Description
THE #LOVEPHONE - As a small family business without investors we have a clear goal: To do as much good and as little damage as possible. We take this goal very seriously and implement it consequently and in an optimized way. We don’t extract personal profits and the budget for advertisement and marketing is smaller than 0.1 percent.
Features & Usability
Pro Tip
Use Gitlab to subscribe to the linked Issues. So, whenever bugs get solved (or a fix needs testing) you will know about that.Booting Device State: Abandoned
Q: What does this port need to get better?
A: Complete the following features:
- - Cellular: Incoming, outgoing calls
- - Cellular: Voice in calls
Automated Usability (beta)
Minimal system components are functional, but the device is not able to perform well yet. If you need complete calling and cellular data functionalities (as applicable), consider choosing a different device.
Community strength (beta)
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Actors:
- Manual brightness
- Notification LED
- Torchlight
- Vibration
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Camera:
- Flashlight
- Photo
- Video
- Switching between cameras
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Cellular:
- Dual SIM functionality
- Carrier info, signal strength
- Data connection
- Incoming, outgoing calls
- MMS in, out
- PIN unlock
- SMS in, out
- Change audio routings
- Voice in calls
- Volume control in calls
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Endurance:
- 24+ hours battery lifetime
- 7+ days stability
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GPU:
- Boot into UI
- Hardware video playback
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Misc:
- Anbox patches (deprecated)
- AppArmor patches
- Battery percentage
- Offline charging
- Online charging
- Recovery image
- Reset to factory defaults
- SD card storage
- RTC time
- Shutdown / Reboot
- Wireless External monitor
- Waydroid
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Network:
- Bluetooth
- Flight mode
- Hotspot
- NFC
- WiFi
- FM radio
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Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS
- Proximity
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
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Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
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USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
- Wired External monitor
Confirmed, depending on the maintenance
If there is a link here, follow it to learn more' '
Working to some extent but with issues
Issue is not specific to this device
Subject to port development
Global issues
The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.
Activation and deactivation of wifi hotspot may be inconsistent with the user interface.
All devices on Xenial
Calling over VoLTE is not supported, please check that this is not a requirement in your country.
Halium and Legacy ports
Devices may take longer than usual to get the first GPS fix because of missing Assisted GPS support.
All devices
Unsupported features
The device hardware does not support these features, if you need them, please consider a different device.
- Wireless charging
- Double touch to wake
Do you own this device and can help with testing?
The SHIFT6mq (axolotl) still has 1 unverified features.
→ Please contact SHIFT GmbH , they need your help.
Release channels
This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates
Ubuntu Release | Channel | Version | Release Date | Description |
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16.04 - xenial | rc | 2023-W16 | 4/17/2023 | Testing before the next stable release |
16.04 - xenial | devel | 2023-05-17 | 4/18/2023 | Daily built development releases |
Release date | 01.01.2021 |
CPU | Octa-core Kryo 385 (4 x 2.8 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz) |
Chipset | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 |
GPU | Adreno 630 |
Storage | 128 GB UFS 2.1 |
Memory | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
Android Version | 10.0 (Q) |
Battery | 3850 mAh |
Display | 152.4 mm (6 in) : 2160x1080 (402 PPI) - AMOLED |
Rear Camera | 16 MP (IMX519), 24 MP (S5K2X7SP), Dual LED (dual tone) flash |
Front Camera | 16 MP (S5K3P9SP04-FGX9), No flash |
Architecture | arm64 |
Dimensions | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) (h), 76.4 mm (3 in) (w), 8.5 mm (0.33 in) (d) |
Weight | 199 g |
How to install Ubuntu Touch OS
You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.
Unless device specific instructions are provided by the porter, please follow these general steps:
- Unlock the bootloader, please search the internet for instructions
- Install the required Android/stock rom version ¹
- Select the appropriate installer package for your computer
- Plug in your device and follow the on-screen instructions
- The installer will take it from there
¹ Devices generally require a specific version of Android/stock rom to be installed. This depends on the halium version the port is build on. For example, if the port is based on halium 9, make sure you have Android version 9 installed before running the installer.
Linux
Windows & Mac
Failed to install?
The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on Telegram or read the troubleshooting documentation if the problem persists. Finally, you can discuss the problem with our support team. Good luck!
Report an Issue for
SHIFT6mq (axolotl)
Did the maintainer say that feature ‘works’ but you know from doing it that
it really doesn’t?
Start by searching the device issue , if you found it, hopefully the porter is on it. 'Subscribe' to the issue in case it get solved.
Couldn't find it?
Uh-oh… Well it is time to let the porter and everyone else know about the fail and send the tech magic back to the workshop for a makeover.
1. Read 'Bug Reporting' section in UBports docs on 'How to report a bug'.
2. Then (this time), head to the device repository and submit it, so the porter knows about it.
The SHIFT6mq (axolotl)
Subforum
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3 Forum Discussions
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Shift6mq Switching Wi-fi Data with Mobile Data then Power Off/on ...
5/25/2024 • 1:58:58 PM • SteveDx • 161 views
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Shiftphone 6mq no ringtone on speakers
4/18/2024 • 6:54:18 AM • SteveD • 189 views
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Am I alone in here?
1/17/2023 • 8:36:58 AM • krang • 518 views