Ubuntu for phones announced, arrives in early 2014

03 January, 2013
Based on the Android kernel but uses a completely new interface with gesture-based navigation.

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  • cpster
  • w9D
  • 03 Jan 2013

smarter os like ios n android.
come soon coz 2014 is so far...
hope for extra easy than ios n android os.........

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    • Mario
    • JIw
    • 03 Jan 2013

    Looks beautiful, especially with Ubuntu font all over it, and purple backgrounds. Icons' shapes do kinda remind of Nokia OSes, though. And the swipe navigation paradigm is somewhat similar to the Nokia N9's MeeGo Harmattan UI. I think Nokia even referred to it as "Swype UI", or something like that. Anyone else sees similarities, or is it just me?

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      • AHMED
      • vbM
      • 03 Jan 2013

      loving this os. hope so will rule out in just coming time.......waiting for ubuntu magic..........

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        • z
        • YbM
        • 03 Jan 2013

        battery always come first for me now.

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          • AnonD-26174
          • Y96
          • 03 Jan 2013

          bye . bye Android

          welcome Ubuntu ))

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            • abhi
            • t}A
            • 03 Jan 2013

            waiting for this but 2014 is toooooooo late

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              • Joetheripper
              • nQe
              • 03 Jan 2013

              Can't wait until a rom (or is it called an image?) is released for my galaxy s3 so I can use it as a second booting alternative! Always liked the idea of connecting my phone to a screen and a keyboard and getting a true desktop experience, especially that the current quad cores and the upcoming ones (like Samsungs next 14nano one) with 1-3gb of ram allow that! But hope that we find other than html5 versions of apps, coz not always do one have access to the Internet!

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                • AnonD-10883
                • P5J
                • 03 Jan 2013

                Nothing exciting. But if it is fully optimized with a lot of apps, android ll need much more development.

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                  • AnonD-49509
                  • 8BR
                  • 03 Jan 2013

                  Yeah, they look exactly the same -.-

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                    • sailfish
                    • t7X
                    • 03 Jan 2013

                    AnonD-78683, 03 Jan 2013Nokia N9 copied swipe from Android Honeycomb! Nokia is a m... moreFirst honeycomb is very different from meego in terms of ui. Plus Nokia n9 was announced on June 2011 and honeycomb was released on may. I think its not possible to Nokia to copy and remake the whole os in a month.

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                      • AnonD-96090
                      • uuh
                      • 03 Jan 2013

                      AnonD-78683, 03 Jan 2013Nokia N9 copied swipe from Android Honeycomb! Nokia is a m... moreIt is clear from your comment that you are a high school boy.What do u call gestures in honeycomb?

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                        • Geek Freak
                        • ftb
                        • 03 Jan 2013

                        I just went gaga when i saw linux

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                          • MikeySteele
                          • T6t
                          • 03 Jan 2013

                          There is no 'Android Kernel'. Android uses the Linux kernel

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                            • Varun Sharma
                            • vG1
                            • 03 Jan 2013

                            Superb idea, will target apple, android and windows phone market.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Jbs
                              • 03 Jan 2013

                              Its amazing !!!
                              All os are in one os thats great to see

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                                • AnonD-78683
                                • fq6
                                • 03 Jan 2013

                                sailfish, 03 Jan 2013Nokia n9 and windows phone copycat.Nokia N9 copied swipe from Android Honeycomb!
                                Nokia is a major copycat brand.

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                                  • Lapax
                                  • PGs
                                  • 03 Jan 2013

                                  People say android is for geeks which makes me laugh. I think THIS is the one for geeks!

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                                    • Darshan
                                    • yRN
                                    • 03 Jan 2013

                                    Real Competition for Android: Here it comes

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                                      • sailfish
                                      • t7X
                                      • 03 Jan 2013

                                      Nokia n9 and windows phone copycat.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • IkP
                                        • 03 Jan 2013

                                        nga-nga for this phone