[SailfishDevel] [Update] Changelog for SailfishOS update 7 (1.0.7.16)
Bernd Wachter
bernd.wachter at jolla.com
Mon Jun 9 17:42:46 UTC 2014
Hi all,
we've released update7 today. The changelog can be found (and
commented on) here:
https://together.jolla.com/question/45064/release-notes-software-version-10716-saapunki/
Changelog and instructions are appended below, for discussions please go
to together.
Highlights for developers are probably the source release of the
document viewer and the move from gconf to dconf. Also note the opt-in
hotfix for connectivity, especially if you'd like to get your hands
dirty with some connman hacking yourself -- a recent connman should work
as drop in replacement in the u7 hotfix.
Whats new?
----------
* 4G support for all users (requires 4G SIM) [Settings > System > Mobile
network > Network mode = Prefer 4G]
* Facebook notifications sub-page in events view, where you can like and
comment
* Folder support in app launcher area
* New accounts for popular calDAV providers: Yahoo!, MemoToo, Fruux,
ownCloud (experimental)
* Two-way syncronization of Google contacts
* Support for uploading files in Browser (experimental)
* Switching between browser tabs remembers your last position and no
longer reloads the tab content
* HTML5 Fullscreen support in Browser
* Personalize shortcuts on lockscreen pull-down menu [Settings > System
> Shortcuts > Lock Screen]
* Support for additional bluetooth profiles:
[PBAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile#Phone_Book_Access_Profile_.28PBAP.2C_PBA.29)
and
[HID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile#Human_Interface_Device_Profile_.28HID.29)
* Support for traditional and simplified Chinese Handwriting Recognition
in virtual keyboard
* Additional settings for browser app [Settings > Apps > Browser > Privacy]
- Option to clear private data in browser
- "Do not track" option to inform sites that you do not wish to be tracked
* Quick scrolling feature enabled in Sailfish views
* SIM Application Toolkit support - enables access to SIM and
network-specific add-on services from your operator (e.g. recharging
prepaid credit, changing subscription and phone network setting etc
depending on the operator)
* Quick access to SailfishOS updates [Settings >System >Sailfish OS
updates]
- Includes a new setting for update checks (Manual / WLAN only /
Always)
* The phone is now ICASA certified (South Africa) and labelled under
Settings > About product
Fetch the update
----------------
First to first ones
The software update will be first available to our dear users owning
"The First one" covers. The rest of our user base will be able to update
their devices on the same day, but a few hours later.
Pre-requisites
* Working Jolla account configured on your device
* Charger connected
* Device connected to WLAN or mobile data network
If you are unable to successfully configure the account, please visit
https://account.jolla.com/ and try to reset your password.
Users running software version < 1.0.4.20
If your device is running software version lower than 1.0.4.20 and have
WareHouse app installed (i.e you are using OpenRepos), disable all
openrepo repositories before attempting to upgrade your device. Else,
you risk breaking the device. Read
https://together.jolla.com/question/33598/official-announcement-important-steps-to-do-before-updating/
and
https://together.jolla.com/question/33581/how-to-disable-openrepos-repositories/#post-id-335839
posts for more information.
Update the software
If your Jolla is connected to internet, an OS update notification should
pop up shortly. If you just can't wait, you can manually trigger an OS
update check as follows:
* Open Settings app
* Go to System > About Product
* Pull down the pulley menu and select 'Check for update'
* Once an OS update notification is received, tap on it and follow the instructions.
Do not reboot the device while the OS update installation is in
progress. The process takes up to 10 minutes. During the update, the
device screen might blank out. You can awaken the display by a short
press on the power key to monitor the progress. When the upgrade has
completed successfully, you will see the LED light up red before the
device restarts.
In rare circumstances, you may have to try a second time to get through
the update successfully.
View detailed instructions at
https://jolla.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201836347.
