I’ve had mixed experiences with my Ubuntu phone. I love the operating system, but the lack of native apps is something of a problem; I had to buy a second, Android, phone just to be able to do some of the basic things that people expect from even a low end phone nowadays.

I have, though, donated my second phone to a grandchild. And I’m currently typing this on my Aquaris E4.5, which was the first commercially available Ubuntu phone. I can do this because I flashed the phone last night and it’s now running Android.

I may now have reverted to one phone, and it may also be running Android, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve given up on Ubuntu.

Because I’ve ordered a Meizu MX4; the Linux variety. It’s a better spec phone so should hopefully run Ubuntu at a more bearable pace. The lack of basic apps will still be an issue, but I do still have the E4.5, which runs very well on Android.

Unfortunately, during the process of flashing my phone, I’ve lost all contacts (since there wasn’t an easy way to transfer them).

Somehow it all made sense last night.