[Release Notes] Software version 1.0.2.5, Maadajävri [released]
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]
- Ability to accept any server certificates during Exchange ActiveSync account setup
Fetch the update
If your Jolla is connected to WLAN network, 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 Settings -> 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.
NOTE
This version of the release notes includes update information that was not in the original notes. There was a communication failure during the holidays and not all relevant items related to hardware adaptation and user privacy were included. There was no intention to hide anything and the changes are mentioned in the RPM changelogs on device.
Highlights of improvements
User privacy
It was discovered that it was possible to access the data of a device even when locked with a device lock code. This could be done through the fastboot protocol of the device bootloader without OEM unlocking the device (making it obvious that a breach had been made) or entering device lock code. A change was made that closed this security hole.
The philosophy regarding security which we follow in Jolla is that we'd like to protect a user's data against attacks, be it physical attacks (somebody steals your device), application/malware or security exploits. Our focus is on user privacy.
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
- 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 related 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
Recovery mode
If a factory reset cannot be performed or if the device has booting issues,
- Unplug USB cable and turn off device
- Press volume down and power on the device
- Plug in USB cable and using USB networking telnet to 192.168.2.15 or 10.42.66.66 and follow the instructions
Note: it is still possible to break the Recovery mode in developer mode.
Known issues
Some of the android apps are still unable to connect to mobile data network if the SIM PIN code is entered after a measurable delay on boot up. This is due to the incorrect 3G connectivity detection API used by them.
There are 2 ways out of this situation:
- Reboot the device and enter the PIN code promptly when asked OR
- Restart android runtime service as follows from the Terminal app (requires developer mode enabled )
[nemo@localhost ~]$ devel-su
Password:
[root@localhost nemo]# systemctl stop aliendalvik.service
[root@localhost nemo]# systemctl start aliendalvik.service
Also sometimes Android apps don't play any sound anymore. Here as well restarting Aliendalvik service fixes the issue.
Tinker-ability regression
Due to the bug fix to protect user privacy, it is not currently possible to utilize the fastboot protocol to boot other kernels. This is naturally a regression in tinker-ability and a temporary problem that we will fix in an upcoming update when it can be done in a secure manner with respect to device lock and user privacy.
There is no intention to lock down the device and disallow tinkering and we'll seek to remedy this regression when possible.
No fix for the Other Half NFC power issue?
pnuu ( 2013-12-27 14:28:59 +0200 )editNot yet, we are working on it.
bijjal ( 2013-12-27 14:33:52 +0200 )editWe're working on that.
Aard ( 2013-12-27 14:34:45 +0200 )editThank you, guys! Happy new year to you all!
w32blaster ( 2013-12-27 14:34:53 +0200 )editIs it the BIG update you, Jolla people, spoke about (and normally should be delivered in January) ?
mousse04 ( 2013-12-27 14:57:14 +0200 )editEven in Christmas time, they are working hard! Thanks a lot :-)
juju_des_highlands ( 2013-12-27 15:00:24 +0200 )editNo, it's the second BIG update we promised to deliver in December. We'll hopefully have another update ready in January.
Aard ( 2013-12-27 15:03:47 +0200 )editGreat work everyone! Happy New Year. Let the 2014 be the year of Jolla!
b0bben ( 2013-12-27 15:05:01 +0200 )editThanks a lot for the update! I still have one question though, can we get the compass to work in android apps?
XiliX ( 2013-12-27 15:20:45 +0200 )editwhat is the name of the update?
CaptainHook ( 2013-12-27 15:27:54 +0200 )editI'm hitting "Problem with store, Problem with upgrading" error message after ~70% download progress. If I click on pulley menu Download again it's the same error message after ~5% of the progress.
Plnt ( 2013-12-27 15:28:32 +0200 )editWhat is the name of the update?
CaptainHook ( 2013-12-27 15:28:43 +0200 )editIf I SSH in, it says:
Venemo ( 2013-12-27 15:34:58 +0200 )editSailfishOS 1.0.2.5 (Maadajävri) (armv7hl)
From changelog: Facebook and Twitter notifications no longer have LED indicators
Why? I liked that :(
thisisme ( 2013-12-27 15:35:00 +0200 )editGreat fixes! Thanks Sailors!
simo ( 2013-12-27 15:35:38 +0200 )editTHANK YOU!!! Even before this update I'm confident about jolla in general and feel that this is the best phone I've ever had!!
t0mps0 ( 2013-12-27 15:38:18 +0200 )editI guess every sailor is busy downloading; facing "Problem with Store" issue.
ridmaur ( 2013-12-27 15:48:56 +0200 )editNice work!
