Recently, the developers of the mobile Ubuntu Touch announced the release of a new version of the system 20.04 OTA-6 and provided a list of devices that will soon receive this update “over the air”, which includes smartphones Poco X3 and Poco X3 NFC.
By the way, specialists from the UBports non-profit organization have been working on the Ubuntu Touch mobile for quite a long time – they started doing this after Canonical developers abandoned its development.
Owners of the following devices will receive Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-6 firmware in the near future:
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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
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F (x) tec Pro1 X
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Fairphone 3, 3+, 4
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Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL
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JingPad A1
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Oneplus 5, 5T, 6, 6T
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OnePlus Nord N10 5G, Nord N100
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Sony Xperia X
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Vollaphone, Vollaphone X, 22, X23
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Poco X3/X3 NFC
As specified, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 build has added support for new generations of Android HAL (hardware abstraction levels) in order to support newer devices in the future.
In addition, the developers have significantly expanded the system’s capabilities, improved support for wireless displays on some models, fixed a number of identified bugs and vulnerabilities, and added 4G and 5G icons.
In addition, the developers shared information that Ubuntu Touch builds for OnePlus Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 are being prepared for release.
