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NEWS: update for 1.18 with changes since rc1

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Aleksander Morgado
2021-09-08 11:54:37 +02:00
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@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ The following notes are directed to package maintainers:
* Building from git no longer requires autoconf-archive, the needed AX_ macros
are now shipped inside m4/.
* In addition to building from a source release tarball, or building from git
checkouts using the GNU autotools suite (autoconf/automake/libtool), this
release includes the initial support for the meson build system. The meson
port is not fully complete yet, as there are some missing things in the doc
generation and test steps, but for system integration or development
purposes, the port should be fully operational. This major release, including
all its stable updates in the 1.18.x series, will be the last ones providing
support for GNU autotools. The next major release will likely be a meson-only
one, and will therefore not be based on a source release tarball any more,
but on specific git tags instead.
The most important features and changes in this release are the following:
* Data session multiplexing can now be enabled in QMI and MBIM modems, e.g. so
@@ -110,6 +121,11 @@ The most important features and changes in this release are the following:
is removed, even if we lose some of the information that we were providing
in the interface.
* Location interface:
** The multi-sentence NMEA trace support is updated to include additional
possible trace types in addition to GSV (e.g. ALM, GSV, RTE, SFI) and also
when coming from other constellations, not just GPS.
* SIM:
** New 'PreferredNetworks' property and 'SetPreferredNetworks' method,
implemented using '+CPOL' for generic AT modems and 'NAS Get/Set Preferred
@@ -126,9 +142,9 @@ The most important features and changes in this release are the following:
feature, this is no longer true, and if possible the daemon will always
try to switch the module to raw-ip, and fallback to 802.3 only if raw-ip
is unsupported.
** Enabled both AT and QMI indications for the messaging interface, so that
new SMS events are reported via both channels. This solves issues seen
in the Pinephone when waking up from suspend.
** Enabled both AT and QMI indications for the messaging and voice interfaces
so that new SMS and call events are reported via both channels. This
solves issues seen in the Pinephone when waking up from suspend.
** Enabled network reject indications.
** If operator name not updated through standard indications, it will be
explicitly queried with 'NAS Get Plmn Name'.
@@ -142,7 +158,8 @@ The most important features and changes in this release are the following:
the hardware tx/rx endpoints with the logical ones in the QMI protocol.
** Implemented support for the Voice interface and its operations, not only
standard voice call management, but also support for the supplementary
services.
services. Voice call management will be done completely using QMI, even
if the new call indications are notified via AT URCs.
* MBIM:
** Implemented support for Dual SIM in non-QMI MBIM devices, using the