The OTA-24 software update for the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system has been made available by the UBports Foundation for compatible Ubuntu Phone devices.
While it is still based on the Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) upstream repositories, Ubuntu Touch OTA-24 introduces additional improvements to increase the overall stability and reliability of the mobile OS.
This release’s highlights include initial gesture support with double-tap to wake for selected devices, fingerprint unlock improvements by allowing more backoff time between read retries, and support for media buttons on headsets for most Ubuntu Phone devices.
Furthermore, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-24 update adds support for the sms:/ URL scheme for properly opening the Messaging app, Full HD 1080p support to the Aethercast implementation, SMS and MMS support improvements, and various performance tweaks to the Mir-Android-Platform.
In addition, this release fixed a number of flaws. For instance, Google Pixel 3a devices no longer experience A/V desync during video recording, interactive drawer blur performance has been enhanced, Reset Launcher and Messaging app freeze issues have been resolved, broken Bluetooth on Volla Phones has also been resolved, and you can now set rotated photos taken with your device’s camera as desktop wallpaper.
All supported Ubuntu Phone devices, such as the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, BQ E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, BQ E5 HD Ubuntu Edition, BQ M10 (F)HD Ubuntu Edition, BQ U Plus, Cosmo Communicator, F(x)tec Pro1, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 3a and 3a XL, Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 4, LG Nexus 5, Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition, Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition, Nexus 7.
Additionally, it’s available for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (910F, 910P, 910T), Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo+ (GT-I9301I), Sony Xperia X, Sony Xperia X Compact, Sony Xperia X Performance, Sony Xperia XZ, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet (LTE or Wi-fi only), Vollaphone and Vollaphone X, Xiaomi Mi A2, Xiaomi Mi A3, Xiaomi Poco F
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