The release of the KDE Plasma Mobile 21.08 mobile platform, based on the mobile edition of the Plasma 5 desktop, the KDE Frameworks 5 libraries, the Ofono phone stack and the Telepathy communication framework, has been published. 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 21.08 mobile applications suite, which is formed by analogy with the KDE Gear suite, has been prepared. The application interface is created using Qt, 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.
The release is positioned as a monthly update and includes mostly bug fixes. In the new version:
- Resolved issues in the KWin composite window manager that affected the operation of the on-screen keyboard. Improved predictability of the keyboard appearing and minimizing when not needed.
- The code was rewritten with the implementation of the quick settings of the top panel. Added components for creating custom buttons for quickly changing settings.
- Added the ability to loop timers and run arbitrary commands at the end of the next timer countdown to the Clock application, which can be used to coordinate the execution of repetitive tasks. Resolved issues with insufficient screen height when Pinephone was in landscape mode. Improved animation effects.
- The application for displaying the weather forecast has been significantly redesigned, the interface of which has been transferred to use Qt Quick. Fixed an issue with displaying too thick lines on Pinephone.
- The Kasts podcast listener allows you to select a storage location for saving downloaded episodes and cached images other than your home directory. Shows the disk space that episodes and images take up, and provides an option to clear the image cache.
- Spacebar, a program for receiving and sending SMS, provides a correct display of the status of messages that failed to send. Fixed an issue with passing phone numbers in an unsupported format to the oFono stack.
Source: opennet.ru