Functioning well
Description
The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a mid-tier android one smartphone released in July 2018. This budget device has a modern configuration for handling all the things you want to use Ubuntu Touch. It also has a high-end phone with a stellar battery, an excellent camera, and an advanced chipset. The screen on the 1080p HD is 5.99 inches with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Mi is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It has a fingerprint sensor and 12MP and 20MP dual rear cameras, and a 20MP front camera.
Automated Usability (beta)
Runs very smoothly without any flaws. The experience on this device will be comparable to other mobile OSes on the market.
Actors:
- Manual brightness
- Notification LED
- 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:
- 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
- WiFi
Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS
- Proximity
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
Confirmed, depending on the maintenance
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Working to some extent but with issues
Issue is not specific to this device
Subject to port development
Do you own this device and can help with testing?
The Xiaomi Mi A2 still has 1 unverified features.
→ Please contact Shouko (shoukolate), they need your help.
Release channels
This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates
Ubuntu Release | Channel | Version | Release Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Xenial | devel | 2022-08-30/2 | 30-08-2022 | Daily built development releases |
Xenial | rc | 2022-W30/2 | 28-07-2022 | Testing before the next stable release |
Xenial | stable | OTA-23 | 17-06-2022 | Stability over newer features (recommended) |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 |
GPU | Adreno 512 |
Storage | 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB |
Memory | 4 GB, 6 GB |
Android Version | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10.0 |
Battery | Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable |
Display | 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
Rear Camera | 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, 20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps |
Front Camera | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm, 1080p@30fps |
Architecture | arm64 |
Dimensions | 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 in) |
Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) |
Important Notes
Apart from the features listed above, there are a few things to note:
- Xiaomi Mi A2 has a BUGGY implementation of fastboot interface from Xiaomi which can cause occasional issues when trying to use ubports installer to install Ubuntu Touch. If you need help with installation, please ask nicely at https://t.me/shoukolab/ .
- Waydroid can be installed but may not work properly. If you need android apps on ubuntu touch, you may want to choose some other device. If you can help fix waydroid support drop a message at https://t.me/shoukolab/ .
Port Resources
Maintainers
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
Windows & Mac
Failed to install?
The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on telegram group or try older versions of the installer if the problem keeps occurring. Lastly, you can guide throught the problem with our support team. Good luck!