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.Essential Features State: Abandoned
Q: What does this port need to get better?
A: Complete the following features:
- - Network: Hotspot
- - Sensors: Automatic brightness
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.
Community strength (beta)
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Actors:
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Manual brightness - Vibration
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Camera:
- Photo
- Video
- Switching between cameras
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Cellular:
- Carrier info, signal strength
- Data connection
- PIN unlock
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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
- SD card storage
- Shutdown / Reboot
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Wireless External monitor - Waydroid
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Network:
- Bluetooth
- Flight mode
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Hotspot - WiFi
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Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- GPS
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
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Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
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USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
Working Confirmed, depending on the maintenance
Not Working
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Partial Working to some extent but with issues
Global Issue 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.
Hotspot
Activation and deactivation of wifi hotspot may be inconsistent with the user interface.
All devices on Xenial
GPS
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.
- Notification LED
- Torchlight
- Flashlight
- Dual SIM functionality
- Incoming, outgoing calls
- MMS in, out
- SMS in, out
- Volume control in calls
- Anbox patches (deprecated)
- Wireless charging
- FM radio
- NFC
- Fingerprint reader
- Proximity
- Double touch to wake
- Wired External monitor
Support status
The following ratings are indicators of the expected support for this port.
- Compatibility rating: ★★★★★★★
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Only manual installation is available
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Device is unmaintained
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Inactive for a long time
→ Last commit on 12/3/2023
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Has release channels for updates
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Repositories are hosted by UBports
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This is an outdated Ubuntu Touch release
Release channels
This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates
| Ubuntu Release | Channel | Version | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 - xenial | devel | 2023-05-17 | 4/18/2023 | Daily built development releases |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021, SM-X200/X205)
Specifications
| CPU | UNISOC Tiger T618 |
| Chipset | 8-cores chipset with 2x Cortex-A75 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0GHz |
| GPU | Mali G52 MP2 |
| Storage | 32/64/128 GB |
| Memory | 2/3/4 GB |
| Battery | 7040 mAh |
| Display | 10.5" TFT LCD, 1200 x 1920 (216 PPI) |
| Rear Camera | Single 8MP, AF |
| Front Camera | Single 5MP |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Dimensions | 246.8mm x 161.9mm x 6.9mm |
| Weight | 508g |
| Release date | January 2022 |
Contributors
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021, SM-X200/X205)
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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.
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2. Then (this time), head to the device repository and submit it, so the porter knows about it.
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