Ubuntu OTA-11 Released As Newest Version For Ubuntu Phones

Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 1 June 2016 at 08:20 AM EDT. 7 Comments
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Canonical has begun shipping the latest Over-The-Air update for Ubuntu Phones. Ubuntu OTA-11 is starting off the month with providing several new features to Ubuntu Phone early adopters.

Ubuntu Touch OTA-11 brings initial Wireless Display support via Aethercast as the most notable feature, but this wireless display support is currently only supported by the Meizu Pro 5 smartphone. Ubuntu OTA-11 also has improvements to its location services, NetworkManager 1.2 is now there for networking, Dynamic Grid Unit support was added, there is support for multiple application windows, shell rotation, pre-loading of the home scope on boot, visual updates, username/password authentication support in VPN, improvements to the Ubuntu Web Browser App, and many bug fixes. The Ubuntu Web Browser updates also include working support for Google Hangouts across all form factors.

The Wireless Display support, support for multiple application windows, and other changes are quite exciting to see for this first summer 2016 update to Ubuntu Phones. It's also nice to see the long overdue feature of shell rotation support for Ubuntu on phones with Mir. More details on Ubuntu Touch OTA-11 can be found via this Ubuntu.com Wiki page, which also provides supported device details.
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