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Description
The Pixel 3a XL is available in Black, Clearly White, and Purple-ish. Armed with a Snapdragon 670 processor and 4GB of RAM, it has a good price for a Linux phone. What else? An adequate battery capacity of 3,700 mAh, vivid 6-inch OLED display, Type-C USB, headphone jack, and good camera quality.
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.Fully Optimized State: Full community support
Automated Usability (beta)
Runs very smoothly without any flaws. The experience on this device will be comparable to other mobile OSes on the market.
Community strength (beta)
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Actors:
- Manual brightness
- Torchlight
- Vibration
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Camera:
- Flashlight
- Photo
- Video
- Switching between cameras
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Cellular:
- 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:
- AppArmor patches
- Battery percentage
- Offline charging
- Online charging
- Recovery image
- Reset to factory defaults
- RTC time
- Shutdown / Reboot
- Wireless External monitor
- Waydroid
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Network:
- Bluetooth
- Flight mode
- Hotspot
- NFC
- WiFi
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Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS
- Proximity
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
- Double touch to wake
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Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
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USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
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
Global issues
The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.
Unsupported features
The device hardware does not support these features, if you need them, please consider a different device.
- Notification LED
- Dual SIM functionality
- SD card storage
- Wireless charging
- FM radio
- Wired External monitor
Support with casual testing
Some things are just so important that they need to be tested every day, every week, every month. Just hang around in QA group and try out the stuff that gets flagged. Without your help the developers may sit there for days more, trying to figure out the puzzle.
Join and introduce yourself “Hi, my name is X, and I own Z. How can I help?” that will do fine ;)
Unless you want to step up to become our Test Manager, but that is a whole different story.
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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20.04 - focal | stable | OTA-5 | 7/25/2024 | Stability over newer features (recommended) |
20.04 - focal | rc | 2024-W41/2 | 10/10/2024 | Testing before the next stable release |
20.04 - focal | devel | 2024-10-23 | 10/23/2024 | Daily built development releases |
CPU | Octa-core 64-bit |
Chipset | Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) |
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 615 |
Storage | 64GB |
Memory | 4GB |
Android Version | Android 9.0 |
Battery | 3700 mAh |
Display | 1080x2160 pixels, 6 in |
Rear Camera | 12.2MP |
Front Camera | 8MP |
Architecture | arm64 |
Dimensions | 160mm x 76.2mm x 7.6mm |
Weight | 167 g |
Release date | May 2019 |
Contributors
How to install Ubuntu Touch OS
You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.
Make sure your device is unlocked and has the required version of Android installed. Before installing, follow the device-specific instructions below:
- If the device is running an Android version above 9.0, you have to downgrade to the last 9.0 release. Make sure to revert to factory image PQ3B.190801.002 before continuing.
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!
Resources for community & developers
Report an Issue for
Google Pixel 3a XL
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 Google Pixel 3a XL
Subforum
Post to UBports forum
19 Forum Discussions
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Customizing Icons
9/12/2024 • 11:36:23 AM • Salah • 1371 views
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Always On Display Feature
10/15/2024 • 8:53:01 AM • Salah • 104 views
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Double-tap-to-wake feature lost in new rc12 version system setting menu.
7/24/2024 • 7:42:41 PM • uwahl • 686 views
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mobile connection issue Three UK
10/3/2024 • 8:27:28 AM • halucigenia • 280 views
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Tello VoLTE
5/1/2024 • 11:15:38 PM • Mojomagi • 572 views
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Access UT system copy and move files
9/11/2024 • 5:03:28 PM • Salah • 300 views
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Setting Ringtones to each contact alone
9/11/2024 • 5:05:36 PM • Salah • 159 views
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Reverting to Stock Android 9 on Google Pixel 3a XL
5/20/2024 • 12:09:14 AM • KJU • 524 views