Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Update

Image numbers

As each channel and device has separate versioning, the following list shows the respective image numbers corresponding to the released update:

• BQ Aquaris E4.5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - krillin: #29

• BQ Aquaris E5 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - vegetahd: #9

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - generic: not yet released

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/bq-aquaris.en - mako: #27

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - arale: #9

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.en - generic: not yet released

• Meizu MX4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - arale: #5

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/meizu.zh - generic: not yet released

• Nexus 4 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - mako: #27

• Nexus 7 : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - flo: #5

• Emulator : ubuntu-touch/stable/ubuntu - generic: not yet released

On a device, this "image number" is shown as the "OS build number" in System Settings > About this phone > OS.

Overview of changes

This list is only a highlight of the few changes available in this update. Please check the detailed changes for all the changes included in this OTA.

Important features

• New 15.04.3 framework
• Media-hub exposure of mpris playlist support
• Update the bluetooth stack to Bluez5
• Media consumption (audio) in scopes
• Smooth refresh of scopes
• Custom ringtone support
• Sound notification on low-battery state
• Download of arbitrary file types in the webbrowser-app
• Convergence changes for the ubuntu-ui-toolkit

Bugfixes

• Camera fixes for proper resolution support
• Location-service improvements
• Better translation coverage
• Performance boosts, improvements with regards to UI hangs

And many many more...!

Detailed changes

• Commitlog: http://people.canonical.com/~lzemczak/landing-team/ota/ota-9.commitlog

• Milestone bug list: https://launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+milestone/ww02-2016

Known issues

The following is a list of issues that notable enough for explicit mention in the release notes.

• LP: #1518385 - Proximity sensor kept active after call ended