Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Rolls Out to Linux Phone Users with Various Improvements
Highlights include the ability to hide the content of notifications while your device is locked (System Settings > Security & Privacy > Locking and unlocking > When locked: > Hide notifications content), charge time estimation, on the lock screen (System Settings > Battery > Show charging information on lock screen), and the ability to assign a ringtone to a specific contact (Add field > Ringtone).
In addition, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 update brings a new toggle switch in System Settings > Background & Appearance to allow you to change the theme without using an additional app. However, you should keep in mind that you’ll have to restart your apps for the change to take effect.
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Focal Release | UBports
Ubuntu Touch is the privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system by UBports. Today we are happy to announce the release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-4, our 4th stable update to the new Ubuntu 20.04 LTS based system! OTA-4 will become available for the following supported Ubuntu Touch devices over the next days:
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Ubuntu Touch Isn’t Dead: OTA-4 Arrives With New Features
Compatible smartphones can now install the Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 update. This update includes some essential features that we expect from smartphone operating systems, including the ability to hide the contents of lock screen notifications.
UBports Foundation announced the OTA-4 update in a blog post. This is the fourth stable release of the modern Ubuntu Touch operating system, which is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Development seems to be quite rapid, as the OTA-3 update rolled out just over two months ago.
We've already mentioned Ubuntu Touch OTA-4's best new feature: users can finally hide notification content on the lock screen. You'll still receive lock screen notifications when this setting is toggled, but your incoming text messages won't be advertised to the world. Dive into "Settings," open the "Security & Privacy" panel, and head to "Locking and unlocking" to get this set up. Oddly, notification contents can't be hidden in the quick settings shade. So, when you disable lock screen notification content, you may also want to disable quick settings on your lock screen.
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Lilbits: Amazon to drop Android (for Fire TVs), Fossil to drop smartwatches, Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 released, Lichee Console 4A reviewed
Seven years after Ubuntu developer Canonical stopped supporting a mobile version of the GNU/Linux distribution designed for smartphones, the folks at UBPorts continue to keep Ubuntu Touch alive and ticking. This week the team rolled out Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 with support for over two dozen smartphones and tablets.
In other recent tech news, it looks like Amazon plans to stop using Android for future versions of its Fire TV operating system, watch maker Fossil has announced it’s done making smartwatches, and if you’ve been wondering whether Sipeed’s tiny laptop with a RISC-V processor module is any good, an in-depth review suggests it may depend on what you’re planning to use it for (and if the answer is anything other than RISC-V development, maybe it’s not for you).
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Focal Release
Ubuntu Touch is the privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system by UBports. Today we are happy to announce the release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-4, our 4th stable update to the new Ubuntu 20.04 LTS based system! OTA-4 will become available for the following supported Ubuntu Touch devices over the next days: [...]