{"id":990,"date":"2024-07-30T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-touch-ota-5-new-update-rolls-out-to-ubuntu-phone-users\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:04:25","slug":"ubuntu-touch-ota-5-new-update-rolls-out-to-ubuntu-phone-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-touch-ota-5-new-update-rolls-out-to-ubuntu-phone-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Touch OTA-5: New Update Rolls Out to Ubuntu Phone Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The UBports Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 is here six months after the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ubuntu-touch-ota-4-rolls-out-to-linux-phone-users-with-various-improvements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ubuntu Touch OTA-4<\/a><\/strong> update as the fifth stable update based on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series. To update your devices, go to System Settings &gt; Updates.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Highlights include a more granular power profile system to distinguish sustained vs. interactive modes on supported devices and the ability to notify users if calendar synchronization fails due to authentication issues, prompting users for a new password if required.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>This release also fixes migration issues from Ubuntu Touch systems based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to an Ubuntu Touch release based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Various security updates and bug fixes are also included in this release, so check out the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ubports.com\/en\/blog\/ubports-news-1\/post\/ubuntu-touch-ota-5-focal-release-3933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">release announcement<\/a><\/em> for more details.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><p>Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 is available for 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, Sony Xperia X, Vollaphone, Vollaphone X, Vollaphone 22, Vollaphone X23, Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC \/ X3 devices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>There are some known issues in this release, such as a broken icon for the \u201cWaydroid Stop\u201d app entry for users of the Waydroid Helper app and disablement of the double-tap-to-wake gesture on some devices like the Google Pixel 3a) due to stability issues.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/ubports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UBports Foundation<\/a> (edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/author\/marius-nestor-68.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marius Nestor<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p><i>Last updated 2 seconds ago<\/i><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UBports Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets. 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