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Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Now Available to Ubuntu Phone Users with Many Improvements

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 9th of January 2019 04:17:17 AM Filed under
Ubuntu

Packed with several enhancements and numerous bug fixes, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 update is here to introduce three new themes to the on-screen keyboard, which you can see in action if you access the screenshots gallery below, courtesy of UBports. This release also adds Android 7 support to the Mir display server for Qualcomm phones and finally supports Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi tablets with Android 5.1.

Once again, the Morph web browser received some attention during the development of Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, adding the ability to close the current tab from the Tab Switcher view, as well as support for preventing the device to go to sleep while watching a video. Bug fixes include a problem where users couldn't close a single browser window, an issue where closed windows would be re-opened in new sessions, and a bug where desktop mode wouldn't be respected in the first tab.

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Also: Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Rolls Out With Keyboard Improvements, Browser Fixes

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It's Still A Slow Process For Ubuntu Touch Moving To Mir 1.x

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 9th of January 2019 03:16:22 PM.
  • It's Still A Slow Process For Ubuntu Touch Moving To Mir 1.x / Wayland

    Given yesterday's release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, you might be curious how this UBports project is moving along with their adoption of the modern Mir 1.x that provides Wayland support... Unfortunately, it will still be a while before that is being shipped in production on Ubuntu Touch.

    With Mir 1.x there is now Wayland client support, Canonical encourages application/toolkit developers to target Wayland APIs rather than Mir, there is EGLStreams KMS support for NVIDIA, and other new features. But in the case of Ubuntu Touch, it's still using dated Mir display server code from the days of Canonical pursuing Unity 8 + Mir + convergence when they were not pursuing any Wayland support.

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Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 10th of January 2019 10:24:43 AM.
  • Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Release

    Ubuntu Touch is the privacy and freedom respecting mobile operating system by UBports. Just one month after the OTA-6 release, we are now shipping Ubuntu Touch OTA-7! OTA-7 is appearing as a staged rollout for all supported Ubuntu Touch devices over the next 5 days, completing on Sunday, January 13. You can skip to How to get OTA-7 to get it now if you're impatient, or read on to learn more about this release.

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 brings keyboard themes, browser improvements

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 10th of January 2019 06:57:13 PM.
  • Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 brings keyboard themes, browser improvements

    The group of volunteers keeping Canonical’s (canceled) dream of Ubuntu smartphones and tablets alive is rolling out a pretty significant update this week. The UBPorts team says Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 should be available for all supported devices by Sunday, January 13.

    Among other things, it brings new features and improvements to the on-screen keyboard and web browser. But the bigger news may be an update that should make it easier for developers to port the operating system so it can run on newer phones.

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