Firmware-update: Sailfish OS 4.5.0.16

Jolla heeft versie 4.5.0 van zijn Sailfish OS uitgebracht. Voor de naam van deze uitgave is wederom gekozen voor een object dat op de Werelderfgoedlijst van de UNESCO staat, namelijk de Geodetische boog van Struve. Sailfish kan gebruikt worden op toestellen Jolla C, Jolla Tablet en meerdere Xperia-apparaten. Meer informatie over deze uitgave en ondersteunde modellen kan op deze pagina worden gevonden. Installatie-instructies staan hier en er is ook een Jolla-topic op Got. De releasenotes voor deze uitgave kunnen hieronder worden gevonden:

The list below contains examples of new features and bug fixes added to Sailfish OS, compared to the previous public release 4.4.0.72. The release notes of 4.4.0.72 can be found here .

Android AppSupport has been upgraded to Android 11, API level 30.Audio functions of Android apps improved (application-specific audio streams, audio volume is consistent across reboots, etc)AppSupport now runs in an unprivileged container without root access to the systemLaunchers are now in user directoriesApps do not start anymore by accident right after closing themPerformance has been improved (as well as tearing and out-of-order rendering have been fixed)Low memory situations are now handled betterIcons of Android apps now have a Sailfish OS-style shapeImproved settings for Android appsAlbum arts are now shown on the lock screen controls (MPRIS)Lock screen controls appear now for all apps which support such, and they have been improved in generalNotification actions have been improved (custom actions)Notifications are re-issued less often (e.g. Signal Background connection)Notification sounds are more consistent, especially for messaging apps like WhatsAppScreenshots from Sailfish OS will now appear inside Android appsMobile data is more stable within Android appsHeadphones can now be plugged in without issues in Teams calls32-bit generic variant of AppSupport created

The following APIs are now allowed in Harbour. Please note that we don’t consider most of these stable, and we make no guarantees on backwards compatibility between releases for these.libkeepalive-glibSailfish Telephony UI componentsSailfish Bluetooth UI componentsBluezQtpytzSailfish Accounts UI componentsSailfish Contacts UI componentsorg.nemomobile.contactsSailfish Media UI componentsQtLocation 5.4Sailfish SecretsSailfish CryptoPillowExecDBus key is now allowed in desktop filesQtWebKit is no longer allowed

libkeepalive-glibSailfish Telephony UI componentsSailfish Bluetooth UI componentsBluezQtpytzSailfish Accounts UI componentsSailfish Contacts UI componentsorg.nemomobile.contactsSailfish Media UI componentsQtLocation 5.4Sailfish SecretsSailfish CryptoPillow

An incoming WhatsApp or Telegram call can be muted without answering or declining the callAlarms from Android apps can be stopped nowWhen initiating a WhatsApp Video call, the screen is kept alive (not blanked)Telegram notifications now show avatarsTelegram does not maximize itself anymore when a call is accepted or cancelled from the call view

Google OAuth integration was modified due to Google blocking the out-of-band (OOB) authorization requests in Feb 2023Cancelling an OAuth2 account creation (MS 365) does not crash the Settings app anymore

Ringtones stored on a memory card can now be attached and it remains attached (as long as the card is available)

The schedule of Nextcloud backup fixed

Bluetooth service can be restarted with Sailfish Utilities 18Closing an inactive app (that had used Bluetooth) does not disconnect Bluetooth from the current appEliminated excessive CPU usage (by oFono) after disconnecting a Bluetooth headset

Share option added to the context menu when opening an imageAbility to control video encoder bitrate during a WebRTC call addedTapping hyperlinks should work betterBackground gradients cleaned from input elements. This should improve the visibility of buttons and input fields on different websitesURL string is encoded before copying to the clipboard [Thank you Peter G alias nephros]Credentials saving error fixed. Remembered credentials are now accepted also if the user selects “Remember” at the second (or further) login attemptDark mode is now supported, with an option to match the current ambience

Cancelled events are no more deleted automaticallyCardDav sync with Nextcloud fixed. Relative redirects did not work

Calendar app has now the month, week and day views, arranged as tabs [Thank you Damien C]Strike out cancelled events more consistently, also in cover and day views [Thank you Damien C]Show daylight saving time (DST) change indication in the month view [Thank you Damien C]Cancelled events are shown differently nowUnnamed events are allowedCalendar alarms are not played in the “Do not disturb” modeVisibility settings of the Exchange calendar are kept over phone rebootsSeveral other technical improvements