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Developer preview for Ubuntu Phone due this week - Update

Posted by tracyanne on · 7 comments
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Canonical is planning to release the "Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu for phones" on Thursday 21 February. This release will allow developers to put images of the phone-optimised Ubuntu onto the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphones. The images are billed as "early previews" to allow developers to create applications for the phone operating system and, rather than being a snapshot of development, will be supplemented by daily updates.

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Comments (7)

r_a_trip ·
Wake me up when Canonical has managed to get it on hardware that was manufactured to carry it from the get go. For now it's like a bad case of possession in Android hardware.
JaseP ·
I actually prefer the idea of being able to put it on hardware that wasn't designed to support it from the beginning,... But that's just me...
r_a_trip ·
In a geek, yeah it runs!, kinda way this is cool. As a way to start the mobile Canonical business? Not so much. Where are the dedicated devices? Piggybacking on the Android ecosystem is not a longterm plan for success.
tracyanne Story submitter ·
I'm just hoping bthat because it runs on any Android capable hardware that this makes it easier for OEMs to build Ubuntu based devices. Only time will tell.

I certainly don't want us facing yet another future of post purchase installs.
r_a_trip ·
Hear, hear. Without dedicated, Ubuntu branded devices, this software is dead in the water.
CFWhitman ·
They've said since the first announcement that Ubuntu branded phones won't come till later in the year. I think we should at least wait till they're late before complaining about them not arriving.
Steven_Rosenber ·
Yep, when there's a device out there in the store, that'll be the time to say "yeah." Before that, it's "meh."

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