Xiaomi Mi A2

Description

The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a mid-tier android one smartphone released in July 2018. This budget device has a modern configuration for handling all the things you want to use Ubuntu Touch. It also has a high-end phone with a stellar battery, an excellent camera, and an advanced chipset. The screen on the 1080p HD is 5.99 inches with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Mi is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It has a fingerprint sensor and 12MP and 20MP dual rear cameras, and a 20MP front camera.

Features & Usability

Functioning well

Automated Usability (beta)

Runs very smoothly without any flaws. The experience on this device will be comparable to other mobile OSes on the market.

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
Dual SIM functionality
Incoming, outgoing calls
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
Shutdown / Reboot
Wireless External monitor
Waydroid

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
Fingerprint reader
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

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

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
Xenial	stable	OTA-24	11/22/2022	Stability over newer features (recommended)
Xenial	rc	2022-W47	11/22/2022	Testing before the next stable release
Xenial	devel	2023-02-06	2/6/2023	Daily built development releases

Xiaomi Mi A2

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
GPU	Adreno 512
Storage	32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Memory	4 GB, 6 GB
Android Version	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10.0
Battery	Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Display	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Rear Camera	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, 20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps
Front Camera	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm, 1080p@30fps
Architecture	arm64
Dimensions	158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight	166 g (5.86 oz)

Important Notes

Apart from the features listed above, there are a few things to note:

Xiaomi Mi A2 has a BUGGY implementation of fastboot interface from Xiaomi which can cause occasional issues when trying to use ubports installer to install Ubuntu Touch. If you need help with installation, please ask nicely at https://t.me/shoukolab/ .
Waydroid can be installed but may not work properly. If you need android apps on ubuntu touch, you may want to choose some other device. If you can help fix waydroid support drop a message at https://t.me/shoukolab/ .

Port Resources

Contributors

Shouko

Contributor

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 the required Android version is installed, follow the device-specific instructions below:

Please double-check that your device is a Xiaomi Mi A2 (jasmine_sprout). Xiaomi Mi 6x and Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite are NOT SUPPORTED. You also NEED to check your device LCD name, you can use an app (click on more link, requires rooted android device) to check if it's called *jdi*. In that case you will need to choose devel channel instead of stable until OTA-19.
Your device must be running a specific android 9 build before installing Ubuntu Touch. You can use the link below to download it. You can use either use stock recovery or TWRP recovery to flash it. Flash it to both slots to be safe.
For unknown reason some pc may not work with device fastboot mode, if installer fails or bootloop your device try to run it from other pc

You will also need to download manually some files specific for your port depending on the type of your install:

vendor.img

Linux

snap (try me first)

Debian

deb

AppImage

x86

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x86

Mac

dmg x64

Failed to install?

The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on telegram group or try older versions of the installer if the problem keeps occurring. Lastly, you can guide throught the problem with our support team. Good luck!