Highlights of improvements
--------------------------
Device reboot issues
* Fixed shutdowns because of invalid overheating reports
* Fixed two kernel null pointer errors that cause device to reboot
* Device stability improved by making it less sensitive to sudden power
consumption peaks
First time user experience
* New contact import wizard shown for new users starting People
application for the first time
* Tapping notification icons on Lock Screen guides the user to go to
Events View to access notifications
* Opening system update page guides the user to use pulley menu to
download the update
* Opening Maps now guides the user to flick left to explore map
* Tapping answer and reject icons on incoming call view guides the user
to pull down to answer a call and pull up to reject a call
Kernel
* Updated kernel to linux-stable 3.4.87 version
Security
* [CVE-2014-3466](http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2014-3)
vulnerability fixed in gnutls
* CVE-2014-0224,CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195,CVE-2014-0198 and
CVE-2010-5298,CVE-2014-3470 fixed in openssl
Browser
* Improved HTML5 video fullscreen support
* Position and zoom level of previous tabs are now retained
* Improved autoscroll for editing text field content
Documents
* The SailfishOS Documents application, based on the open source
Calligra project, is now open source under GPLv2-only license and can be
found at https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-office
* Contributions to Documents and the SailfishOS browser are
welcome. Join IRC #sailfishos on irc.freenode.net for further
instructions.
Settings/Accounts
* Importing contacts improved in Settings > Apps > People
* Developer mode
- Acts as a DHCP server for the USB interface to ease the
connectivity to PC's.
- no longer requires device reboots for enabling/disabling the mode
(Note: ssh connections will work only after reboot)
* Finer-grained control options on sync related account settings
* Google account:Sync direction option for google calendar removed. It
now automatically syncs bi-directionally.
* Supports automatic sync for calendar and contacts sync.
* Reset device has a more complete disclaimer about the consequences of
doing so
* Internet sharing
- Default tethering device name is set during startup wizard based on
the user information entered
- Visual indication in lock screen when internet sharing is on
Store client
* App description text now has a fade effect at the bottom to clearly
indicate that there is more text to be seen
* Improve the indication of application developer in the comments in
details view
* Allow editing and deleting own comments
General UI improvements
* Pulley menu and lock screen unlock animation hints can now be
interrupted
* Arabic font included and text editor alignment fixed to follow natural
text direction, for example Arabic script is aligned to right
* Allows inverted landscape orientation for landscape-enabled apps
* Quick flicks do not lock alarm pulley menu
* Improvements to language change reboot animation
Home screen/Lock screen
* Uses fade animation to highlight the current app being swiped away
* Active covers:fine-tuned:
* Cover glass background now has rounded corners
* Cover glass background transparency increased
* Glass backgrounds removed for from opaque covers
* Improves visibility of the last swiped away app
* Operator name label dynamically displays date for 1500ms when the
lockscreen is shown
Ambience
* Updated ambience no longer requires device reboot for changes to be
available
* Fixes an issue where ambience settings were lost when ambience package
is updated
Mail
* Automatic retrieval of email settings for major providers
* Email credentials checking during account creation
* Possibility to create receiving only email accounts(without SMTP)
* Default port/authentication for generic accounts
* External images and resources are not loaded automatically without
user consent [Settings > Apps > Mail]
* Displays error notification if message cannot be sent in the outbox
* Option to accept untrusted certificates [Settings > Accounts >
Account] (old accounts having untrusted certificates need this option
enabled )
* Fixes an issue related to the priority setting in the email headers
that makes some server interpret them as spam
* Fixes an issue related to the recipients separators in the email
headers that makes sending fail for some servers
* Fixes an issue that prevents the correct display of some emails with
"Content-Type: multipart/mixed"
* Fixes an issue that makes the body of some messages to be duplicated
* Fixes an issue that prevents sync from finish when fetching large
amount of data over IMAP4 protocol
