Features & Usability

Pro Tip

Use GitHub to subscribe to the linked Issues. So, whenever bugs get solved (or a fix needs testing) you will know about that.

Media and communication State: Community maintained

This rating shows whether or not a device has received updates recently, if so, it has a good chance to be maintained in the future, but that's not guaranteed.

Q: What does this port need to get better?

A: Complete the following features:

  • - Actors: Torchlight
  • - Camera: Flashlight
  • - Endurance: 24+ hours battery lifetime
  • - Network: Hotspot

Automated Usability (beta)

Boots and runs well, essential features work correctly. It can be used as a mobile device running Ubuntu Touch OS. Recommended for advanced users.

  • Actors:

  • Manual brightness
  • Notification LED
  • Torchlight
  • Vibration
  • Cellular:

  • Carrier info, signal strength
  • Data connection
  • Incoming, outgoing calls
  • MMS in, out
  • PIN unlock
  • SMS in, out
  • Change audio routings
  • Voice in calls
  • GPU:

  • Boot into UI
  • Hardware video playback
  • Misc:

  • Anbox patches (deprecated)
  • AppArmor patches
  • Battery percentage
  • Offline charging
  • Online charging
  • Recovery image
  • Reset to factory defaults
  • RTC time
  • Shutdown / Reboot
  • Wireless External monitor
  • Network:

  • Bluetooth
  • Flight mode
  • Hotspot
  • WiFi
  • Sensors:

  • Automatic brightness
  • GPS
  • Proximity
  • Rotation
  • Touchscreen
  • Sound:

  • Earphones
  • Loudspeaker
  • Microphone
  • Volume control
  • USB:

  • MTP access
  • ADB access
Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

If there is a link here, follow it to learn more' '

Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Release channels

This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates

Ubuntu Release Channel Version Release Date Description
Xenial stable OTA-25 3/25/2023 Stability over newer features (recommended)
Xenial rc 2023-W12/3 3/25/2023 Testing before the next stable release
Xenial devel 2023-03-25 3/25/2023 Daily built development releases
Xenial halium-devel 2023-03-26 3/25/2023 Experimental ports to newer Halium
Xenial edge 2022-11-21 11/21/2022 Here be dragons

Fairphone 2

Specifications

CPU Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 330
Storage 32GB
Memory 2GB
Android Version Android 5.1
Battery 2420 mAh
Display 1080x1920 pixels, 5 in
Rear Camera 8/12MP
Front Camera 5MP

Report an Issue for
Fairphone 2


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.

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