Google Nexus 5

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Features & Usability

Essential Features State: Abandoned

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)

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

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

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

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 charging
Wireless External monitor

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
NFC
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access
Wired External monitor

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

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
Incoming, outgoing calls
Calling over VoLTE is not supported, please check that this is not a requirement in your country.
Halium and Legacy ports
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.

Dual SIM functionality
Volume control in calls
SD card storage
FM radio
Fingerprint reader
Double touch to wake

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
16.04 - xenial	stable	OTA-25	4/13/2023	Stability over newer features (recommended)
16.04 - xenial	rc	2023-W16	4/13/2023	Testing before the next stable release
16.04 - xenial	devel	2023-04-17	4/13/2023	Daily built development releases
16.04 - xenial	edge	2023-04-17	11/21/2022	Here be dragons

Google Nexus 5

Specifications

CPU	Krait 400, 2300MHz, 4 Cores
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, MSM8974AA
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 330, 450MHz, 4 Cores
Storage	16/32GB
Memory	2GB, 800MHz
Android Version	4.4.3
Battery	2300 mAh
Display	1080x1920 pixels, 5 in
Rear Camera	8MP
Front Camera	1.2MP

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:

Please double-check that your device is an LG Nexus 5 (hammerhead). The LG Nexus 5x (bullhead) is not compatible. Also note, that multiple users encountered issues while flashing Nexus 5 (hammerhead) due to altered partition layouts. If you've previously had a recent version of LineageOS installed (>16.0, July 2019 or later) the partition layout has probably been altered. See https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/issues/1107 for instructions on how to revert to the original partition layout. If you're unsure whether this is the case you may go ahead now and revisit the instructions linked above if you encounter "Error: systemimage: Push failed: Failed push: Failed to push file 0: Push failed: out of space" while flashing the device.

Linux

Snap

x64

Debian

deb x64

AppImage

x64

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x64

Mac

dmg x64

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!