Sailor ( 2013-12-27 16:08:55 +0200 )edit"Problem with store, Problem with upgrading" here too :/
Wizah ( 2013-12-27 16:16:49 +0200 )editafter that initial "problem with store" error the store now crashes constantly on opening.. anyone else having that issue?
egnat69 ( 2013-12-27 16:23:58 +0200 )editI have the same problem as egnat69. Store now crashes while loading.
Drekkarian ( 2013-12-27 16:29:21 +0200 )editSame here. Store only crashes now :|
zipadui ( 2013-12-27 16:32:54 +0200 )editSame error messages, but the store does not crash for me
gearbox ( 2013-12-27 16:39:11 +0200 )editJust be patient people, it'll arrive to all of us. I'm facing same problems as mentioned upper.
Kake41 ( 2013-12-27 16:47:21 +0200 )editAccording to this: https://together.jolla.com/question/3733/install-app-dev-mode-system-updates-not-working/ it is only the servers that are overloaded, as mentioned in the link, replacing the error message with a message like "servers overloaded, please try again later" would probably help to keep us calm during the next update ;)
gearbox ( 2013-12-27 17:05:03 +0200 )editThere are not many phones sold at the moment and store goes down when update arrives? :-/
Sailor ( 2013-12-27 17:30:04 +0200 )editmaybe make this Answer a comment?
Low ( 2013-12-27 17:51:18 +0200 )editfor n950, n9 users, https://github.com/martinbrook/jolla-n950-kickstart/blob/master/jolla-n950-kickstart
vgrade ( 2013-12-27 17:59:05 +0200 )editI would if I would have the karma for it :-)
Kontio ( 2013-12-27 18:02:01 +0200 )editCan someone confirm what android apps has the camera support? I've tried a couple without success.
zenzen ( 2013-12-27 18:02:18 +0200 )editI'm really glad to see you are working on improving things, even over holidays. Keep it up, and if the process is not too complicated, try to bring updates as soon as you have them (as opposed to waiting until you have a large number of fixes).
clau ( 2013-12-27 19:10:37 +0200 )editWell, I would guess someone needs to make sure the whole "fix bundle" actually works together and does not introduce more bugs that it fixes. :)
MartinK ( 2013-12-27 20:05:38 +0200 )editGoogle calendar seems to require re-authenticating to google, then all my calendars just showed up in the Calendar app. Could someone verify so this useful bit of info gets to everyone?
pekkap ( 2013-12-27 20:23:38 +0200 )editIn new update Android have camera in some applications, but example in whatsapp android camera don't work, because It want use Android-camera app.
Luilutin ( 2013-12-27 21:34:12 +0200 )editI just finished updating after couple of unsuccessful tries. Thanks a lot for your hard work on the update and happy new year!
Plnt ( 2013-12-27 21:40:25 +0200 )editIf you find issues fixed by this update, and have confirmed they work, please marked those issues "answered" or add a comment so that someone with enough karma can do that and close the issue.
pnuu ( 2013-12-27 22:14:25 +0200 )editis there
systemctl restart aliendalvik.service
or does it need to be stop && start ?
AL13N ( 2013-12-27 22:29:50 +0200 )editgreat job jolla... thanx for this update...our jolla is with every new update more and more uniek and complete.
Miki ( 2013-12-27 22:44:52 +0200 )editNow updating works like a charm.
Sailor ( 2013-12-27 23:51:57 +0200 )editI have an issue whith upgrade :( I had every apps upgrade notification, then notification about OS upgrade. But now, touching the notification don't do anything. Neither I can open the jolla store now :( It says "loading" then exits. Any command I could run to see why this is not working ? (like pkcon or whatever). Or anybody having a similar issue ?
Okerampa ( 2013-12-28 00:06:09 +0200 )editPerhaps this helps? Or maybe check if terminal command pkmon shows activity?
pnuu ( 2013-12-28 00:13:47 +0200 )editEDIT: Jolla has updated the release notes. Original post below:
The most important change is missing from these release notes:
With this update, Jolla locked the bootloader and made it impossible to boot custom kernels or unlock the bootloader.
Very, very disappointing from Jolla. Because of this change, the community loses also developers like djselbeck or nieldk... Sad. More info in this thread.
nodevel ( 2013-12-28 00:16:25 +0200 )editPlease give us some information why did you do this?
Sailor ( 2013-12-28 00:28:07 +0200 )edit