Call for testing: Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.3

sixwheeledbeast

Overall 24.04-1.2 seemed to work perfect in my day to day usage.
Whereas 1.3 has some occasional quirks/regressions/differences? that are noticeable to me but not breaking enough to remember or make a note of each of them while out at work.
This signal strength was a noticeable one, I know the nearest mast is not far away and I know what is displayed now is very different to 1.2. Which is correct/accurate is another matter, if it's correct that's fine but ultimately people want to know at a glance if they can make a call and an empty triangle with even poor signal is not a helpful indicator if a call would be possible. Is there a different symbol for no signal as I haven't seen it? I believe you have to pull down and look at the carrier showing "Searching..." for this?
Another change I can remember is cellular data, before I could open the default browser anywhere and just browse straight away. Now intermittently with no WiFi available the browser will not have a data connection, the quick way I found to resolve this is shuffle cellular data off and on again.

projectmoon

@sixwheeledbeast said:

Overall 24.04-1.2 seemed to work perfect in my day to day usage.
Whereas 1.3 has some occasional quirks/regressions/differences? that are noticeable to me but not breaking enough to remember or make a note of each of them while out at work.
This signal strength was a noticeable one, I know the nearest mast is not far away and I know what is displayed now is very different to 1.2. Which is correct/accurate is another matter, if it's correct that's fine but ultimately people want to know at a glance if they can make a call and an empty triangle with even poor signal is not a helpful indicator if a call would be possible. Is there a different symbol for no signal as I haven't seen it? I believe you have to pull down and look at the carrier showing "Searching..." for this?
Another change I can remember is cellular data, before I could open the default browser anywhere and just browse straight away. Now intermittently with no WiFi available the browser will not have a data connection, the quick way I found to resolve this is shuffle cellular data off and on again.

I have noticed some similar things as well. Also having to reboot the phone way more often than normal because something gets funky. It's not like it's ALL the time, but it is a noticeable increase. I've also had the phone outright freeze completely when something too big in the browser was happening.

messayisto

@projectmoon I can confirm this exactly. I have to reboot more often, today i.e. I couldnt stop a call, so every day something weird is happening. volla quintus, 24.04-1.3 rc

Linus67

@ralf
I tested on three Pixel 3a devices for one week. No active use. All background services turned off. Location services and Bluetooth also turned off.

The same behavior occurred on every device. When I turn on Wi-Fi, power consumption increases dramatically.

Without Wi-Fi: 1 to 2% per hour
With Wi-Fi: 4 to 6% per hour

Linus67

I found the reason for my increased battery drain when using Wi-Fi.
On January 26, 2026, I installed an app called "UB Connect" from the OpenStore. ubconnect
I uninstalled it shortly after. The app wasn't uninstalled cleanly, and a ubconnect.daemon.service remained in the system.
Whenever Wi-Fi was turned on, this daemon would automatically start, but it failed because the app was missing. This prevented Ubuntu Touch from going into power-saving mode after the screen was turned off.

After uninstalling and deleting all leftover files from the ubconnect app, Ubuntu Touch goes back into power-saving mode with Wi-Fi on, and the battery consumption is minimal like with mobile data.

Linus67

I've found the cause of the increased battery drain on Wi-Fi.

Clear the list of saved Wi-Fi connections:
Go to Wi-Fi -> Wi-Fi Settings -> Saved Networks and tap “Forget” next to all the networks. Then reconnect to your home Wi-Fi network. After that, battery drain in standby mode will return to a minimum of < 2% per hour.

ralf

@Linus67 said:

I've found the cause of the increased battery drain on Wi-Fi.

Clear the list of saved Wi-Fi connections:
Go to Wi-Fi -> Wi-Fi Settings -> Saved Networks and tap “Forget” next to all the networks. Then reconnect to your home Wi-Fi network. After that, battery drain in standby mode will return to a minimum of < 2% per hour.

Did that and it seems to work. Battery drain is in normal levels again. Weird quirk, though...

gpatel-fr

@domubpkm

This problem has been fixed in current code, since it was merged 8 days ago today it was before the cut for this release. Not sure if it will be scheduled for next stable 24.04 release.

gpatel-fr

@sixwheeledbeast

I have added a comment on my MR to point that the bug existed before 1.3. I have managed to revert my phone to 1.1 and I see the exact same thing.

If anyone having a 20.04 phone read this, it would be interesting to check if this problem (switching the bluetooth indicator in the battery page has no effect) occurred on this old version.

gpatel-fr

gpatel-fr said:

fix it.

this Bluetooth indicator problem - that was not a regression at all in fact - is now fixed in 26.04 and the next stable version (24.04-1.4) will have it.

Vlad Nirky

@peat_psuwit
Hello Ratchanan.
Could you say me if bzip2 was present in earlier version of 24.04-1.x and has been removed in this one? (Some problems with OSM Scout Server users)

gpatel-fr

@Vlad-Nirky

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sudo system-image-cli -i
current build number: 3
device name: FP5
channel: 24.04-1.x/arm64/android9plus/stable
last update: 2026-06-12 13:19:07
version version: 3
version tag: 24.04-1.2
version rootfs: 2026-02-12T03:59:17Z_arm64_ubports/24.04-1.x_175_718b9c58bd8802cacb5507b06d6e30c53aaea337
version keyring: archive-master
version device: 20260211-25990
version boot: 20260211-10310
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ bzip2
-bash: bzip2: command not found