Ubuntu Touch OTA-12 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: #34

• BQ Aquaris E5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - vegetahd: #14

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

• BQ Aquaris M10 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - frieza: #5

• BQ Aquaris M10 HD : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - cooler: #6

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

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - mako: #32

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - arale: #14

• Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.en - turbo: #4

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

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - arale: #10

• Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.zh - turbo: #4

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

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - mako: #32

• Nexus 7 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - flo: #10

• 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.

Important features

• Complete MPRIS support for playlists
• Fingerprint reader support for the Meizu PRO 5 (turbo)
• Convergence
  • New libertine scope for converged devices
  • Animated mouse cursors
  • Windows vertical/horizontal maximization
  • On-screen-keyboard support for X apps
• Location permission prompt on scopes first use
• Video consumption from scopes
• Message forwarding in messaging-app
• Color emoji support in the ubuntu-keyboard
• Additional useful toggles in various indicators
• Oxide 1.15
• Updated core-apps
• Webbrowser
  • Touch-selection improvements
  • Hovered hyperlink URL displayed in an overlay
  • Only loading the current tab when the session is restored
  • Optimized new tab view loading time
  • Zoom support
  • Consistent page headers across the UI

Bugfixes

• Fixed screen dimming when indicators are open
• WebRTC fixes for selecting cameras - fix video rotation issues
• Connectivity fixes
• Various stability improvements

• Fixing AltGr not working for external keyboards for accented characters

And many many more...!

Detailed changes

• Commitlog: http://people.canonical.com/~lzemczak/landing-team/ota/ota-12.commitlog

• Milestone: https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/12

Known issues

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

• LP: #1600582 - Installation of "Desktop Applications" breaks BQ Phones - please do not install puritine on non-convergent devices