I have noticed that there are questions piling up in the comments, about the phone, that I can't answer because I haven't used it as an actual phone so I am going to let them pile up and try to answer them in a future video. I have another video planned for my next upload but after that one I will make a video just about how feasible it is to use the Ubuntu Touch phone as a daily driver. I gotta give myself enough time to use it so I have enough content for the video.

Ubuntu Touch developer and Pixel 3a maintainer here. Glad to see this here!

I'm surprised at how good this is working. All I need is calling, texting, Mail, Map, and Camera, odd browser search. This seams a lot more private than a ROM.

7:50 you need to type *cd Pictures* (capital P), linux is case sensitive, to go up directory type cd ..

"a lot of linux users are doomers, so they smoke a lot" lol I feel so called out.

I had been following the progress of the Ubuntu phone and its OS and was going to buy one when they made the decision to drop it all. I’m surprised you can still get it for a mobile phone now…

In the camera app, you'll have to swipe from the middle area since the left and right edge are reserved for the system gestures. You kinda have to train yourself for that since in other OS, except maybe the gestures system on Android, you can usually swipe from anywhere and it's fine 😄 The restricted contents in the file manager also includes the hidden folders which you can set to show in the settings of the app. As for the terminal, just a heads up that Ubuntu Touch is an immutable system which means the system is read-only so you won't be able to do all stuffs you can do in regular Linux desktops. In any case, nice video to showcase Ubuntu Touch. Surprised how snappy and smooth it looks on a Pixel 3a. Kudos to the porter of that device 😄

You bought a phone made by Google, searched Google, and uploaded this video to a platform owned by Google. Mission failed, we'll get em next time. 😂

this video is so goooooooood. I haven't quite seen a video on someone using ubuntu touch in 2024 thanks for vid

But does it work as a phone? Can you call other people and receive calls? Can you send and receive SMS text messages? Messages with pictures?

Q) Does it run apps OR software ? ( As in Linux software ) I wanted to try touch but , if it only runs apps ? What's the point ?

Im shocked linux on phone is that good also great video you got a new sub bro ❤

Gesture based navigation across all apps is too much to ask of ubuntu devs (its not even fluid systemwide on iOS) - its way harder to implement and is many more lines of code. Use 2/3 button navigation instead, and Ubuntu Touch would run well on decade old phones. Power management would be only remaining issue.

Thanks for sharing! Your style is great!

That was an amazing video dude!

Great channeI, subscribed. I love the idea of having traditional linux on a phone. Too bad in my country many banks and essential government services get very inconveninet without Android or iOS devices. You're quite handsome btw

Looking forward to postmarketos review

Can i ssh into it?

With the KZfaq Music app that is probably just a webapp.

You can try waydroid and box86/64 to run steam or other games?

Wow, it doesn’t look like it was stolen from apple, definitely step forward

I invite you to test Replicant OS.

Linux on a Google phone! Is that safe? I think the "sniffer chips" are already built into a Google phone! 😮😅

Can I install telegram or APK files on it?

Ubuntu touch is promising

As an arch user I should just say this is bloated and move on...

Until it has proper app support it's just wasted resources

Android is developed and owned by Google.

I thought it was a video from 2014 lol

Anything is better than android.