Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 Update

Image numbers

As each channel and device has separate versioning, the following list shows the respective image numbers corresponding to the released update:

• BQ Aquaris E4.5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - krillin: #31

• BQ Aquaris E5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - vegetahd: #11

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - generic: not yet released

• BQ Aquaris M10 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - frieza: #2

• BQ Aquaris M10 HD : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - cooler: #2

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - generic: not yet released

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - mako: #29

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - arale: #11

• Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - turbo: not yet released

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - generic: not yet released

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - arale: #7

• Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - turbo: not yet released

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - generic: not yet released

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - mako: #29

• Nexus 7 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - flo: #7

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - generic: not yet released

On a device, this "image number" is shown as the "OS build number" in System Settings > About this phone > OS.

Overview of changes

This list is only a highlight of the few changes available in this update. Please check the detailed changes for all the changes included in this OTA.

Also worth noting. OTA-10 is the first update for our newly enabled devices - the two tablets: frieza, cooler and the new smartphone: turbo.

Framework versions

This update provides a new framework version: 15.04.4

Important features

• Completely new Out of the Box experience
  • New welcome wizard
  • New first-use edge tutorial

• New colour palette - apps can use one of the two colour themes: Ambiance (light) and Suru Dark (dark) (Details)

• VPN support (no PPTP yet)
• Per-application download queues
• Japanese keyboard support
• Updated pinyin support (libpinyin7)
• Separate external microphone volume control
• Changes to visuals in the messaging-app, audio/video attachments for MMS
• Webbrowser-app changes
  • Touch selection with select/copy/paste ability
  • Video-specific actions in the context menu
  • Convergence teaks, better support for cases when mouse is connected
• Allow webapps to request access to accelerometer, vibrations, camera and microphone
• Tablets: 3-finger gesture to move from main to sidestage
• Online account support for SASL authentication
• Ability to download system updates through 3G
• Pocket-desktop devices: special desktop mode toggle
• Filters for scopes
• New pre-installed applications: calendar-app, uNav and the Dekko e-mail client

Bugfixes

• Multiple audio routing and volume fixes
• Fix emulator touch events
• Minor improvement of application startup smoothness
• Multiple security fixes in Oxide
• Camera performance improvements

And many many more...!

Detailed changes

• Commitlog: http://people.canonical.com/~lzemczak/landing-team/ota/ota-10.commitlog

• https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/ww08-2016

Known issues

The following is a list of issues that notable enough for explicit mention in the release notes.

• Issue with translation of the 'Tomorrow' word in indicator-datetime (LP: #1566341)