[SailfishDevel] [Update] Changelog for SailfishOS update 2 (1.0.2.5)

[Andrey Kozhevnikov]

Thanks. Really big update :)

On 27.12.2013 19:00, Bernd Wachter wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> we're releasing update2 today. The changelog can be found (and commented
> on) here:
>
> https://together.jolla.com/question/3612/release-notes-software-update-2-1025/
>
> Changelog is appended below, for additional instructions please read the
> post at together.
>
>
> What's new
> ----------
>
>   * Google calendar sync to your Jolla (one way)
>   * Camera support in Android apps
>   * Updating/uninstalling apps from Yandex store
>   * Camera now supports all 4 orientations
>   * Advanced recovery mode [[details]](#details)
>   * Ability to accept any server certificates during Exchange ActiveSync
>     account setup
>
>
> Highlights of improvements
> --------------------------
>
> - Camera
> * Improvements in exposure time and auto focus in low light conditions
> * Improved switching from rear to front camera
>
> - Connectivity
> * Connection switcher in Settings no longer sticks even when the
>    network is not fully registered
> * Static IP settings bug fixed
> * Access point selection steps can be reversed without causing an
>    issue.
> * Retries are now possible if you input a wrong WLAN password
>
> - Home / Events / Notifications
> * Only important notifications (missed call, chat, messages, mails) are
>    shown on Lock screen, all notifications are
>    visible in Events
> * Facebook and Twitter notifications no longer have LED indicators
> * Disabling Facebook/Twitter feeds now removes them from Events
> * Better support for high flow of tweets
> * Twitter feeds now show the real name of the user
> * Notification clearing improved
> * Updates no longer re-appear after reboot
> * USB mode selection is no longer shown when device is locked/suspended
> * Fixes an issue where Home displayed as a long scrollable list
> * Entering incorrect code on device lock screen now has haptic feedback
>
> - Accounts
> * Improvements in jolla account creation steps
>
> - Phone
> * Call volume can now be adjusted before outgoing call is answered
> * Phone call UI does not show Bluetooth indicator when connected to a
>    device that does not support phone call audio
> * Previous caller's avatar no longer flickers before the current
>    caller's avatar is displayed
> * When powering up the device now registers directly to 3G  instead of
>    first registering to 2G and then switching to 3G
>
> - Messages
> * Messages application keeps the active page and message text when
>    re-activated from Launcher
> * Message notifications now remain cleared and group correctly after
>    rebooting
> * Modifying contacts now shows available message conversation options
>    immediately
> * Imported contacts with unknown IM accounts no longer appear as
>    apparently usable messaging options
> * Multiple recipients can now be picked from favorites
> * Words with a dot in the middle are no longer recognized as a URL when
>    entering the message
>
> - People
> * Phone numbers with dialling card prefixes are no longer merged with
>    their un-prefixed versions
> * Fixed confusing behaviour while editing contacts that have only
>    nickname
> * Search results in People are now correctly highlighted
>
> - Clock
> * Uninstalling the app cancels outstanding alarms
> * Clock now shows the correct time in alarm list and cover for all
>    timezones
>
> - Bluetooth
> * OBEX push requests from trusted devices are now automatically accepted
> * A more informative progress bar is shown during BT discovery
>
> - Browser
> * Minor UI fixes and performance improvements
> * WebGL performance improved significantly
> * Fixes an issue where browser stopped to open links
>
> - Store client
> * System update check is only done over a WLAN connection
> * Connection dialog and status indication no longer suggest that a
>    check is in progress without a connection
> * Speed up app installation process
>
> - Settings
> * Time display in Settings now respects the selected time zone
> * UTC offset shown now takes DST into account
> * Developer mode: Fingerterm default settings are more user friendly
> * USB default mode of "Always ask" is respected even after unlocking
>    the device
>
> - Mail
> * Improves support for accounts where service username is different from
>    email address
> * Improves standard folders handling
> * Fixes an issue in the communication with SMTP servers that don't
>    require authentication
> * Fixes an issue related to email sending for some servers using
>    ecrypted password(CRAM-MD5) for authentication
> * Fixes an issue in attachments handling in POP3 accounts
> * Fixes an issue in email deleting in POP3 accounts
> * Fixes an issue related to email signature handling in draft emails
> * Fixes an issue in the unread email count for local only folders
> * Fixes an issue that prevents long email subjects to be shown in the
>    email info view
> * Fixes an issue related to opening a html email via notification
> * Fixes an issue realated to replying to html only emails
>
> - Exchange ActiveSync
> * Improved error reporting when an account can't be configured
>
> - Office
> * Opening a document from a mail attachment works even if another
>    document is being viewed.
> * Documents from transfer UI can now be opened with Office app
>
> - Calendar
> * Start time of the first calendar appointment now displays correctly
> * Calendar alarms are now visible in silent mode
> * Some situations causing a crash or hang are now fixed
>
> - Android runtime
> * Audio and video are now in sync when watching videos in Netflix or
>    other video applications
> * Fixed issue where remote keyboard stops occasionally
> * Location status is now checked before attempting to search for GPS
> * Fixed issue where typed characters appended to an underlined word in
>    predictive keyboard
> * Applications using audio integrate better with native SailfishOS apps
> * Network state detection improvements
> * Application pause/resume improvements
>
>
> Bernd
>
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