Software Update: Sailfish OS 4.3.0

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Jolla has released version 4.3.0 of its Sailfish OS. The name of this publication has been chosen Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site fortress on six islands just outside Helsinki in Finland. Sailfish can be used on Jolla C, Jolla Tablet and multiple Xperia devices. More information about this release and supported models can be found at this page are being found. Installation instructions are available here and there is also a Jolla topic on Got. The release notes for this release can be found below:

Update version history

2021-11-03: OS version 4.3.0.12 was released to Early Access subscribers as an over-the-air update.

Size of update

The download size of the update depends on the device type and on the OS version currently in the device. Some typical values are below:

Xperia X from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0: about 510 MB
Xperia XA2 from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0: about 740 MB
Xperia 10 from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0: about 480 MB
Xperia 10 II from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0: about 880 MB

stop release

Yes, 4.3.0 is a stop release 230†

Device models supported by Sailfish X

Jolla Phone is not supported anymore. OS release 3.4.0 was the last one for this device launched 7 years ago. The lowest supported kernel version of Sailfish 4 in the remaining Sailfish OS devices is 3.10. It is in Jolla C, Jolla Tablet and Xperia X. The instructions for installing Sailfish OS to Sony Xperia X, Xperia XA2, Xperia 10, and Xperia 10 II (mark 2) devices are here 2 – covering Windows, Linux, and macOS computers. Read this 2please, to learn about the Sailfish X licence.

The supported Sony Xperia 10 II models are:

10 II (mark 2) single SIM: XQ-AU51
10 II (mark 2) dual SIM: XQ-AU52

The supported Sony Xperia 10 models are:

10 single SIM: I3113 and I3123
10 dual SIM: I4113 and I4193
10 Plus single SIM: I3213 and I3223
10 Plus dual SIM: I4213 and I4293

The supported Sony Xperia XA2 models are:

XA2 single SIM b113 (also b123, b133)
XA2 dual SIM b113 (also b133)
XA2 Ultra single SIM b213 (also b223)
XA2 Ultra dual SIM b213 (also b233)
XA2 Plus single SIM b413
XA2 Plus dual SIM b413 (also b493)

The supported Sony Xperia X models are X single SIM F5121 and X dual SIM F5122

The supported Gemini PDA models are x25 and x27.

Contributions from Aurora OS

Here are some of the key features contributed by Open Mobile Platform to the Sailfish OS:

The new Browser menu can be closed with a drag gesture
History settings now display website icons and additional actions
Camera setting added to browser permissions
Leaving private mode is allowed also when no tabs exist
Several browser fixes and improvements
Tracker3 tasks into use
Several sandboxing improvements and fixes

Jolla appreciates the collaborative efforts of its partners and community to make Sailfish OS even better.

Release Highlights

The list below contains examples of new features (and some bug fixes) added to Sailfish OS, compared to the previous public release 4.2.0. The release notes of 4.2.0 can be found here†

3rd party APIs

A new API to the list of Harbour-allowed APIs: Amber Web Authorization Framework† Amber Web Authorization Framework is a library that allows applications to interact with remote services which use OAuth Framework for authorization.
All SDL application s need to be fixed because of a fix to touch input coordinate handling.

Ambiences

Fixed the generation of the ambience colour

Android App Support (Xperia XA2, 10 and 10 II)

Android apps can now be used to open files and web links , according to declared filetype, URI scheme and URL domain associations [beta]
Android apps also appear in the Sharing menu [beta]† For instance, sharing from Gallery to Whatsapp is easy.
Android system image is signed now. Many apps that previously complained of a rooted system work now.
Android App Support updated to September 2021 security patch level (10.0.0_r58).
Mobile data works for Android apps right after installing Android App Support
Meeting windows of Zoom video conferencing app are shown now
A fix helping Android apps to connect back to a WLAN network (from a mobile network) added

browser

The new Browser menu can now be closed with a drag
Showing address search results on Google map fixed
History settings now display website icons and additional actions
“Do not track” setting moved to browser Settings from “Clear browsing data” page
Camera setting added to browser permissions
Paused and hidden (screen turned off) Youtube playback can be resumed
“Search the web” option of the Top Menu fixed: it opens up the Browser and the keyboard now
Trying to save a web address with an incomplete URL to App Grid leads to a warning
Leaving private mode is allowed also when no tabs exist
Updates to terminology: 1. “Default home page” was renamed to “Start view”. 2. “Custom website” was changed to “Web page”
If “Close all tabs on exit” is in effect: the Home page (if set) or the “Start view” will be loaded when the Browser is started the next time
A bug was fixed where the login page was not shown when connecting to a captive portal

calendar

Several fixes to improve the Calendar [thank you Damien Caliste)]
Deletion of canceled occurrences on Exchange calendar handled better which makes event removals appear on Sailfish phone, too.
Fix opening of Calendar to show event page when there is already an event shown

