<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
UBports	B-Protocol
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
written	O
in	O
Qt	B-Language
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
touchscreen	B-Device
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
convergence	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
bring	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
to	O
laptops	O
,	O
desktops	O
,	O
IOT	O
devices	O
and	O
TVs	O
for	O
a	O
complete	O
unified	O
user	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
adopted	O
by	O
UBports	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
community	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UBports	B-Protocol
project	O
was	O
seeded	O
by	O
Marius	O
Gripsgard	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
UBports	B-Protocol
Foundation	O
where	O
it	O
now	O
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UBports	B-Protocol
 '	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
collaborative	O
development	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
and	O
to	O
promote	O
its	O
widespread	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
project	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
announced	O
on	O
that	O
by	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
14.04	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
was	O
that	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
would	O
support	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
and	O
other	O
smart	O
screens	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
car	O
head	O
units	O
and	O
smartwatches	B-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
date	O
has	O
only	O
been	O
supported	O
by	O
vendors	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
one	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
third-party	O
devices	O
which	O
hobbyists	O
have	O
ported	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
goal	O
set	O
by	O
Shuttleworth	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
was	O
to	O
reach	O
full	O
convergence	O
(	O
same	O
platform	O
and	O
libraries	O
on	O
all	O
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
platform	O
for	O
phones	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
Developer	O
Preview	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
July	O
2013	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
announced	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Edge	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
would	O
run	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
its	O
funding	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canonical	O
released	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
1.0	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
developer/partner	O
version	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
13.10	O
that	O
"	O
primarily	O
supports	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
and	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
phones	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
are	O
images	O
available	O
for	O
other	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
relatively	O
'	O
stable	O
 '	O
build	O
for	O
wider	O
testing	O
and	O
feedback	O
"	O
on	O
17	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
14.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
installation	O
on	O
certain	O
additional	O
Android	B-Application
handsets	O
including	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
Google	B-Application
Edition	O
as	O
a	O
Developer	O
Preview	O
as	O
of	O
21	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturers	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BQ	B-Application
Aquaris	I-Application
E4.5	I-Application
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Ubuntu-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Ubuntu-based	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	O
BQ	B-Application
Aquaris	I-Application
M10	I-Application
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
OTA-3	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
support	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
BSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
UBPorts	B-Protocol
released	O
its	O
OTA-4	O
,	O
upgrading	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
's	O
base	O
from	O
the	O
Canonical	O
's	O
starting	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
15.04	O
"	O
Vivid	O
Vervet	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
nearest	O
,	O
current	O
long-term	O
support	O
version	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
16.04	O
LTS	O
"	O
Xenial	O
Xerus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
for	O
Android	B-Application
mock-up	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
contain	O
different	O
graphical	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
:	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
desktop	O
monitor	B-Device
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
standard	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Desktop	O
interface	O
(	O
Unity	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
the	O
interface	O
featured	O
is	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
TV	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
standard	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Desktop	O
applications	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
app	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
interfaces	O
:	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
UI	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
when	O
docked	O
,	O
a	O
desktop	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
phone	O
running	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
for	O
Android	B-Application
has	O
to	O
meet	O
several	O
requirements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1GHz	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
video	O
acceleration	O
through	O
a	O
shared	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
driver	O
with	O
associated	O
X	B-Operating_System
driver	O
;	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
ES/EGL	O
,	O
2GB	O
storage	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
for	O
video-out	O
with	O
secondary	O
frame	O
buffer	O
device	O
,	O
USB	O
host	O
mode	O
and	O
512MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mobile	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Device	I-Device
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
distribution	I-Operating_System
planned	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
Internet	I-Device
Device	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
x86	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
computers	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
framework	O
Hildon	B-Language
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
its	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
8.04	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
ended	O
active	O
development	O
in	O
2009	O
after	O
9.10	O
Alpha	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipment	O
producers	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
distributions	O
,	O
including	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
or	O
custom	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Canonical	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
would	O
provide	O
an	O
"	O
uncompromised	O
Web	O
2.0	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Web	O
browsing	O
,	O
email	O
,	O
media	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
instant	O
messaging	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
blogging	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
games	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
calendars	O
,	O
with	O
regular	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
uses	O
the	O
Qt	O
5-based	O
touch	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
various	O
software	O
frameworks	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
oFono	B-Application
as	O
telephony	O
stack	O
,	O
accounts-sso	B-Language
for	O
single	O
sign-on	O
,	O
and	O
Maliit	B-Language
for	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
libhybris	B-Application
the	O
system	O
can	O
often	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernels	I-Operating_System
used	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
easily	O
ported	O
to	O
most	O
recent	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libertine	O
is	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
project	O
to	O
run	O
traditional	O
desktop	O
X	B-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
is	O
turned	O
on	O
no	O
lock	O
screen	O
immediately	O
appears	O
,	O
as	O
applications	O
will	O
prompt	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
unlock	O
if	O
necessary	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
includes	O
core	O
applications	O
such	O
a	O
calculator	O
,	O
an	O
e-mail	O
client	O
,	O
an	O
alarm	O
clock	O
,	O
a	O
file	O
manager	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
terminal	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
applications	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
including	O
Browser	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Clocks	O
,	O
Gallery	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Reminders	O
,	O
Terminal	O
,	O
