OTA-6
Ubuntu Touch is no longer maintained as a core product by Canonical. However, the Ubports community are continuing development.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 Update
Image numbers
As each channel and device has separate versioning, the following list shows the respective image numbers corresponding to the released update:
ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - krillin:
ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - vegetahd:
ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - generic:
ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - arale:
ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - generic:
Overview of changes
- Unity8 full-shell rotation, all applications now by default support rotation - explicit locking to a selected one is required if wanted
- Arale battery life improvements, power consumption in normal usage greatly improved
- Arale LED notification fixes
- Improved network and telephony management
Detailed changes
Commitlog: http://people.canonical.com/~lzemczak/landing-team/ota/ota-5.commitlog
Milestone bug list: https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/ww28-2015
Known issues
The following is a list of issues that notable enough for explicit mention in the release notes.
- Bug #1458694 - unity8 fails to start on the emulator
- Bug #1444883 - Emergency numbers other than 112 and 911 (and 999 for the UK) are not available in emergency mode
- Arale battery level indication unreliable