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Canonical
on 19 November 2015

Phone Update: OTA-8

OTA update

The full list of Ubuntu Phone updates are provided below:

  • New weather application
  • Improved Contacts sync (implements a new syncronisation engine)
  • The sound indicator now provides audio playback controls – currently play and pause only, skip forward/skip backward to follow
  • New Twitter scope includes the ability to tweeet, comment, follow and unfollow
  • New Book aggregator scope, with lots of regional content
  • The OTA version is now reported in Settings > About this phone
  • Location service now additionally provides location and heading information
  • Web browser now includes:
    • Media access permissions for sites
    • Top level bookmarks view
    • Thumbnails and grid view for Top Sites page
  • Ubuntu store: QtPurchasing based in-app-purchases(currently in pilot mode)
  • Various bug fixes: details can be found here

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