and	O
Weather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	O
stage	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
both	O
"	O
tablet	B-Device
apps	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
phone	O
apps	O
"	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
,	O
resizing	O
each	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
as	O
and	O
when	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
's	O
multitasking	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
swiping	O
the	O
finger	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
,	O
which	O
switches	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
application	O
(	O
short	O
swipe	O
)	O
or	O
shows	O
all	O
open	O
apps	O
(	O
long	O
swipe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swiping	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
show	O
or	O
hide	O
tools	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
being	O
used	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
applications	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
uncluttered	O
canvas	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
Canonical	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
believed	O
that	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
phones	I-Protocol
will	O
first	O
find	O
a	O
niche	O
in	O
countries	O
where	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
is	O
well	O
known	O
;	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
developing	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
India	O
and	O
China	O
where	O
computers	O
have	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
in	O
these	O
markets	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
predict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
popularity	O
among	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
developers	O
,	O
penetrating	O
the	O
legacy-bound	O
business	O
market	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
somewhat	O
challenging	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
employing	O
the	O
"	O
bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
"	O
(	O
BYOD	O
)	O
method	O
have	O
already	O
adapted	O
to	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
benefits	O
posed	O
by	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
may	O
not	O
be	O
adequately	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
requires	O
that	O
a	O
system	O
's	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
support	O
certain	O
hardware	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
phones	O
that	O
originally	O
appeared	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
necessary	O
for	O
these	O
devices	O
to	O
offer	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
tree	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
drivers	O
can	O
be	O
recompiled	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Covert	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
CNN	B-Architecture
on	O
,	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
will	O
not	O
gain	O
wide	O
use	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
carving	O
out	O
a	O
niche	O
in	O
the	O
seemingly	O
unshakable	O
mobile	O
space	O
—	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Android-and-Apple	O
duopoly	O
—	O
still	O
requires	O
a	O
critical	O
mass	O
of	O
users	O
and	O
a	O
lively	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
app	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realistically	O
speaking	O
,	O
the	O
chances	O
of	O
this	O
even	O
upstaging	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
or	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
are	O
slim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
best	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
seems	O
like	O
a	O
sandbox	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
enthusiastic	O
early	O
adopters	O
and	O
a	O
cheap	O
enterprise	O
solution	O
for	O
companies	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
budget.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
disagreed	O
with	O
Covert	O
's	O
assessment	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
commentators	O
like	O
Covert	O
are	O
missing	O
the	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
are	O
n't	O
really	O
going	O
to	O
claw	O
much	O
market	O
share	O
away	O
from	O
Apple	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
keynote	O
address	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
continually	O
referred	O
to	O
'	O
emerging	O
 '	O
markets	O
as	O
the	O
battleground	O
on	O
which	O
an	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
would	O
fight	O
it	O
out	O
for	O
impact	O
 [ … ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Trenholm	O
writing	O
for	O
CNET	O
on	O
,	O
"[…]	O
But	O
on	O
first	O
impression	O
I	O
'm	O
hugely	O
taken	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ … ] 	O
it	O
's	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
strongest	O
potential	O
rival	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
I	O
prefer	O
it	O
to	O
iOS	O
,	O
which	O
long	O
ago	O
lost	O
its	O
shine	O
,	O
and	O
heck	O
,	O
maybe	O
even	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fingers	O
crossed	O
that	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
phone	O
carriers	O
get	O
behind	O
it	O
,	O
because	O
I	O
'd	O
happily	O
lay	O
down	O
my	O
own	O
cash	O
for	O
an	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
phone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Jenkins	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
CNET	O
on	O
,	O
MWC	O
Awards	O
2013	O
,	O
"[…]	O
Lots	O
was	O
said	O
about	O
the	O
impressive	O
number	O
of	O
carriers	O
and	O
manufacturers	O
Firefox	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
lined	O
up	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
once	O
put	O
to	O
a	O
vote	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
clear	O
winner	O
,	O
with	O
Firefox	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
the	O
runner-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
thought	O
that	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
version	O
of	O
which	O
we	O
got	O
our	O
hands-on	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
MWC	O
,	O
feels	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
complete	O
package	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
Smith	O
from	O
DistroWatch	O
Weekly	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
in	O
Meizu	O
Pro	O
5	O
lauding	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
interface	O
,	O
responsiveness	O
and	O
frequency	O
of	O
updates	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
pleasant	O
phone	O
and	O
communications	O
experience	O
"	O
and	O
distinguished	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
user-oriented	O
device	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
application-oriented	O
nature	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
technology	O
—	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
fans	O
in	O
particular	O
—	O
but	O
was	O
too	O
new	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
phone	O
apps	O
,	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
and	O
GIMP	B-Application
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
preinstalled	O
was	O
the	O
BQ	B-Application
Aquaris	I-Application
E4.5	I-Application
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Edition	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
after	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
MX4	I-Application
Ubuntu	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
launched	O
another	O
device	O
running	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Aquaris	B-Application
E5	I-Application
Ubuntu	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
released	O
was	O
the	O
Aquaris	B-Application
M10	I-Application
Ubuntu	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
5	O
February	O
2016	O
and	O
made	O
publicly	O
available	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
as	O
the	O
Aquaris	O
M10	O
,	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
PRO	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ubuntu	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
BQ	O
was	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
'	O
Convergent	O
 '	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
planned	O
launch	O
date	O
was	O
initially	O
2015	O
then	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Purism	O
and	O
the	O
UBports	B-Protocol
Foundation	O
began	O
collaborating	O
on	O
making	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
Librem	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PinePhone	B-Application
from	O
Pine64	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
preorder	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2019	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
FOSS	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
OTA-15	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
began	O
supporting	O
the	O
FX	O
Technology	O
Ltd	O
.	O
F(x )	O
tec	O
Pro1	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
Pro1	O
X	B-Operating_System
(	O
2022	O
)	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Volla	O
Phone	O
from	O
Hallo	O
Welt	O
Systeme	O
UG	O
launched	O
with	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
in	O
December	O
2020	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
