What we should expect from updates 6 and 7
From the Sailfish dev mailing list, Soumya Bijal, Jolla product manager, gave us an hint on features for the forthcoming update 6 and 7. Please notice that the update 6, early expected for this week, has been shifted to the next one. The update 6 (expected for the forthcoming week) will bring:
- 4G support for users in Finland, Hong Kong and Estonia.
- New events view sub-page for displaying Facebook notifications.
- File picker and real tabs support in browser.
- Personalise shortcuts on lockscreen pull-down menu.
- Support for additional Bluetooth profiles: PBAP and HID.
- Support for traditional and simplified Chinese Handwriting Recognition in virtual keyboard.
- Quick access to Sailfish OS updates in Settings.
The update 7 expected for 7-14th June) will bring:
- LTE enabled for every country/operator which support 3 (1800Mhz),7 (2600Mhz) and 20 (800Mhz) bands.
- Folder support in app launcher area.
- Google contacts 2-way sync.
- Save unsent messages as drafts when messages app is pushed to background.
- Option to clear browser history only.
- Clean cookies from browser.
- “Do not track” option under Browser settings.
- Enable quick scrolling feature in Sailfish views.
Remember that this is just a part of the planned roadmap, including only high-level features and it’s subject to change. Furthermore, it doesn’t include any low-level update (packages, libraries, etc). Source
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