The release of the KDE Plasma Mobile 22.09 mobile platform has been published, based on the mobile edition of the Plasma 5 desktop, the KDE Frameworks 5 libraries, the ModemManager phone stack and the Telepathy communication framework. The kwin_wayland composite server is used to display graphics in Plasma Mobile, and PulseAudio is used for sound processing. Simultaneously, the release of the Plasma Mobile Gear 22.09 set of mobile applications, which is formed by analogy with the KDE Gear set, has been prepared. To create the application interface, Qt is used, a set of Mauikit components and the Kirigami framework from the KDE Frameworks, which allows you to create universal interfaces suitable for smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Includes apps such as KDE Connect to pair your phone with your desktop, Okular document viewer, VVave music player, Koko and Pix image viewers, buho note-taking system, calindori calendar planner, Index file manager, Discover app manager, sending SMS Spacebar, plasma-phonebook address book, plasma-dialer phone call interface, plasma-angelfish browser and Spectral messenger.
In the new version:
- The changes prepared in the KDE Plasma 5.26 branch have been carried over to the mobile shell.
- The Action Drawer drop-down panel in the notifications list has a button to clear all notifications, as well as a do not disturb switch to temporarily disable pop-up notifications. Added warnings about missing SIM card or missing access point (APN) to mobile quick settings.
- A button has been added to the navigation bar to turn the on-screen keyboard on and off, which can be used to access the on-screen keyboard when working with applications that do not support initiating its output (for example, programs that use XWayland).
- A button has been added to the interface for switching between running applications (Task Switcher) to close all windows, pressing which requires confirmation of the operation.
- In the status bar, the correct display of the connection indicator via the mobile network has been adjusted.
- A new home screen is enabled by default - Halcyon, optimized for one-handed operation and offering a new interface design to customize the appearance.
- Work has been done to install KDE Plasma Mobile side by side with Plasma Desktop and use a common configuration that may be useful on touchscreen tablets that can use a normal desktop when connected with a keyboard and mouse, but can use the mobile version of KDE when offline systems. You can now switch to the "Plasma Mobile" global theme in the settings and log into a Plasma Mobile session to switch to a mobile environment in a desktop environment. To launch Plasma Mobile, a separate startplasmamobile script was used instead of kwinwrapper.
- In the interface for making calls (Plasma Dialer), the screen for receiving incoming calls has been redesigned. Many bugs have been fixed related to incoming call processing, new call notification, haptic feedback, and switching sound modes. Added an incoming call indicator displayed when the screen is locked. Now you can accept or reject a call with a sliding gesture across the screen. Necessary extensions for KWin and the Wayland protocol have been implemented. Added an option to ignore unknown numbers that are not in the address book.
- The interface of the Kasts podcast listening program has been simplified, which combines pages with information about the podcast and the list of episodes. Added an auto-off timer that can be used when listening to podcasts before bed.
- The weather widget has been moved to use OpenGL when displaying the background, which improved performance on low-powered devices. The design of the settings section has been changed. Implemented interface adaptation for tablets and other devices with large screens.
- The terminal emulator has a new mobile style on the settings page. Added options for changing font options and using a transparent background. On devices with large screens, settings are shown in a separate dialog and a tabbed panel has been added.
- The interface style of the configurator is optimized for mobile devices. The module with power consumption settings has been redone.
- Work continued on the Raven project, which develops an email client for Plasma Mobile based on a prototype client with support for the Akonadi framework.
- Removed every second timer animation in the clock widget.
- Expanded the capabilities of the NeoChat messaging program, a fork of the Spectral program, rewritten using the Kirigami framework for creating an interface and the libQuotient library for supporting the Matrix protocol. Added the ability to separately configure notifications for each chat room. Implemented the ability to filter rooms in the list.
Source: opennet.ru