It was not long ago (February) when we heard a tad bit about Ubuntu for Android. It was basically a project from Canonical to bring the popular Linux system to Android smartphones. However, a video highlight for some of the system’s capabilities was filmed at the Forum Internacional Software Livre in Brazil last week. The aim was to provide us with an up-to-date look at the progress the project has been making, currently.
If you see the video (posted below), you will know that the intended project is coming along pretty nicely. The demo was done on a Motorola ATRIX 2, and it walks through some pretty interesting features.
When the phone is docked, it comes up on the monitor like a normal instance of Ubuntu, complete with the Unity interface, although you'll notice a couple of new items on the launcher. From the launcher, it looks as though you can pin phone apps. However, the dialer is automatically there, and as is an option to run Android from your phone in a window on screen. There is complete access to the camera as well.
Even though there is a small delay when moving in and out of Ubuntu, the phone seems to be running quite smoothly. And considering all that is going on behind the scenes to make sure everything works like a charm, honestly, it’s still pretty impressive.
It takes about 10 seconds to resume the system to exactly where you were if you take the phone off the dock and put it back. And, the demo shows off Libre Office running nicely, as well as a terminal window open at all times.
Although the video is in Portuguese, it is recommended that you at least watch the video (you can turn on the automatic translation captions on the video). Stay tuned for more details.
Check out the video below
Source: Phonearena.com
