OnePlus 3 to Become an Unofficial Ubuntu Phone, Development Will Start Soon – Exclusive

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

We had a quick chat today with Marius Gripsgård from UBports.com, a group of independent developers trying to port Canonical’s Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system to as many devices as possible, about an upcoming port to OnePlus 3.

Yes, you’re reading it right, OnePlus 3 is about to become an unofficial Ubuntu Phone, as Mr. Gripsgård informs Softpedia today that he already ordered the device and will start development, porting of Ubuntu Touch, as soon as it arrives.

A special page is already available on the UBports.com website, where we can’t help but notice that the device’s codename was set to “op3”. OnePlus 3 was recently released as an Android phone, boasting a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Full HD (1080×1920) resolution, and a Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 chipset.

The smartphone is powered by Dual-Core 2.15 GHz Kryo and Dual-Core 1.6 GHz Kryo CPUs, as well… (read more)

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