Camera

Boosting of the camera (startup) added back (earlier removed by sandboxing)
Flash modes or video camera fixed

Connectivity

Mobile data fixed to work also right after installing Android App Support from the Store
Two separate fixes for “IPv4 not being enabled on mobile data when it is used in dual mode”
- After device boot up IPv4 did not get assigned on some devices (X10 II, for instance)
- When mobile data and WiFi are switched on/off and networking changes (typically, when shutting down WiFi while mobile data is enabled)
Improvements to the functionality of mobile certificate (of Finland)
Autoconnect round started with a back-off timer now

Device management (MDM)

AutoStart API regression fixed (used to automatically start selected apps on boot)

E-mail

Email startup boosted again (earlier removed by sandboxing)

Flashing (installing) OS to device

USB auto-suspend prevented when flashing with Linux

Gallery

Playback or H.265 video fixed
Video controls not showing for video files opened from outside of the Gallery app fixed

Haptics

Lack of vibration feedback in various apps fixed

Home screen

An issue fixed where unlocking with Quick Events gesture setting enabled using fingerprint opened to Events view instead of Home

location Media indexing

Tracker3 taken into use on Sailfish OS

Messages

Group matching fixed. Incoming messages do not end up in group chat when they belong to private chat
Send MMS page landscape layout fixed (4.2.0 regression)
Send MMS page now pops the page after sending the message

middleware

Allow D-Bus activation only through systemd

multimedia

Playback or H.265 video fixed
Video color format converted to a supported one before encoding (video calls on Browser). Changed API used for getting the list of supported color formats.

NFC

Fix for checking the presence of an acquired tag (which prevents the possibility of the NCF system from locking up)

phone

Dimmed phone cover getting stuck fixed

Sandboxing (app isolation)

Default sandboxing of all apps exists but is not enabled on 4.3.0 yet. It will be enabled on 4.4.0. On 4.3.0, the feature exists but it’s not enabled in the configuration file. By creating an appropriate config file you (a developer) can enable it to test the feature.
Improved security: many permissions dropped from the platform apps now that the sandboxing happens out-of-process
Browser, email and camera apps are sandboxed on release 4.3.0 and their startup is boosted
Several improvements and fixes

Security

Multiple security improvements, including Android security fixes, Web Auth API and sandboxing improvements
Support for OpenSSL 1.0 removed. This release no longer ships OpenSSL 1.0 libraries. So, if you are a maintainer of an app that uses OpenSSL 1.0 libraries, now is the time to upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.
Vulnerabilities fixed:
- c-ares v. 1.17.2: CVE-2021-3672
- curl v. 7.78.0: CVE-2021-22922, CVE-2021-22923, CVE-2021-22924, CVE-2021-22925, CVE-2021-22926
- fribidi v. 1.0.10: CVE-2019-18397
- glibc v. 2.30: CVE-2021-38604
- libtiff v.4.3.0: CVE-2011-0192
- libxml2 v. 2.9.12: CVE-2021-3541, CVE-2018-9251, CVE-2018-14567, CVE-2018-14404
- openssl v. 1.1.1l: CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2021-3711
- pcre v. 8.45: CVE-2020-14155, CVE-2019-20838
- ppp v.2.4.9: CVE-2020-8597
- python3 v. 3.8.11: CVE-2019-18348, CVE-2020-8492, CVE-2020-15523, CVE-2020-15801, CVE-2019-20907, CVE-2021-3426, CVE-2020-26116, CVE -2020-14422, CVE-2021-3177
- taglib v. 1.12: CVE-2018-11439

Settings

Remorse is now shown when toggling “Store debug symbols to home partition” in Settings > Developer tools

SIM

An issue fixed where SIM kit features (used for eg mobile authentication by some operators) could not be accessed for certain SIM cards

sharing

Android apps shown in sharing menu [beta]
Sharing menu coloring improved for better legibility on certain ambiences
Email sharing is no longer offered if the Email app is not installed
Bluetooth sharing progress bar flicker fixed

Text input

Unicode issues with the word prediction fixed on Xperia 10 II, which caused the prediction to offer wrong suggestions with certain languages like French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.
Number keyboard not responding to touch in landscape orientation fixed

tutorial

Skipping Tutorial allowed, for example when getting a new device but are an existing Sailfish OS user
Tutorial pulley menu chapter coloring issues fixed

UI components

Detail items (DetailItem) now support links

VPN

Credentials are kept safe when disconnecting from a network
Add IPv6 disable/block VPN settings for preventing data leak
Better support for ProtonVPN (and OpenVPN in general)

weather

Temperature forecast line does not dramatize nearly constant temperatures anymore

Device specific improvements Xperia 10 II

Text prediction fixed for certain languages like French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.
Ensured that HW codecs are loaded for Android apps, too

Sailfish OS Forum and TJC: Issues reported by the community and fixed in this update

Version number	4.3.0
Release status	Final
Website	Jolla
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License type	GPL