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About

  • Introduction
    • About UBports
    • About the Documentation
    • Attribution
  • Processes
    • Issue-Tracking Guidelines
      • Where are bugs tracked?
      • GitHub projects
      • Labels
      • Milestones
      • Assignees
      • Examples
        • Bug Lifecycle
    • Release Schedule
    • repo.ubports.com
      • Repository naming convention
        • Native packages
        • Packaging repositories
      • Creating new PPAs
    • Branch-naming convention
      • Click-Packages
      • Deb-Packages
        • Branch-extensions
        • Dependency-file

User Guide

  • Install Ubuntu Touch
    • Troubleshooting
      • Connection lost during installation
      • Windows Defender prevents Installer from starting
      • Device not detected
        • Virtual Machine
        • Windows ADB drivers
        • Fairphone 2 Vendor-ID
        • Missing udev-rules
      • Other issues
    • Install on legacy Android devices
  • Daily use
    • Using location services
      • Checking if location services are enabled
      • Accessing location services settings
        • Open location quick settings
        • Open location settings in the settings app
      • Enabling or disabling location services
        • Quick settings
        • System settings app
      • Allowing apps access to location data
        • Changing your permissions
      • Using apps with location services
        • Time to first fix
        • App suspension
    • Run desktop applications
      • Manage containers
        • Create a container
        • List containers
        • Destroy a container
      • Manage applications
        • Install a package
        • Remove a package
      • Run desktop application
      • Files
      • Tips
        • Locations
        • Shell access
        • Accessing SD card
        • Shortcuts
      • Background
    • Android apps
      • Supported devices
      • How to install
      • How to install new APKs
      • Keep your apps up to date
      • How to uninstall apps
      • Access Android storage
      • Troubleshooting
      • Reporting bugs
  • Advanced use
    • Shell access via adb
      • Install ADB
      • Enable developer mode
      • Add hardware IDs
    • Shell access via ssh
      • Create your public key
      • Copy the public key to your device
      • Configure your device
      • Connect
      • References
    • Switch release channels
    • Screen Casting your UT device to your computer
      • Using adb
      • Via network
        • On receiver
        • On device
        • Example script
      • References
    • Reverse tethering
      • Steps
      • References
    • CalDAV and CardDAV synchronization
      • Sources:

Contribute

  • Contributing to UBports
    • Bug reporting
      • Get the latest Ubuntu Touch
      • Check if the bug is already reported
      • Reproduce the issue you’ve found
      • Making the bug report
      • Getting Logs
    • Quality Assurance
      • Smoke testing
      • Confirming bug reports
      • Testing patches
      • Initial triaging of issues
    • Documentation
      • Documentation guidelines
        • Title
        • Headings
        • Table of contents
        • Moving pages
        • Warnings
        • Line length
      • Contribution workflow
        • Forking the repository
        • Building the documentation
        • Final check of your contribution
      • Alternative methods to contribute
        • Translations
        • Writing documents not in RST format
        • Uncomfortable with Git
      • Current TODOs
    • Translations
      • How does a text get translated (technical background)
      • Methods of Translation
      • How-To
        • UBports Weblate
        • .po/.ts File Editor
        • Translation Team Communication
      • License
    • Preinstalled apps
      • Core apps
        • Which core apps currently exist?
      • Other preinstalled apps
    • Monetary support

