Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 now available with many improvements

The UBports community today launched the seventh OTA (Over-the-Air) update for Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system for mobiles with stand.

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 arrives almost a month after the sixth update and brings with it numerous fixes and new features like three new keyboard themes. This release also adds Android 7 support for Mir graphics server for Qualcomm phones and finally Supports Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi tablets with Android 5.1.

Again, the Morph web browser got some attention in the development of Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 by adding the ability to close the current tab from the tab view, as well as support to prevent the device from turning off when playing a video. The fixes include fixing an issue where users cannot close any browser windows, a fix for a bug where closed windows would reopen in new sessions, as well as fixing a bug where desktop mode would not be respected in the first few sessions. eyelashes.

"Just a month after OTA-6, we now release Ubuntu Touch OTA-7! OTA-7 is listed as a tiered update for all supported Ubuntu Touch devices in the next 5 days, completing on January 13. OTA-7 is the launch where we take a break and review the details. We follow up with a new tool and focus on making this a more orderly launch, ”The ad reads.

OTA-7 brings better support for BQ Aquaris E4.5 and E5

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 also brings better support for low RAM devices such as the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and E5, devices that would freeze and kill the Unity8 interface when it ran out of memory, better Swiss-French keyboard support, QTWebEngine support for logging in with online accounts instead of Oxide, network improvements for Meizu Pro 5 devices and better support for Nexus 4 devices.

The OTA-7 update is now coming to all supported devices, including Fairphone 2, Nexus 5, OnePlus One, BQ Aquaris M10 FHD, Meizu Pro 5, Meizu MX4, Nexus 4, BQ Aquaris E4.5, BQ Aquaris E5 HD and Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi. It will take a week for the update to reach all users.