Samsung Galaxy S7 (Exynos)

Description

Samsung's flagship for 2016. Features a Exynos 8890 SOC.

This device is not maintained, nobody is actively developing it and it will not receive fixes for known issues.
If you are a developer we encourage you to contact the porter to continue development.

Features & Usability

20.04 - focal 16.04 - xenial

Booting Device State: Abandoned

Automated Usability (beta)

Minimal system components are functional, but the device is not able to perform well yet. If you need complete calling and cellular data functionalities (as applicable), consider choosing a different device.

Community strength (beta)

Actors:
Manual brightness
Torchlight
Notification LED
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

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

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
RTC time
SD card storage
Shutdown / Reboot
Wireless charging
Wireless External monitor
Waydroid

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
NFC
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
Fingerprint reader
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen
Double touch to wake

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

Untested

Subject to port development

Global issues

The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.

Dual SIM functionality
Cellular data is not available on SIM 2 when two are inserted.
All devices on Focal
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.

FM radio
Wired External monitor

Release channels

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

Ubuntu Release	Channel	Version	Release Date	Description
20.04 - focal	devel	2025-07-01	7/1/2025	Daily built development releases

Samsung Galaxy S7 (Exynos)

Specifications

CPU	2.3GHz Quad-Core (Exynos M1) + 1.6GHz Quad-Core (Cortex-A53)
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 8890
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Storage	32/64GB
Memory	4GB
Android Version	LineageOS 18.1
Battery	3000 mAh
Display	1440x2560 pixels, 5.1 in
Rear Camera	12MP
Front Camera	5MP
Architecture	arm64
Dimensions	142.4 mm (5.6 in) x 69.6 mm (2.7 in) x 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	152 g
Release date	March 2016

Maintainer notes

Dual sim Galaxy S7 exynos can only use 3G/4G on one of the sim slot at a time. While it is possible on Android to pick a sim for 3G/4G, on this port, only sim1 can use 3G/4G, sim2 is 2G only.
Fingerprint sensor drivers are patched to work with halium, but only tested on one of the possible sensor model. Create an issue if fingerprint sensor is not working for you.
Battery charging limit can be set by writing an integer percentage value from 61-94 to ~/.config/limit_charging then reboot, eg. echo 70 > ~/.config/limit_charging; sudo reboot
To improve idle battery life, network power saving can be enabled by by creating an empty file at /home/phablet/.config/network_power_saving, eg. touch /home/phablet/.config/network_power_saving, see tinker.md for more details
While Ivan Meler might still be attempting to port 8895’s 4.4 kernel onto 8890, this device runs on an extremely old downstream kernel. Though porting work seems mostly smooth on focal, odd systemd behaviors had to be worked around. If you’re looking to buy a device to run Ubuntu Touch or other phone Linux distros, I advice looking for a device with a more recent kernel, or better, mainlined kernel. Focal will likely run unless some big changes happen, but I can’t say for sure for future versions.
Waydroid mostly works but the device is really tight on ram for running UT+Android at the same time and would become unstable if you have other apps opened
It seems that xenial->focal bluez update broke Bluetooth LE input devices for this device
If my device breaks down, I likely won’t be able to continue maintaining this port unless I somehow receive a replacement.

Port Resources

→ Need help? Ask the community

Contributors

Katharine Chui

Maintainer

Ivan Meler and other contributors of 8890q made this port possible with their LineageOS 18.1 porting effort

How to install Ubuntu Touch OS

You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.

Make sure the bootloader of your device is unlocked and that your device has the required version of Android installed. Before installing, follow the device-specific instructions below:

You need an unlocked bootloader. If your bootloader was never unlocked, please refer to the first two oem unlock steps linked here.

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!