Topic: ubuntu touch

Ubuntu Touch update brings printing, notch support & a modern browser

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is out with notch support, phone printing and an upgraded web browser – Chromium jumps from version 87 to 131 in one go.

28 July 2026
Fxtec Pro1 X with Ubuntu Touch

Fxtec’s Pro1-X is an Ubuntu Phone with Physical QWERTY Keyboard

Fxtec's Pro1-X is the first smartphone available with Lineage OS preinstalled. The Pro1-X also boasts a physical QWERTY keyboard and supports Ubuntu Touch.

27 October 2020
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Ubuntu Touch Demoed on the PineTab Linux Tablet [Video]

Watch Ubuntu Touch running on a PineTab in this short video shared by Pine64, the company behind the (upcoming) $89 Linux tablet with dockable keyboard.

15 May 2020

The Ubuntu Web Browser App Is Getting a New Icon

The Ubuntu web-browser app is getting a brand new icon after community members said the existing icon looked too similar to the Safari web browser.

25 January 2017

How to Install Open Store on Ubuntu Phone

This weekend saw unofficial WhatsApp support arrive on the Ubuntu Phone, with the arrival of messaging app Loqui IM.

30 October 2016

6 Things We Just Learned about Ubuntu for Phones

When Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth speaks, people listen — especially about Ubuntu Phone, a mobile version of the Linux desktop.

20 February 2014
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Two Ubuntu Phones Coming This Year, Here’s Who’s Making Them

Two manufacturers, China based Meizu and Spanish OEM BQ Readers, are both set to release Ubuntu-powered handsets at some point 'within 2014'.

19 February 2014
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Video Demo of New Ubuntu Touch Content Picker Transitions

A new visual approach when calling the 'content picker' in Ubuntu Touch been previewed by the Canonical design team.

20 January 2014

New Video Shows Multi-Tasking Improvements Coming to Ubuntu Touch

An Ubuntu Touch developer has demoed a new multi-tasking effect aimed at making app switching on the mobile OS faster and more precise.

17 January 2014

Don’t Expect Ubuntu Phones from Major OEMs Before 2015, Says Jono Bacon

Mark Shuttleworth recently stoked hopes of "household brands" shipping Ubuntu-powered phones, but Canonical's Community Manager has poured cold water on it happening any time soon.

15 January 2014
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Ubuntu Touch Nexus 5 Support On Hold, Other Nexus Devices Dropped

The new Google Nexus 5 handset will not become a reference device for Ubuntu Touch development, Canonical's engineers have confirmed.

13 January 2014

How To Dual Boot Android and Ubuntu Touch on Nexus Handsets

Trying Ubuntu Touch on your smartphone or tablet was made much easier recently, with the launch of a new dual-boot mode that enables Canonical's mobile OS to be installed alongside Android.

9 January 2014

Multiple Ubuntu Phones To Launch in 2014

The coming year will see a 'number of Ubuntu phones hitting the market', says Canonical community manager Jono Bacon.

8 January 2014

Canonical Sign First Ubuntu Touch Hardware Partner, ‘High-End Phone’ To Debut in 2014

After nearly 12 months of hints, hopes and finger crossing Mark Shuttleworth today announced that Ubuntu Touch has its first smartphone partner.

10 December 2013

Experimental Ubuntu Touch Emulator Released

An experimental Ubuntu Touch emulator has been released today.

20 November 2013

Ubuntu Tablet Will be ‘Key Focus’ During Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Cycle

Honing the Ubuntu Touch tablet interface will be the "focus" of Ubuntu's development activities over the next 6 months.

14 November 2013

WhatsApp Coming to Firefox OS – Could Ubuntu Touch Be Next?

The popular Messaging client WhatsApp will be available on Mozilla's Firefox OS before the end of the year, according to one Spanish carrier.

8 November 2013

Ubuntu Touch Toolbars Made More Discoverable

Finding and accessing application toolbars on Ubuntu Touch has been made easier in recent builds of the mobile OS.

6 November 2013