The UBports project, which took over the development of the mobile platform Ubuntu Touch after Canonical stepped back, has released the OTA-17 (over-the-air) firmware update. The project is also developing an experimental port of the Unity 8 desktop, now renamed Lomiri.
The Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 update is available for smartphones including OnePlus One, Fairphone 2, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013, Meizu MX4/PRO 5, VollaPhone, Bq Aquaris E5/E4.5/M10, Sony Xperia X/XZ, OnePlus 3/3T, Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Huawei Nexus 6P, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, Google Pixel 3a, OnePlus Two, F(x)tec Pro1/Pro1 X, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Xiaomi Mi A2, and Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo+ (GT-I9301I). Separately, updates without the 'OTA-17' label will be prepared for Pine64 PinePhone and PineTab devices. Compared to the last release, stable builds have started to be formed for Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 3s/3x/3sp devices.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 is still based on Ubuntu 16.04, but recently, developers have focused on preparing to transition to Ubuntu 20.04. Features in OTA-17 include an updated display. server Mir has been updated to version 1.8.1 (previously using version 1.2.0) and NFC support has been implemented for most devices originally shipped with Android 9, such as the Pixel 3a and Volla Phone. Applications can now read and write NFC tags and interact with other devices using this protocol.
On many supported devices, including the OnePlus One smartphone, camera issues related to flash, scaling, rotation, and focusing have been resolved. On OnePlus 3 devices, proper container configurations were established for running standard desktop applications using the Libertine application manager. In the Pixel 3a, thumbnail generation has been established, vibration issues have been resolved, and power consumption has been optimized. In Nexus 4 and Nexus 7, freezes when using trust-store and online-accounts functions have been eliminated. In Volla Phone, issues with automatic screen brightness adjustment have been resolved.
Source: opennet.ru
