14 DAY TRIAL // The UBports Foundation announced today that they received a donation from Canonical, the maker of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system, consisting of a batch of devices to help them with Ubuntu Touch development.
It isn't the first time Canonical donates devices to UBports, as back in February the company behind Ubuntu donated a total of 38 Ubuntu Phones consisting of 18 x BQ Aquaris E5 HD and 20 x Meizu MX4 to the project that continues to develop the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system for a bunch of phones and tablets.
Today, UBports reports that Canonical donated them yet another batch of devices, and Dalton Durst confirmed for Softpedia that they received 4 x Nexus 10 tablets, 4 x Nexus 7 tablets, and a Meizu MX4 phone. With these new devices, the UBports project will continue to keep the Ubuntu Phone and Ubuntu Touch dreams alive as long as possible for the community and those who still use them.
"Our great friends Canonical have just generously donated more mobile devices to help us with our work of development, QA, and support," said UBports. "We are very excited and grateful for this gift in addition to the previous donations and cooperation that we have been getting from the great people at Canonical. Together we can keep the Ubuntu Touch dream alive!"
Ubuntu Touch isn't coming to the Nexus 10
Don't expect an Ubuntu Touch port for the Nexus 10 tablets anytime soon as they're unsupported due to their overhead, and ridiculously difficult to deal with according to Dalton Durst. On the other hand, if the Nexus 7 tablets are the 2013 model, they'll come in handy to the UBports developers to help them better develop the Ubuntu Touch mobile OS, said Dalton Durst.
The year of the Nexus 7 tablets is yet to be confirmed by UBports, but it looks like all the devices Canonical donated to them might be running Android. UBports currently supports various Ubuntu Phone and Ubuntu Tablet devices, including the Fairphone 2, Nexus 5, OnePlus One, and BQ Aquaris M10 FHD. Numerous other devices are supported by the community, so if you're interested in running Ubuntu Touch on your mobile devices check out the official website.
