- Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-8, is an un-scheduled OTA security fix for Ubuntu Touch 20.04. Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-8 will become available for the following supported Ubuntu Touch devices over the next days:
- * Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
* F(x)tec Pro1 X
* Fairphone 3 and 3+
* Fairphone 4
* Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL
* JingPad A1
* Oneplus 5 and 5T
* OnePlus 6 and 6T
* OnePlus Nord N10 5G
* OnePlus Nord N100
* Sony Xperia X
* Volla Phone
* Volla Phone X
* Volla Phone 22
* Volla Phone X23
* Volla Phone Quintus
* Volla Tablet
* Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro
* Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC / X3
* Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro/Pro Max/9S
What is new?
Ubuntu
Touch 20.04 OTA-8 contains only a minimal number of changes due to our
current focus on Ubuntu base OS upgrade. That said, we still have a few
interesting changes:
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Support for VoLTE (Voice over LTE) is being rolled out again on Volla
Phone X23 and Volla Phone 22 running Halium 12 port. Support for more
devices will be rolled out in the future. (Credit goes to Nikita
(@Notkit) from Volla).
# The ability to remove a picture from a contact entry is added. (Credit goes to Lionel Duboeuf (@lduboeuf)).
# It's now possible to connect to WPA3-protected Wi-Fi network. (Credit goes to Adam Havelka (@uxes)).
# General bug fixes and security updates, both from upstream Ubuntu and from UBports.
The full list of changes (from UBports) is included at the end of this post.
How to get Ubuntu Touch OTA-8
Existing Ubuntu Touch users
Existing users of Ubuntu Touch on Stable channel (which is selected by default in the UBports Installer) will receive the OTA-8 upgrade by using the Updates screen of System Settings. Devices will randomly be allocated the update from today through. This spread is to give us a breathing space to stop the roll out of any bad update (should that ever become necessary), and is not to accommodate any bandwidth restrictions.
There is also the system update broadcast facility, which will send each online device a trigger message. If the device can find its update, it will be downloaded for you and when everything is ready, a notification will pop up and you can install right away. This only works if you have set up that updates can be downloaded automatically.
If however you would like to receive the update immediately, connect your device to a computer, open a terminal, turn on ADB access and issue the following command over adb shell :
sudo system-image-cli -v -p 0 --progress dots
Your device should then download the update and install it. This process may take a while, depending on your download speed.
New Ubuntu Touch users
You will find instructions for installing Ubuntu Touch on your device at https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io .
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You should always check to see whether your bug has already been reported, from now on at ubports/ubuntu-touch on Gitlab ! Browsing open bugs is worth doing, even if you have nothing to report. This ensures that you can watch for any of the open issues and help fix them by providing more information.