Blog posts tagged
"OTA update"

9 posts

Holly Hall
29 March 2023

3 reasons why OTA updates are important [Part II]

Article IoT

In the first part of this blog series, we covered what the term ‘OTA’ means and some key advantages and considerations of using OTA technology in IoT. Read more about what OTA means in the blog post here. Devices are everywhere but they all need maintenance. Maintaining household gadgets such as laptops, printers and smart

Holly Hall
29 March 2023

Nathan Hart
5 January 2023

Security in the smart home: considerations for device makers

Article IoT

When people think of home security they usually think of an alarm system with a keypad next to the door. These days, however, home security should have two meanings. I’m here to talk about the second: cybersecurity. In other words, security in the smart home. A recent investigation found that a shocking number of leading

Nathan Hart
5 January 2023

Holly Hall
24 October 2022

What does OTA mean? [Part I]

Article Internet of Things

In the second part of this blog series, we cover the top 3 reasons why OTA updates are important. Read more about the importance of OTA technology in the blog post here. OTA is a term commonly used when working with any type of device. Simply, the abbreviation OTA means ‘over-the-air’, and refers to the

Holly Hall
24 October 2022

Richard Collins
19 September 2016

Over-The-Air 13 has landed

Article Phone and tablet

Our latest OTA-13 has landed and we’re excited to share the key updates below! General Features Copy/paste can now be carried out with legacy apps   Settings and indicators New notifications panel with per-app settings for sound, vibrate, message bubble Keyboard indicator The updates panel has been reworked to improve...

Richard Collins
19 September 2016

Amrisha Prashar
19 July 2016

Over-The-Air 12: Go Big! Wirelessly connect your tablet

Article Phone and tablet

More updates and improvements! Our latest OTA-12 has just landed and we’re excited that you can now wirelessly connect your M10 tablet to a monitor! This gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from your tablet. All the services running from your tablet are now available on the desktop through just a wireless dongle

Amrisha Prashar
19 July 2016

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

The difference an OTA update can make!

Article Phone and tablet

Just over 2 months ago we launched our first convergence device, the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with partners BQ. Since then we’re constantly working to evolve the platform to provide better overall performance and speed with our Over-the-Air updates (OTA.) Our OTA updates are released approximately 6-8 weeks...

Amrisha Prashar
7 July 2016

Amrisha Prashar
5 February 2016

Phone Update: OTA-9

Article Phone and tablet

The full list of key Ubuntu Phone updates are provided below: Sound controls and playlist support from indicator controls A new Music app will be released shortly to utilise this feature Scopes Smooth refresh of contents Background audio playback supported with control via indicators System settings and Indicators...

Amrisha Prashar
5 February 2016

Canonical
19 November 2015

Phone Update: OTA-8

Article Phone and tablet

The full list of Ubuntu Phone updates are provided below: New weather application Improved Contacts sync (implements a new syncronisation engine) The sound indicator now provides audio playback controls – currently play and pause only, skip forward/skip backward to follow New Twitter scope includes the ability to...

Canonical
19 November 2015

Amrisha Prashar
19 October 2015

Phone update: OTA-7

Article Phone and tablet

The full list of Ubuntu Phone updates are provided below: Scopes Improved social media handling – support for ‘Likes’ and ‘Retweets’ Browser Add search to history view Improved context menu with options to download links Http basic auth support Gallery Support SVG format Soundcloud webapp now plays in the background Bug...

Amrisha Prashar
19 October 2015