Overall progress
What works
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:
- Battery lifetime > 24h from 100%
- No reboot needed for 1 week
GPU:
- Boot into UI
- Hardware video playback
Misc:
- Anbox patches
- AppArmor patches
- Battery percentage
- Offline charging
- Online charging
- Recovery image
- Reset to factory defaults
- RTC time
- SD card detection and access
- Shutdown / Reboot
- Wireless charging
- Wireless External monitor
Network:
- Bluetooth
- Flight mode
- Hotspot
- NFC
- WiFi
Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS
- Proximity
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
A link to issue report is available when a feature isn't fully working
Device specifications
CPU | 2.3GHz Quad-Core (Custom Core) + 1.6GHz Quad-Core (Cortex®-A53) |
Chipset | Samsung Exynos 8890 |
GPU | Mali™-T880 MP12 |
Storage | 16/32GB |
Memory | 4GB |
Android Version | 8.0 |
Battery | 3000 mAh |
Display | 2560x1440 pixels, 5.1 in |
Rear Camera | 12 MP |
Front Camera | 5 MP |
Known limitations
Audio calls
While they work (headphones, speaker, loudspeaker), volume can not be changed.
oFono
Current oFono needs to be patched to work with the herolte. A precompiled binary can be downloaded here.
Installation:
# Remount system with write permission
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
# Extract archive and install new oFono version
tar xvf debs_1.18.0+ubports2local~1612885094.tar
sudo dpkg -i ofono_1.18.0+ubports2local~1612885094_armhf.deb
# Reboot
Wi-Fi
While Wi-Fi is working there is no reconnection after reboot. This is due to several things:
- Issue with MAC address loader. Partially fixed and not published, need to be reworked as it prevents loading the right calibration file.
- Unknown issue, probably a race condition between Wi-fi driver and Samsung's Macloader
MMS
MMS are working but a change needs to be applied until it gets merged to xenial
sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_android9
Torch
Code is not yet merged in the xenial
branch but it can be activated thanks to:
ubports-qa install indicator-power 48
Installation
The port is not ready to use the installer, yet :)
Fetch files and tools
Download and install the following tools:
Download the following files:
- halium-boot.img
- system.img
- ubports rootfs (only armhf is tested for now)
Unlock OEM installation
In Android activate developper mode thanks to this guide.
Then go to Android developer options and activate enable OEM unlock slider
.
If this step is not done you will likely get the error Custom binary blocked by FRP lock
when flashing halium-boot.img
.
Install TWRP
Instal the TWRP recovery as instructed in its documentation.
Reboot to recovery and format data
- From the computer enter
adb reboot recovery
. - Go to
wipe
->Format Data
the enteryes
as instructed. - Flash
system.img
thanks to./halium-install -v -i -p ut ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz system.img
. - Flash
halium-boot
thanks to./Heimdall/build/bin/heimdall flash --BOOT halium-boot.img
. - Wait, after the reboot, you should have UBports :-)
- Some fix might be required, see
Known limitations
chapter.
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