* Fixes an issue that causes wrong folder mapping for some Outlook.com
accounts
Exchange
* Minimal Exchange Protocol version 14 support (Enabled for accounts
that don't support protocol 12, e.g Outlook.com)
* Notify user when the credentials have been updated on the server end
or when provisioning settings change and sync can't be performed
anymore
* Provisioning improvements
* Fixes an issue that prevents contact avatars from being synced to the
device (requires account recreation)
* General stability and performance improvements
Notes
* Launching notes app directly opens a new note if there are no saved
notes
Phone
* Call log now displays phone number type (mobile, work, phone) for
contacts with multiple phone numbers
* Accept/end calls using wired headset keys
* Recent contacts hidden from Phone contact list (via 'Call contact'
pulley menu item) to avoid unnecessary duplication with the call log
view
* On bootup, PIN query is now shown only after the device has been unlocked
* Swiping from top edge no longer closes an incoming call
* Quickly mute an incoming call simply by pulling up, reply and reject
options are now shown after muting
* Small bounce animation added to the incoming call view
Messages
* Introduction of MMS send error notification and roaming warning labels
Text input
* Dialog for Pinyin input to get more candidates
* Enhanced Spanish and Portuguese prediction
Android runtime
* Contacts from external sources (except Facebook) are now visible in
android apps
* No longer installs Yandex store by default (i.e dependency to Yandex
store removed, thus Yandex store can be removed from launcher grid)
* Fixes some crashes observed in earlier releases
Calendar
* Performance enhancements
* Event location shown in hour view
* Fix calendar picker not always updating on new event editor
Known issues
------------
* System update notification may appear in the events view even after
the software has been upgraded successfully.
* The notification will disappear automatically when the store client
performs the first automatic check for software updates after reboot.
* Alternatively, you can clear the notification manually by checking
for system updates [Settings > System > SailfishOS updates > Check for
updates (via pulley menu)]
* As noted in
https://together.jolla.com/question/44837/bug-my-apps-in-jolla-store-is-empty/,
we are aware of a problem with the Jolla Store that prevents some users
from seeing their installed applications listed under "My apps". It may
also prevent some users from downloading applications. This will not
effect the software update, we continue to work on this issue
separately.
* Facebook account may need re-signing in on first boot after the
upgrade
* Internet sharing favorite toggle switch can appear greyed out and
unusable
* People app may take a long time to populate content on the first
launch after the upgrade due to high load on contactsd daemon
* WLAN positioning does not work when internet sharing is enabled
* AGPS assistance data is limited in 4G network.
* Virtual keyboard pops up even though HW keyboard is connected via
bluetooth
* Unable to change the layout of the bluetooth enabled hardware keyboard
(default is US layout)
* Uploading files via browser may not work on some websites as the
file-picker does not yet support multi-file selection mode
New connectivity stack for opt-in testing
-----------------------------------------
We've been working for a while on updating connman (the connection
manager in SailfishOS) to a newer version. While it fixes connectivity
issues in some environments, it comes at a regression risk in some
networks. If you are interested in helping us out with testing, you can
find more details in this post:
https://together.jolla.com/question/45026/hotfix-opt-in-hotfix-for-connectivity-in-upcoming-update-7/
Note to developers
------------------
GConf has now been replaced with DConf. If you are using MGConfItem from
mlite or the declarative plugin (declarative plugin is not
harbour-whitelisted) then no action is required. mlite MGConfItem has
been patched to use DConf as the storage backend. The class MGConfItem
name though misleading, has been retained in order to prevent API and
ABI breakage.
All GConf data will be migrated from GConf to DConf during the first
boot after the update. Schemas however will not be converted to
anything.
If you use gconf directly then please consider moving to MGConfItem
instead. If you cannot then please realize that DConf API is not stable
at all and it can change and break your application. Please consider
moving to MGConfItem
gconftool-2 is now gone also and /usr/bin/dconf is the
replacement. However care should be taken not to run dconf as root.
