[Release notes] Verla 4.2.0

@jovirkku a really nice update and improvement of the OS, but two things that i realize. The restarting after shutting down tge phone still hasn’t been fixed and at first try, i got an error, that that the update could not be installed. Then i restarted, had to download the update again, which then was 1 MB big. But then the installation went fine :slight_smile:

Indeed just noticed that it isn’t possible to install an app with Storeman. I did not remove that long list before the update. Never seen such a weird update before.

Sorry I completely forgot to mention it: I’m using the licensed version of SFOS :slight_smile:

Looks like you’re correct :slight_smile: I don’t know why I thought there were some additional steps, sorry about that. SFOS 4.2 is indeed available to me now as an update. On a side note, in the “Developer tools” menu, there is an option to “Enable developers updates”, which is unchecked at the moment. When I switch that option on, I’m presented with another menu, asking for my username, my password, and an SSU domain. Problem is, I have absolutely no idea what an SSU domain is :smiley:

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Good, that it works! You don’t need that. I think that is for Jolla internal development releases only or some closed Beta tests or something like that.

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Hi. In changelog is written that problem with MCE not providing memory level should be fixed. See original report: [4.1.0.24][Xperia 10 II] Unknown memory level reported by MCE

Today I update my Xperia 10 II and I don’t see /dev/memnotify device on my phone. Was it upgraded properly? Do I have proper kernel build?

[root@Xperia ~]# uname -a 
Linux Xperia 4.14.239 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Aug 6 06:27:00 UTC 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux

I started mce with --verbose flag (edit systemd unit file) and it logs to journal:

modules/memnotify.c: g_module_check_init(): memnotify not available

edit: I got reply in original thread. TLDR: Further tuning of memory limits may be needed…

Storeman does not work anymore, even after removing the app and installing Storeman installer.
I am grateful for every update but the most important features are still not functioning or missing:
making video calls with e.g. Telegram,
a properly working GPS
sharing facilities

Close button removed from the browser toolbar

That’s my go-to button to close tabs, and I’m not sure I agree with this change :smiley:
I guess I have to change my ways now.

For a real “yay!” - mpris by default! Yay! :slight_smile:

That’s for developers updates (as the name states :slight_smile: ) and something quite different from the Early Access that we’re talking about here. I assume it’s for Jolla developers whilst they’re testing/implementing updates, and as such us end users aren’t supposed to enable it.

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The update to 4.2.0.19 went flawlessly on my end :slight_smile: Thank you very much to the whole Jolla team for all your hard work, really appreciated.

Cheers, Samuel

My XperiaX update stopped when the progress bar was at 100%. I waited a while and forced a boot knowing that at the end I can have a bricked phone. Though the phone booted normally. One good notice is that now I can see what I write on this forum. Thx

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The same here on XA2… Waited for an hour and made hard reboot. Device rebooted twice. After that tried to update via ssu, downloaded some files and finished. Seems ok now.

Link to Browser not working, e.g. if you click on a link in a mail northing happens.

For me sometimes when unlocking, the screen, just slowly wakes up, and stay quite dark in the beginning. Never had that before…

Like 50-60% of edge swipes are failing now, especially while the App Grid is opened. Am I the only one experiencing this?

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unfortunately sound on my xperia 10 ii is still not working (see No sound - No microphone). Is there any chance to get this fixed somehow?

There no word about problems with scrolling the text prediction list, but it seems to be fixed. At least in my Xperia X and 10. :smiley:

Just updated my Xperia 10 II from 4.1 with no issue in the update process. No major issue so far.
Update 2021-09-02:

  • problem: Contacts in People no longer show pictures. The only way to add picture is to take a photo…
  • problem: Ordinary timer alarm did not play, but pops-up every minute or so (restarting phone solved the problem temporarily
  • problem: after 15 h uptime, phone blocks from time-to time (GUI freeze)
  • some application appear unstable: Fernschriber, Pure maps)

Wifi on all Android apps not working with flight mode on - wifi on. XA2.

No fix yet - the text prediction bar can get stuck. In such a case, try dragging the whole keyboard sideways, even as far as to another keyboard (another language). This should release the prediction bar.

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