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Major update for Jolla’s Sailfish OS brings Browser landscape mode, Camera zoom & much more.

January 31, 2014

A new software update for Sailfish OS is rolling out. This major update brings many new features like Browser landscape mode, Camera zoom, SMS support in Android runtime environment and much more. Check the full changelog below,

Changelog:

Landscape mode for Browser, gestures and notifications
Pinch to zoom support in Camera viewfinder
SMS support in Android runtime environment
Clearly distinguish Android apps from native apps in Store
Settings to disable/enable Quick call support in Phone app (from Settings->Apps->Phone)
‘Clear clipboard’ functionality
Delete all contacts in one go ( via pulley menu option in People app settings)
Improved recovery mode functionality introducing new features such as bootloader unlocking, shell and filesystem recovery options
Exchange ActiveSync policies introduced (‘DevicePasswordEnabled’ only)
Event location support to calendar events

How to update:

You need a working Jolla account configured on your device in order to receive update notifications. If you are unable to successfully configure the account, please visit account.jolla.com and try to reset your password.

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.

Fixes & improvements:

TOH

Fixes the issue with NFC leaking power when TOH is attached.
On connecting the Other Half, associated ambience will not change unless it is being used for the first time or the ambiance has been earlier marked as favourite.
Installed ambience is only activated if the Other Half has been changed.
Improvements in profile handling.

Accounts

Multiple accounts of the same service can now be differentiated by the display name entered in the ‘Account information’ field
Improved country list search while setting up new accounts
Fixes “account needs update” messages displayed for still-authenticated accounts

Settings

Fixes issues with sound profile due to ambience ringtone volume settings

Visual improvements in the UI

Performance improvements to pulley menus
Rendering improvements during scrolling through disabling subpixel dragging
Fixes to multi-line text editor layouts
Fixes the search field text clipping issue
Automatically close menus when an app goes to background
Commit composed text when user drags the cursor
Unfocused text fields are now less dim and more readable
Label fade effect made less aggressive

Camera

Audio quality Improvements to video recordings
Front camera now has a resolution of 2 Mpx in aspect ratio 4:3
Fixes an issue where images in certain conditions have very cold (blue) tones.

Calendar

Option to select calendar when creating an event

Gallery

Shows active image on the cover
Shows transferred mp4 videos if tapped on the video in the Transfer UI
Modifying email tone in Gallery Ambience album is actually taken into use now

People

Automatic SIM contacts availability can be turned off
Characters not part of locale alphabets are appended to the alphabet groups when required
Removes editor restriction on one detail of any specific type
Search indexes more information in the background
Search correctly distinguishes between diacritic forms for locales
Address format corrected for locale conventions
Contact favorite status can be changed from Messages and Phone
Duplicate IM addresses are suppressed
Cleared detail fields are removed rather than preserved
Email address field does not auto-capitalize
Import VCF file listing shows filename
VCF import creates nickname for contacts without sufficient identification
SIM contact modifications no longer lost after flight mode activated
‘Title’ field applies to organizational role, rather than name prefix
Fixes invalid link suggestions with Mail for Exchange
Fixes a crash after linking contacts

Bluetooth

Fixes audio issues with SE VH410 bluetooth headset
Bluetooth visibility timer no longer pauses when the device is in sleep mode

Browser

New tabs can be cancelled by navigating back
Fixes issues in saving content downloaded from password protected websites
Tab thumbnails now sorted in most recently used order
URL input method for search/url field
Fixes an issue in having wrong thumbnail in tab grid

Mail

Fixes an issue that prevents sending emails only with CC or BCC
Better visual separation between messages when replying to a email
Fixes an issue related to opening a html email via notification
Several improvements for the reply and reply all actions
Fixes an issue related to the handling of ‘reply-to’ header
Fixes an issue related to the handling of ‘In-Reply-To’ and ‘references’ message headers
Fixes an issue in the communication with SMTP servers that don’t accept authentication command in two steps
Fixes an issue related to email encoding
Fixes an issue that prevents the “Email info” page from scrolling