OTA-14

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Ubuntu Touch OTA-14 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: #36

  • BQ Aquaris E5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - vegetahd: #16

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - generic: #19

  • BQ Aquaris M10 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - frieza: #7

  • BQ Aquaris M10 HD : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - cooler: #7

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris-pd.en - generic: #3

  • Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - mako: #34

  • Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - arale: #16

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - generic: #5

  • Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.en - turbo: #6

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.en - generic: #3

  • Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - arale: #12

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - generic: #5

  • Meizu PRO 5: ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.zh - turbo: #6

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu-pd.zh - generic: #3

  • Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - mako: #34

  • Nexus 7 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - flo: #12

  • Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - generic: #22

  • Emulator (x86) : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - generic_x86: #22

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. OTA-14 generally consists only of selected most important changes, in contrast to the usual rc-proposed based releases so far.

Framework versions

No change in framework versions.

Important features

  • New Unity8 spread design
  • Oxide 1.17
  • Opus audio codec support in qtmultimedia

Bugfixes

  • Fixes for SMS notifications not arriving then phone is locked
  • Device appearing off during image update
  • Fix vibrations when other vibrations are enabled
  • Fixes for alarm issues
  • ...and more!

Detailed changes

Known issues

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

  • LP: #1625182: Emulator images not working on yakkety (16.10) hosts

  • In OTA-13, in a certain edge case after downloading the update and waiting too long on the update screen before pressing the update button, the button might not work. As a workaround please go to About, tap "Check for updates" and re-try updating once again.

Touch/ReleaseNotes/OTA-14 (last edited 2016-12-08 13:04:46 by sil2100)