Google Pixel 3a/3a XL

Functioning well

Description

The Pixel 3a is available in Black, Clearly White, and Purple-ish. Armed with a Snapdragon 670 processor and 4GB of RAM, it has a good price for a Linux phone. What else? An adequate battery capacity of 3,000 mAh, vivid 5.6-inch OLED display, Type-C USB, headphone jack, and good camera quality.

Features & Usability

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
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
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:
Anbox patches (deprecated)
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
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

Support with casual testing

Some things are just so important that they need to be tested every day, every week, every month. Just hang around in QA group and try out the stuff that gets flagged. Without your help the developers may sit there for days more, trying to figure out the puzzle.

Join and introduce yourself “Hi, my name is X, and I own Z. How can I help?” that will do fine ;)

Unless you want to step up to become our Test Manager, but that is a whole different story.

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	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)

Google Pixel 3a/3a XL

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core 64-bit
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 615
Storage	64GB
Memory	4GB
Android Version	Android 9.0
Battery	3000 mAh
Display	1080x2220 pixels, 5.6 in
Rear Camera	12.2MP
Front Camera	8MP

Preparatory step

Make sure to revert to factory image PQ3B.190801.002 before continuing:

Pixel 3a: https://developers.google.com/android/images#sargo
Pixel 3a XL: https://developers.google.com/android/images#bonito

Port Resources

Maintainers

fredldotme

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 (try me first)

Debian

deb

AppImage

x86

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x86

Mac

dmg x64

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!