@Zer0 Then I don't understand what the section I quoted is actually saying.
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RE: [Release] HomeSpike v1.0 — a real home screen for Ubuntu Touch (multi-page, dock, drag-to-reorder, three placement modes, true multitasking)
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RE: [Release] HomeSpike v1.0 — a real home screen for Ubuntu Touch (multi-page, dock, drag-to-reorder, three placement modes, true multitasking)
True multitasking + reliable home: BFB or the spread home button always returns to HomeSpike; running apps stay alive in the background and resume instantly when re-tapped
So apps are no longer suspended when not in focus? How does this impact how long the battery lasts between charges?
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Looking for Testers: Ubuntu Touch 26.04-1.x (Early version)
Hey everyone,
Looking for people willing to test an early build of Ubuntu Touch based on Ubuntu 26.04. This is a hidden channel, so you'll need to switch to it manually using system-image-cli or enable hidden channels in the installer.
Fair warning: this is an early release, bugs are expected and very much part of the deal. That said, I'm running it as my daily driver, so it's functional enough for real-world use.
What's New (some of them, there are many)
This is a proper Ubuntu 26.04 base, not just a package bump. The big changes compared to the current stable channel:
Qt6 + QtWebEngine 6.10 — The browser stack is fully upgraded to Qt6. This is a significant change that affects Morph browser and anything using the web engine. Better web compatibility, better performance. This is probably the most impactful change for daily use.
Qt5 also updated — Qt 5.15.13 → 5.15.18 across the board.
Core system updated — glibc 2.39 → 2.43, Python 3.12 → 3.14, GCC 14 → 16, LLVM 17 → 21, GStreamer 1.24 → 1.28, PulseAudio 16.1 → 17.0, Boost 1.83 → 1.90, OpenSSL 3.0 → 3.5, systemd patched for 26.04, and more.
New packages — Qt6 variants of many Lomiri components are now shipping alongside Qt5 (content-hub, download-manager, online-accounts, action-api, ui-toolkit, etc.), which is the groundwork for a full Qt6 UI transition down the road. Morph browser now ships as morph-browser-qt6 / morph-webapp-container-qt6.
Maliit now has a Qt6 inputcontext alongside Qt5.
How to Switch
Run the following on your device:
sudo system-image-cli --switch 26.04-1.x/arm64/android9plus/dailyCurrently Available Devices
Codename Device FP5 Fairphone 5 Q25 Zinwa Q25 (BlackBerry Classic restomod) Spacewar Nothing Phone (1) algiz Volla Phone Quintus ansuz Volla Phone Plinius jingpad_a1 JingLing JingPad A1/C1 mimameid_h12 Volla Phone 22 (Halium 12) mimir Volla Tablet vidofnir_esim Volla Phone X23 (eSIM) yggdrasil Volla Phone yggdrasilx Volla Phone X If your device isn't listed, it's not on this channel yet or not gotten the image enlargement yet.
Reporting Bugs
Report them right here in this thread. Include:
- Your device model
- What you were doing when it happened
- Any error messages or logs if you have them
- Whether it's reproducible
Given the Qt6 browser switch, pay particular attention to anything web-related, sites that break (or start working
), performance issues, crashes in Morph, webapp containers not loading, that kind of thing. That's where the most interesting bugs are likely to be right now.Also please report broken apps.
Every report helps. Even "everything works fine" is useful data.
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RE: ‘Welcome’ message after system startup ... see photo
@vince.vs The path is. Not a (full) filesystem path
Rather this is probably the left-overs of some app that shared status info to the greeter infographic, which you have since uninstalled. -
RE: I wanna go home
@kugiigi I see, I haven't used UT in a few months, so I might've missed a few things.
These things you think you might have missed have been implemented for years, so even the few months ago that you used UT last, you should have come across them.
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RE: Trying to return Pixel 3a to stock firmware
My Pixel 3a running Ubuntu Touch 24.04 (24.04-1.3) abruptly stopped being able to send/receive texts/calls a few weeks ago.
Did your carrier completely switch over to VoLTE and switch off 2g/3g for calls? That would explain the sudden inability to receive or place calls.
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RE: UT kernel security question
@idonthatevests that would depend on what exactly needs patching. If it is some.module that is loaded at initialization time, but is packaged separately, then a new root image would carry the patch. If it is the kernel itself that needs patching, then the port maintainers would have to step up.
