Ubuntu Touch
| Distribution of Linux | |
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| Architecture | i386, x86_64, armhf (ARMv7), ARM64 |
|---|---|
| Release type | Fixed |
| Initial version | UBports 16.04 OTA-1 (2017-06-11) |
| Latest version | UBports 20.04 OTA-8 (2025-03-03) |
| User interface | Lomiri |
| Terminal shell | bash |
Ubuntu Touch is an open source GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It was started by Canonical on 2 January 2013, but Canonical dropped support on 5 April 2017.[1] It is now being maintained by UBports; the source code was transferred to the UBports Foundation around June 2017.
It is the first immutable GNU/Linux distribution ever made, predating Vanilla OS, Fedora Silverblue, and Ubuntu Core. Because of this, Ubuntu Touch includes a container called Libertine that allows standard Ubuntu 20.04 packages to be installed without modifying the system beneath. It is also able to run on Android devices that come with Android 9 through Android 13, thanks to Halium and libhybris.
Timeline[edit | edit source]
16.04[edit | edit source]
Ubuntu Touch 16.04 has been discontinued as of 31 March 2023 with the OTA-25 update.[2]
| Name | Release date |
|---|---|
| OTA-1 | 11 June 2017 |
| OTA-2 | 29 September 2017 |
| OTA-3 | 21 December 2017 |
| OTA-4 | 27 August 2018 |
| OTA-5 | 12 October 2018 |
| OTA-6 | 7 December 2018 |
| OTA-7 | 8 January 2019 |
| OTA-8 | 7 March 2019 |
| OTA-9 | 9 May 2019 |
| OTA-10 | 22 August 2019 |
| OTA-11 | 23 October 2019 |
| OTA-12 | 14 May 2020 |
| OTA-13 | 21 September 2020 |
| OTA-14 | 4 November 2020 |
| OTA-15 | 16 December 2020 |
| OTA-16 | 15 March 2021 |
| OTA-17 | 12 May 2021 |
| OTA-18 | 14 July 2021 |
| OTA-19 | 21 September 2021 |
| OTA-20 | 19 November 2021 |
| OTA-21 | 6 January 2022 |
| OTA-22 | 18 February 2022 |
| OTA-23 | 29 June 2022 |
| OTA-24 | 25 November 2022 |
| OTA-25 | 31 March 2023 |
20.04[edit | edit source]
Ubuntu Touch 20.04 was officially released on 27 March 2023, bringing the Ubuntu 20.04 codebase (with some components backported from Ubuntu 22.04) to Ubuntu Touch. While the general UI looks almost identical, some inbox apps received quality-of-life changes.
Due to the massive amount of under-the-hood changes introduced in 20.04, it drops support for phones that originally come with Android 7.1.[3]
| Name | Release date |
|---|---|
| OTA-1 | 27 March 2023 |
| OTA-2 | 29 July 2023 |
| OTA-3 | 8 November 2023 |
| OTA-4 | 30 January 2024 |
| OTA-5 | 30 July 2024 |
| OTA-6 | 8 November 2024 |
| OTA-7 | 29 November 2024 |
| OTA-8 | 3 March 2025 |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
20.04[edit | edit source]
User interface[edit | edit source]
Lock screen
App drawer
App switcher
Top panel
Power menu
Inbox apps[edit | edit source]
Barcode Reader
Calculator
Calculator (Scientific)
Calendar
Camera
Clock
Contacts
External Storage
File Manager
Gallery
Media Player
Messaging
Morph Browser
Morph Browser - tab switcher
Music
Notes
OpenStore
Phone
System Settings
System Settings - About
Terminal
Weather