Highlights of bug fixes
-----------------------
* [BUG] Screen keeps going off and switching back on with random pixels
visible in between
* [BUG] libconnman-qt segfault if connman is not running or stopped
* [BUG] Device reacts with 50s delay if user is scrolling home screen
to see indicators
* [BUG] Call termination does not always get completed, leaving phone to
a strange state
* [BUG] "Problem with connection" is shown if user toggles WLAN or
Mobile Network multiple times
* [TASK] Internet sharing gets disabled when rebooting device
* [BUG] Changing tone setting in one default ambiance changes another
* [BUG] Media player stops playback when jumping to next or previous
song
* [BUG] Cannot delete song from Media library
* [BUG] Mediaplayer fails to set album art to the cover
* [BUG] Media active cover is not updated properly
* [BUG] Media Player updates position label to current playback position
during interaction
* [BUG] Call to a number with asterisk ignores last digits because
Called party subaddress is in use
* [BUG] phone number keyboard doesn't play sounds consistently
* [BUG] Wrong phone number highlighted on tapping call long entry when
quick dial is disabled
* [BUG] Disabling call forwarding did not work
* [BUG] Type and label of phone number doesn't match in contact card and
editor
* [BUG] Connecting Bluetooth headset fails when phone is in suspend
during call
* [TASK] Messages shows one phone number for each linked contact and
doesn't aggregate that properly
* [BUG] Adding a new detail in people editor is missing transition
* [BUG] Contacts sync fails with large number of contacts
* [BUG] Deleting a contact from Exchange (or Google) does not delete it
from device
* [BUG] Launcher icons on top of home screen
* [BUG] Coverless window thumbnails do not maintain the window's aspect
ratio
* [BUG] Make sure the "unresponsive app" dialog shows the application
name and not "Unknown app"
* [BUG] Application covers are missing the glass background after
closing and restarting a preloaded app
* [TASK] Cover action transition should only move the cover action icons
and cover content
* [BUG] Close app gesture transition broken
* [BUG] It's possible to switch the display off so that switching it
back on doesn't end up in the lock screen
* [BUG] Mouse event goes to page stack when user tries to overdraw a list
* [BUG] Pulley menu indicator prevents dragging
* [BUG] It is possible to lock screen between lock/home screen
* [BUG] lockscreen date string overlaps with notification
* [BUG] System update check does not notice that account is invalidated
if the UI visible up while this happens
* [BUG] Feeds in the store client displays dimmed icon that belongs to
other app
* [BUG] Store: Jolla apps don't show the "also-developed-by" block in
app details page
* [BUG] Store: Some Jolla apps don't show the "show all from developer"
button
* [BUG] Store: The title for Jolla promo banner should be "Essential
apps by Jolla"
* [BUG] 'Get your content' page offers to add Jolla account even if user
has already signed in Jolla account
* [BUG] Settings OS update check doesn't work when jolla account is
inactive, but doesn't notice it
* [BUG] Signing into existing account in store reports "Creating
Account"
* [BUG] In bluetooth settings page, the keyboard pops if you click below
the bluetooth switch
* [BUG] Settings cover is empty
* [BUG] Adaptive brightness does not do anything noticeable when
brightness is set at max
* [BUG] Lowest display brightness setting in settings isn't the lowest
without automatic adjust
* [BUG] Account reverts to not-signed-in status if settings are changed
after re-signing in
* [BUG] Updating sign-in credentials of Jolla account with incorrect
username/password deletes the account!
* [BUG] Cannot skip Facebook or Google account creation in People's
initial contact import flow
* [BUG] rvsp_event scope is missing from facebook-sync service
* [BUG] Alarm UI fails to snooze alarm with a swipe
* [BUG] Startup-wizard, First-time boot : Device language is
automatically switched to English.
