Ubuntu Touch is the privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system by UBports. Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-8, is an un-scheduled OTA security fix for Ubuntu Touch 20.04. Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-8 will become available for the following supported Ubuntu Touch devices over the next days:
* Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
* F(x)tec Pro1 X
* Fairphone 3 and 3+
* Fairphone 4
* Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL
* JingPad A1
* Oneplus 5 and 5T
* OnePlus 6 and 6T
* OnePlus Nord N10 5G
* OnePlus Nord N100
* Sony Xperia X
* Volla Phone
* Volla Phone X
* Volla Phone 22
* Volla Phone X23
* Volla Phone Quintus
* Volla Tablet
* Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro
* Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC / X3
* Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro/Pro Max/9S
What is new?
# Support for VoLTE (Voice over LTE) is being rolled out again on Volla Phone X23 and Volla Phone 22 running Halium 12 port. Support for more devices will be rolled out in the future. (Credit goes to Nikita (@Notkit) from Volla).
# The ability to remove a picture from a contact entry is added. (Credit goes to Lionel Duboeuf (@lduboeuf)).
# It's now possible to connect to WPA3-protected Wi-Fi network. (Credit goes to Adam Havelka (@uxes)).
# General bug fixes and security updates, both from upstream Ubuntu and from UBports.
The full list of changes (from UBports) is included at the end of this post.
How to get Ubuntu Touch OTA-8
Existing Ubuntu Touch users
Existing users of Ubuntu Touch on Stable channel (which is selected by default in the UBports Installer) will receive the OTA-8 upgrade by using the Updates screen of System Settings. Devices will randomly be allocated the update from today through. This spread is to give us a breathing space to stop the roll out of any bad update (should that ever become necessary), and is not to accommodate any bandwidth restrictions.
There is also the system update broadcast facility, which will send each online device a trigger message. If the device can find its update, it will be downloaded for you and when everything is ready, a notification will pop up and you can install right away. This only works if you have set up that updates can be downloaded automatically.
If however you would like to receive the update immediately, connect your device to a computer, open a terminal, turn on ADB access and issue the following command over adb shell :
sudo system-image-cli -v -p 0 --progress dots
Your device should then download the update and install it. This process may take a while, depending on your download speed.
New Ubuntu Touch users
You will find instructions for installing Ubuntu Touch on your device at https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io .
"I found an issue!"
Have you found a bug? We want to know! Quickly!
You can follow our Bug Reporting document to learn how to present the information we'll need to confirm and fix your issue. Every bit helps. The best way to improve Ubuntu Touch is to use it and then tell us about the experience.
You should always check to see whether your bug has already been reported, from now on at ubports/ubuntu-touch on Gitlab ! Browsing open bugs is worth doing, even if you have nothing to report. This ensures that you can watch for any of the open issues and help fix them by providing more information." -> Feel free to browse open issues and help fixing them by providing additional information.
Changelog OTA-8
Changelog of libgbinder-radio since 2024-11-24:
* New upstream release v1.6.0 (UBports Watch Tower)
Changelog of lineageos-apndb since 2024-11-24:
* New upstream release (@lduboeuf)
Changelog of lomiri-addressbook-app since 2024-11-24:
* Allow to remove an avatar. (@lduboeuf)
Changelog of lomiri-app-launch since 2024-11-24:
* jobs-systemd: fix launching app with "unusual" version string (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of lomiri-indicator-network since 2024-11-24:
* add ability to connect to WPA3 Personal AP's (@uxes)
Changelog of lomiri-messaging-app since 2024-11-24:
* Force filter values as strings. (@lduboeuf)
Changelog of lomiri-online-accounts-plugins since 2024-11-24:
* owncloud, nextcloud: don't log user's password on account creation (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of lomiri-system-settings since 2024-11-24:
* show saved password also for WPA3 network (@uxes)
* connect to the WPA3 Personal hidden network (@uxes)
* Hide unknown bluetooth devices (@uxes)
Changelog of lomiri-ui-extras since 2024-11-24:
* modules: Use well-known paths for default-testpage.pdf print test (@fredldotme)
Changelog of lxc-android-config since 2024-11-24:
* systemd: journald: disable kmesg in journald by default (@Azkali)
Changelog of mir-android2-platform since 2024-11-24:
* Fix the usage of sync framework on Linux 4.7+ and HWC2 (@NotKit)
Changelog of morph-browser since 2024-11-24:
* webbrowser/, webcontainer/: disable touch selection menu via env var (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of ofono since 2024-11-24:
* d/patches: backport upstream patches which mention at least a CVE (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of ofono-binder-plugin since 2024-11-24:
* New upstream release v1.1.20 (@NotKit)
Changelog of ofono-sailfish since 2024-11-24:
* d/patches: gprs: default IMS type APN to "ims" during context creation (@NotKit)
* d/patches: backport upstream patches which mention at least a CVE (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of ofono-ubports since 2024-11-24:
* Backport upstream patches which mention at least a CVE (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of pulseaudio-module-droid-discover since 2024-11-24:
* Make it possible to specify additional module args from envvar (@peat-psuwit)
* Ensure module_args is initialized before being used (@peat-psuwit)
* Also check for module-droid for older versions (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of qtwebengine since 2024-11-24:
* Merge version 5.15.18+dfsg-1 from Debian experimental (@peat-psuwit)
* d/patches: make it possible to conditionally suppress QWE's touch menu (@peat-psuwit)
Changelog of ubuntu-touch since 2024-11-24:
* touch-core: install dmsetup for logical volume management (@NotKit)
Changelog of ubuntu-touch-session since 2024-11-24:
* Retrieve pulseaudio-modules-droid's extra args from DeviceInfo to envvar (@peat-psuwit)
Stay tuned ...