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Features & Usability

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Essential Features State: Abandoned

This is an aggregated rating of the device from the support status indicators . Supported devices are the most stable and up to date devices to choose from.

Q: What does this port need to get better?

A: Complete the following features:

  • - GPU: Hardware video playback
  • - 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.

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
  • 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

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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.

  • HotspotBugtracker

    Activation and deactivation of wifi hotspot may be inconsistent with the user interface.

    All devices on Xenial

  • Incoming, outgoing callsBugtracker

    Calling over VoLTE is not supported, please check that this is not a requirement in your country.

    Halium and Legacy ports

  • GPSBugtracker

    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

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

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Google Nexus 5


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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