Volla Phone

Halium 9.0 yggdrasil Installer Buy ~ €219

Description

Volla Phone, A startup focused on simplicity and privacy for the average user. It’s a solid mid-range device with eight-core, produced by Gigaset. This device falls nicely in the hands, and it has an outstanding screen/body ratio. On the other hand, it has slight incompatibility with the UT navigation bar. But, overall, it is working very smoothly and relatively responsive.

Features & Usability

20.04 - focal 16.04 - xenial

Essential Features State: Advanced support

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
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:
Waydroid
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

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
FM radio
Hotspot
NFC
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

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.

Notification LED
Double touch to wake
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	stable	OTA-7	11/24/2024	Stability over newer features (recommended)
20.04 - focal	rc	2024-W47	11/24/2024	Testing before the next stable release
20.04 - focal	devel	2024-11-28	11/28/2024	Daily built development releases

Volla Phone

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 (4x 2.0 GHz + 4x 1.5 GHz cores)
Chipset	MediaTek Helio P23, MT6763V
GPU	ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 770 MHz, 2 cores
Storage	64 GB, eMMC
Memory	4 GB, DDR3
Android Version	9.0 (Pie)
Battery	4700 mAh, 18.1 Wh, Li-Polymer
Display	6.3" IPS, 1080 x 2340 (409 PPI), V-notch, Rounded corners
Rear Camera	16MP (f/2.0, 1080p30 video) + 2MP (for bokeh/depth), PDAF, LED flash
Front Camera	16MP
Architecture	arm64
Dimensions	157 mm x 75.1 mm x 9.65 mm
Weight	190 g
Release date	July 2020

Port Resources

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Contributors

How to install Ubuntu Touch OS

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

Unless device specific instructions are provided by the porter, please follow these general steps:

Unlock the bootloader, please search the internet for instructions
Install the required Android/stock rom version ¹
Select the appropriate installer package for your computer
Plug in your device and follow the on-screen instructions
The installer will take it from there

¹ Devices generally require a specific version of Android/stock rom to be installed. This depends on the halium version the port is build on. For example, if the port is based on halium 9, make sure you have Android version 9 installed before running the installer.

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!