* [BUG] Date and Time page in SUW jumps when swiping back from timezone
picker
* [BUG] Startup-wizard: Timezone setting list for selection needs to
have an order
* [BUG] Swipe to left in the camera app history goes directly to the
live camera... sometimes
* [BUG] Kernel NULL pointer at _raw_spin_lock
* [BUG] MCE does not leave touch panel active during in-call proximity
blanking
* [TASK] MCE should send a dbus signal if powerkey is pressed during
alarm
* [TASK] MCE should send a dbus signal if device is flipped during alarm
* [BUG] Touch is not ended when display is powered off
* [TASK] Power key doesn't work while we are in recovery mode
* [BUG] It is not possible to disable double tap without powering off
the touch panel
* [BUG] wlan password system dialog doesn't show last character as clear
text
* [BUG] Notes hangs when deleting an emptied note
* [BUG] Provision policy request is still sent even if server doesn't
support it
* [BUG] Avatars are not downloaded for exchange contacts
* [BUG] file download not happening if no tabs are open in browser
* [BUG] Link forming a loop breaks back navigation in browser
* [BUG] Keyboard language not mapped to language selected during first
time use
* [BUG] Arabic text is aligned to the wrong side in TextArea
* [BUG] Angry birds: At least a certain type of expandable banner ads
causes a crash on the Jolla phone when it is tapped
* [BUG] Alien notification icons incorrect
* [BUG] With some android games, the A/V sync is not maintained
* [STORY] OpenSL application not running in android
* [BUG] Cannot save images from Opera or Firefox
* [BUG] Alien dalvik audio server keeps PulseAudio sink running
indefinitely
* [BUG] Audio gets lost in Android apps
* [BUG] OP-Pohjola banking app Java date object issue with time-zones
* [BUG] Application logout time not replicated to active cover
* [BUG] Destroy the wayland surface when its corresponding Android task
dies
* [TASK] Pass directly two key events from Native IME to InputMethod to
avoid sequece issue.
* [BUG] Free the connection to pulseAudio after audio playback is idle
more than 10s
* [BUG] QtContacts is taking huge amount of memory (inside
alien_bridge_se)
* [BUG] Crash in aliendalvik rild
* [BUG] Pass directly two key events from Native IME to InputMethod to
avoid sequence issue.
* [STORY] Check permissions on android storage area
* [BUG] Alien notification icons are sometimes incorrect
* [BUG] Alien audio server goes into endless 100% CPU
* [BUG] Dalvik uses google DNS (8.8.8.8) instead of the actual DNS
* [BUG] Android window thinks keyboard is still open after user has
returned to home
* [BUG] Audio is mixed with wrong volume to voicecall audio in Droid
Sink
* [TASK] Gestures don't rotate with aliendalvik properly
* [BUG] Whatsapp audio message doesn't play and app freezes
* [BUG] Yahoo weather on dalvik dies when swiped out and does not
release gps/location even if killed
* [BUG] OsmAnd app from Yandex - Dialog window "Unsupported action" is
shown after tap on item in Events view
* [TASK] Update systemd to version 208
* [TASK] systemd should have better defaults for restarting service
* [BUG] Recovery reset does not clear old files
* [TASK] Handle aliendalvik start in systemd, not in apkd
* [BUG] Device should reboot if DSME is in restart loop
* [BUG] Systemd restart for failed job takes too long
* [TASK] Do not shutdown device on faulty overheat reading
* [TASK] Notification leds should breathe by default when charger is
connected
* [BUG] calendar picker does not always work on event editor
* [BUG] Calendar month view swipe performance is bad
* [BUG] Calendar event is marked as meeting even though user is the only
attendee
* [BUG] Incorrect name display format in the start up for Chinese
* [BUG] Clock app window scrolls when not needed
* [BUG] Alarm pulley hint animation is restless
* [TASK] Remove the max 18h wakeup limitation from nemo-keepalive
* [BUG] Reports from users that favourited ambiences disappear on
upgrade
* [BUG] Handwriting - 2nd word is not recognised
* [BUG] Message info view text overlaps if email contains "Reply to" and
CC only
* [BUG] From account is not correctly selected in some cases
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