Nexus 5 Now a Fully Working Ubuntu Phone, Fairphone 2 Gets Voice Call Support | Linux Today

Nexus 5 Now a Fully Working Ubuntu Phone, Fairphone 2 Gets Voice Call Support

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Marius Nestor
Jan 2, 2017

Yes, you’re reading that right, you can now make and receive phone calls using Canonical’s Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system on your Fairphone 2 device, and it looks like only GPS needs to be added to this unofficial port for Fairphone 2 to become a fully working Ubuntu Phone. The excellent Ubuntu Touch news continues with the fact that Nexus 5 devices are now fully working Ubuntu Phones.

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Marius Nestor

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