, I'm ready to get involved in their porting to 20.04 and futher...
28). I'm so sorry that these batteries did not work for you... The batteries are still working in my 3 UT Phones as I keep them in the drawer for all these years and I re-try them when a new UT Release occurs.
29). Yes, I read a bit about Fairphone and as I wrote above, I got a little bit crazy/addicted to FP... I created an account and I started to collect points, with the idea that one day I'll be able to get their phone at a lower price
30). Previously you mentioned that "another good choice is Google pixel 3a" - how long could it be supported on Ubuntu Touch? I checked that "The Pixel 3a reached its end of life (EOL) in May 2022 and won't see a software update ever again — it is stuck on Android 12 forever".
Dear @Moem and Dear @Keneda, thank you in advance for your further Feedback and I wish All the Best to Both of you and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no
Dear @kuailexs,
11). The Flyme 8.0.5.0A (Android 7), released 2020-07-08/14 - can it be helpful for porting our MeizuPro5 phones to 20.04?
11.0). https://www.flyme.cn/firmwarelist-23.html
11.1). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKlzdEoCkY
11.2). https://reameizu.com/flyme-update-china-8050a-stable/
11.3). https://firmware.meizu.com/Firmware/Flyme/PRO_5/8.0.5.0/cn/20200708025823/d7a76ff5/update.zip
11.4). http://forum.flymeos.com/thread-53138-1-1.html
11.5). https://www.youtube.com/embed/IrJuXcUDwnU
11.6). https://addrom.com/rom-global-meizu-pro-5-m86/
11.7). https://azrom.net/rom-global-meizu-pro-5-m86-unbrick-firmware-ota-update/
11.8). https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showtopic=701576&st=17820
11.9). http://reproductormp3.net/index.php?topic=25688.240
11.10). https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/Flyme#cite_note-16
12). It seems to me that even a higher version of Flyme for MeizuPro5 is available (daily) - 8.19.11.21A - see "11.7)." but I have a problem with the download link...
Thanks in advance and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no
Dear @matteo
25). I installed the Waydroid Helper, launched it and now I'm trying to install Waydroid. On MeizuPro5's screen I have continuously "Preparing to download system image" but no progress for about 30 minutes... so maybe you are right that "To make Waydroid to work with your device, the maintainer should allow that specifically for this port" but I don't know how to do it...? Who's the Maintainer of MeizuPro5's 16.04 port and how to contact them...? What additional information I need to collect for them?
I wish you All the Best, thanks in advance for your further advice and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no
Dear @matteo thank you very much for your message
19). My MeizuPro5 is almost brand new even if I bought it some years ago because I was continuously waiting for an Ubuntu Touch release which would be declared to be ready to use for a daily driver :). I promised myself that my first smartphone will be with Ubuntu and that's why I continue to use a simple phone with buttons. I took my MeizuPro5 from a drawer recently, after I noticed that 20.04 was Released and I started to learn how to install the System manually because the ADB really doesn't want to work on it for some reason...
20). Yes, I installed the 16.04 (development) 983, because the "version-85.tar.xz", used in the Tutorial, was no more available in the Repository. The Anbox is installed but when I do "anbox-tool install" or "anbox-tool upgrade" I get: "Anbox has not been enabled for this device. Please consult the device maintainer"...
The expected result, mentioned by the Tutorial's Athor is the following:
"Install done!
Anbox is ready to rock!"
21). Yes, I understand that Anbox is deprecated but I wanted to try it anyway because I need to run one application "trafficar", for the carsharing.
22).I assumed that it would be available only on 20.04...? :). Unfortunately, it will probably be NOT officially available for MeizuPro5... but I hope that it might be ported, as shown here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9051/try-to-upgrade-the-port-of-meizu-pro-5-using-halium-7-1
23). Thank you that you clearly pointed your Anbox question I actually found "Waydroid Helper" in the Ubuntu Store and I'm trying to install it... I will let you know later what was the result
I wish you All the Best, thanks in advance for your further advice and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no
Hello again, Dear @kuailexs,
9). Now I feel ready to get fully involved and assist you in porting MeizuPro5 to Ubuntu Touch 20.04 because I learned to manually install Ubuntu Touch at this phone.
10). FYI, I install manually because for some unknown reasons ADB does not really want to work on my MeizuPro5, Therefore, I download the 4 *.xz files from repo (device-*tar.xz/keyring-*tar.xz/ubports-*tar.xz/version-*tar.xz), I copy them to micro SD, and under TWRP Terminal I extract them to "/" folder and I flash images manually using "dd", as described here: https://github.com/wdbm/TFLOSSH/blob/master/turbo.md
and here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9569/manual-ubuntu-touch-anbox-installation-meizupro5
Thanks in advance and kind regards ~~ Piotrek~~pe3no