Ubuntu Touch OTA-8 Released with VoLTE Support for Volla Phone Users
Coming a little over three months after Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-8 release is a small one adding only VoLTE (Voice over LTE) support for Volla Phone X23 and Volla Phone 22 devices running the Halium 12 port., support for WPA3-protected Wi-Fi networks, and the ability to remove a picture from a contact entry.
This release also includes general bug fixes and security updates, both from upstream Ubuntu and UBports. It was kept small as the UBports Foundation is working on porting Ubuntu Touch to the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series.
Linuxiac:
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UBports Launches Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-8
Ubuntu Touch, UBports’s privacy-first mobile operating system, has just released OTA-8 for Ubuntu Touch 20.04.
One key highlight is rolling out VoLTE (Voice over LTE) capability again on Volla Phone X23 and Volla Phone 22, both of which run Halium 12. According to the developers, more devices will be added to this list in the future.
Another big step forward is the newly added ability to connect to WPA3-encrypted Wi-Fi networks, addressing a growing user demand for modern, more robust wireless protection. At the same time, users can now remove a picture from a contact entry.
How-To Geek:
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Ubuntu Touch Is Back With Another Modern Enhancement
Ubuntu Touch has a weird history. Previously an attempt at a mainstream mobile operating system, some phones launched with Ubuntu before Canonical eventually gave up, with the project continuing as a community project by UBports. Now, it finally got support for a mainstream smartphone feature—VoLTE.
UBports has released Ubuntu Touch OTA-8, a relatively small update as the team concentrates on a major OS base upgrade from Ubuntu. While the update itself is light on new features, this release still brings a series of noteworthy improvements, and the few things it does add are pretty major. Perhaps the biggest one is the proper introduction of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) support, initially available for Volla Phone X23 and Volla Phone 22 and eventually coming to other phones down the road.