Google Pixel 3a

Description

The Pixel 3a is available in Black, Clearly White, and Purple-ish. Armed with a Snapdragon 670 processor and 4GB of RAM, it has a good price for a Linux phone. What else? An adequate battery capacity of 3,000 mAh, vivid 5.6-inch OLED display, Type-C USB, headphone jack, and good camera quality.

Features & Usability

20.04 - focal 16.04 - xenial

Fully Optimized

Automated Usability (beta)

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

Community strength (beta)

Actors:
Manual brightness
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
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
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

Global issues

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

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.

Notification LED
Dual SIM functionality
SD card storage
Wireless charging
FM radio
Wired External monitor

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
20.04 - focal	stable	OTA-2	7/17/2023	Stability over newer features (recommended)
20.04 - focal	rc	2023-W29	7/17/2023	Testing before the next stable release
20.04 - focal	devel	2023-09-28	9/28/2023	Daily built development releases

Google Pixel 3a

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core 64-bit
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 615
Storage	64GB
Memory	4GB
Android Version	Android 9.0
Battery	3000 mAh
Display	1080x2220 pixels, 5.6 in
Rear Camera	12.2MP
Front Camera	8MP
Architecture	arm64
Dimensions	152.4mm x 71.1mm x 7.6mm
Weight	147 g
Release date	May 2019

Preparatory step

Make sure to revert to factory image PQ3B.190801.002 before continuing:

Pixel 3a: https://developers.google.com/android/images#sargo
Pixel 3a XL: https://developers.google.com/android/images#bonito

Port Resources

→ Need help? Ask the community

Contributors

fredldotme

Maintainer

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:

If the device is running an Android version above 9.0, you have to downgrade to the last 9.0 release. Please make sure to flash version PQ3B.190801.002 of the factory image before proceeding.
For details about Ubuntu Touch support for the Pixel 3a & 3a XL, please head over to the UBports forum thread.

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!