Development

  • App development
    • Getting Started
      • Native applications
      • Web applications
        • Guide
        • Quick start
        • Debugging your webapp
    • Code Editor Integrations
    • Guides
      • Developer guides
      • App development cookbook
        • Unofficial resources
        • Playground
      • The content hub - tips and tricks
        • Different ways of sharing the content
        • Wait a minute. Why the different apps?
      • Importing from Content Hub and URLdispatcher
        • Handle data from the Content Hub
        • What about the URLdispatcher?
        • And how do we manage the received URL?
        • What happens if more than one app has the same URL type defined?
      • Push notifications
        • Make the app ready for push notifications
        • Using the Push Service API
      • User Metrics
        • What are User Metrics?
        • How can I use User Metrics in my application?
        • How do User Metrics work?
        • Limitations and wonders
      • Writable directories
        • Standard Paths
        • Using Standard Paths in C++
        • Using Standard Paths in QML
      • Handle C++ dependencies with Clickable
        • Building
        • Usage
        • Deployment
    • Publishing
      • App publishing guides
    • Documentation
    • Platform
      • Platform
        • Packaging your app
      • Click package
        • Security and app isolation
      • AppArmor Policy Groups
        • accounts
        • audio
        • bluetooth
        • calendar
        • camera
        • connectivity
        • contacts
        • content_exchange
        • content_exchange_source
        • debug
        • document_files
        • document_files_read
        • history
        • keep-display-on
        • location
        • microphone
        • music_files
        • music_files_read
        • networking
        • picture_files
        • picture_files_read
        • push-notification-client
        • sensors
        • usermetrics
        • video
        • video_files
        • video_files_read
        • webview
    • Sample apps
      • Sample Apps
    • Preinstalled apps
  • Human interface guidelines
    • Design concepts
      • Operating system and app palette
      • Units
        • Resolution Independence Approach
        • Measurement Units
        • Device Sizes
      • Typography
        • Fonts
      • App icon design
        • Design Philosophy and Suru Meaning
        • Design Tips for an App Icon
      • In-app icons design
        • Interface Icons
    • App layout
      • App main view
        • Header
        • Tabbed content
        • Bottom edge menu
      • Header uses
      • Main actions
        • Slots
        • Action Drawer
        • Responsive layout
        • 3 slot layout
        • 4 slot layout
        • 5 slot layout
        • 6 slot layout
        • Medium to large screens
        • Simple
      • Quick actions
        • Hint
      • Importing Data
      • Presenting data
        • List Items
        • Lists in edit mode
        • Layout of detailed list items
      • Dialogs
        • Examples of designs to avoid
    • Other design considerations
      • Convergence
        • Screen size
        • Input method
      • Scaling images
      • Accessibility
        • Inclusive palette and theme
        • Input methods
      • Translations
  • System software development
    • Kernel and hardware abstraction
      • Kernel and hardware abstraction
        • Android 5.1 based ports
        • Halium based ports
        • Linux based ports
      • hammerhead, bacon and FP2
        • Getting set up
        • Set up and build
        • Install the new image
      • PinePhone and PineTab kernel
        • Recovery
        • Building the kernel
        • Install the kernel
        • References
    • System Software guides
      • Making changes and testing locally
        • Cross-building with crossbuilder
        • Building on the device itself
        • Next steps
      • Uploading and testing with ubports-qa
        • Fork the repository
        • Make and commit changes
        • Update the debian/changelog file
        • Create your pull request
        • Test your changes
        • Celebrate!
    • System Software reference
      • Working on the Calendar feature
        • Debugging
      • Working on the Online Accounts subsystem
        • Debugging
      • QtMir and QtUbuntu
        • QtMir
        • QtUbuntu
      • MMS infrastructure components
        • General Description
        • References

Porting

  • Introduction to porting
    • What is Ubuntu Touch?
    • Overview of the porting process
    • The challenges of the porting process
    • Prior knowledge and skills
    • Getting community help
    • General advice
  • Preparations
    • Locate relevant guides and other information
    • Unlock the bootloader
    • Install TWRP recovery
    • Recommendations for the host/build PC
  • Halium 7.1
    • Building the images
      • Build the Halium system image
      • Build the images for Ubuntu Touch
        • Fix mount points
        • Edit kernel config
        • Ubuntu Touch requires setting console=tty0
        • Build halium-boot.img and system.img
        • Troubleshooting the build process
    • Installing
      • Install and debug initial boot
      • Flash halium-boot
      • Install system.img and rootfs
      • Get SSH access
      • Troubleshooting initial boot
    • The graphical UI
      • Bring up Unity 8 (the graphical UI)
      • Make / writable
      • Add udev rules
      • Problems when bringing up Unity 8
    • Configuring Ubuntu Touch
      • Overlay files
        • Rebuild system.img
      • Udev rules
      • Display scaling
      • Apply apparmor kernel patches
      • Sound configuration
      • Further configuration
    • Common errors
      • Known issues when building the images for UT
      • Known issues with initial boot
        • SSH hangs when trying to connect
        • Device reboots after a minute
      • Known issues when bringing up Unity 8
        • Nothing shows on screen
        • Programs hang before crashing
      • Known issues when configuring the device
        • Apps crash on launch
    • Reference material
      • Display settings
        • Display scaling
        • Form factor
        • Native orientation
      • AppArmor
      • Backporting kernel drivers
      • Android init scripts
  • Halium 9
    • GSI Porting
    • Common errors
  • Building UBports recovery
  • Configuring the UBports installer

Platform

  • Click Packages
  • Ubuntu UI-Toolkit
  • Clickable
  • Halium
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Other design considerations¶

  • Convergence
  • Scaling images
  • Accessibility
  • Translations
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