Project ubports , who took into his hands the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform, after Canonical, OTA-17 firmware update (over-the-air). The project is also develops Experimental desktop port unity 8 which is renamed Lomiri.
Updating Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 formed for Smartphones OnePlus One, Fairphone 2, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013 , Meizu MX4 / Pro 5, Vollaphone, BQ Aquaris E5 / E4.5 / M10, Sony Xperia X / XZ, OnePlus 3 / 3T, Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Huawei Nexus 6p, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, Google Pixel 3A, OnePlus Two, F (X) Tec Pro1 / Pro1 x, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Xiaomi Mi A2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo + (GT-I9301I). Separately, without a label “OTA-17”, updates will be prepared for Pine64 Pinephone and Pineetab devices. Compared to the past release, the formation of stable assemblies for Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 3S / 3X / 3SP devices began.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-17 is still based on Ubuntu 16.04, but recently the efforts of developers are concentrated in preparation for the transition to Ubuntu 20.04. From the innovations in OTA-17, an MIR display server update is noted to version 1.8.1 (earlier release 1.2.0) and the implementation of NFC support in most devices originally supplied with the Android platform 9, such as Pixel 3a and Volla Phone. Including applications can now Read and write NFC and Interact with other devices using this protocol.
On many supported devices, including the OnePlus One smartphone, problems with the camera relating to the flash, scaling, rotation and focusing are solved. On OnePlus 3 devices 3 is adjusted correctly configuration of containers to start ordinary desktop applications using the application manager Libertine . In Pixel 3a, the miniature generation has been established, problems with vibrating signal and optimized energy consumption are solved. In Nexus 4 and Nexus 7, enlightened when using Trust-Store and Online-Accounts features. Volla Phone solved problems with automatic screen brightness setup.
