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Volla OS 13

23. March 2024 (beta)

System has been Upgraded to all-new Android 13, with more features, security & privacy fixes, Update Now to enjoy a refreshed experience! For technical reasons this release is only available for Volla Phone 22, Volla Phhone X23 and Volla Phone X23E. However we will continue to also introduce Volla OS specific innovations for updates of Volla Phone of first generation and Volla Phone X.

Important note: BACKUP YOUR CONTACTS TO RECOVER THEM AFTER THE UPDATE, if they are stored in the system database and you don't use contact synchronization with the sync app or any other app. See the note for known issu

Enhancement

  • Integrates the Performance & Battery Optimization offered by Android 13.
  • System Updater has Local Upgrade option now
  • Updated System apps and enhanced overall stability
  • Pre-installed screen reader for blind an visually impaired people
  • Neaby sharing
  • Better audio quality thanks to spatial sound

Security & Privacy

  • Updated Security Patch to March 2024
  • Update and automatic update funktion for security mode templates
  • Introducing microG toggle for quick settings
  • Re-enables app network permission
  • Per app network permission settings within security mode
  • Per app notification permission
  • Per app lanaguage setting
  • Runtime permission for notifications
  • Separation of permission for location access and nearby devices
  • Clipboard with time limit
  • Hiding sensitive content from clipboard is possible now
  • Granular media permissions with separate permissions for apps to request access to different types of media, instead of the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
  • Photo picker allows users to select media files without granting access to their entire media library
  • Updated APN Configurations from latest mtk release
  • Upstream MediaTek specific security and feature Patches

Bug fixes

  • Improved Security Mode
  • Updated Volla Boot Manager
  • Fixed conflict of permanent VPN and app network setting

Known Issues

  • Contact in system contact data base will be lost because of new data base scheme.
  • Missing VoWifi support

Volla OS 12

23. March 2024 (beta)

  • Introduction of micoG toggle within security mode
  • Introduction of a pre-installed screen reader for blind an visually impaired people
  • Introdzction of updated Volla Boot Manager for Volla Phone X
  • Android March security update
  • Update and automatic update funktion for security mode templates

Known issues

  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

28. - 29. February 2024

  • Introduction of Pico text to speech (TTS)
  • Fix for checkbox and textbox colors of the quick toggle of the securoty mode
  • Android February security update

Known issues

  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

2. February 2024

  • Re-Introduction of Vollaboard, that was missinf in the last release
  • Fix for volume control for calls (Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)

Known issues

  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

30. January 2024

  • Re-introduction of quick settings toggle for security mode
  • Replacement of time server to the service of the German data center operator Hetzner
  • Updated APN data base for mobile data connection
  • Android January security update
  • Fix for torch light, that had a weak brightness after 2nd activation (Volla Phone X23)

Known issues

  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken volume control for some phone calls with internal small speaker (Volla Phone 22 and Volla Phone X23)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

30. Dezember 2023

  • Introduction of Volla Board beta for speech to text
    • Open system settings, systems, languages and input, display keboard
    • Tap on list entry to manage display keyboards
    • Activate Vollaboard
    • If you tap in a textfield afterwards, for example in the springboard, you can select the voice input by tapping onf the mic button.
    • Tap on the gear button of the Vollaboard to setup speech recognition.
    • Tap on the download button to select the language model for downloading and installation.
  • Android December security update
  • APN Database update for LTE data connection
  • Fix for long press of extra button (Volla Phone X23)

Known issues

  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

28. bis 30. November 2023

  • Android November security update
  • Completely redesigned Volla Boot Manager (Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)
    • Simplified installation of another operating system for multi boot
    • After automized setup of the sd card tap on "free space" and select operating system
    • Optionaly you can decrease the size of the partition for the operating system to add another one or external storage later
    • Support of Ubuntu Touch as a second operating system for both devices
    • Fix for some previously not supported sd cards
  • Fix for colume control for hands free calls (Volla Phone 22)
  • Fix for main camera resolution (Volla Phone X23)
  • Fix for slow motion (Volla Phone X23)
  • Fix for battery drain (volla Phone X23)

Known issues

  • Speech to text is still pending. The feature is expected for December update.
  • Missing VoWifi support
  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Ethernet internet connection (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)

29. Octiber 2023 (Volla Phone 22)

  • Android October security update
  • Fix for wrong serial number
  • Fix for volume control for hands free call mode

Known issues

  • Speech-to-text not yet published

28. October 2023 (Volla Phone X23)

  • Android October security update
  • Fix for not recognized SIMs by firmware update
  • Fix for FM radio app

Known issues

  • Speech-to-text not yet published

26. - 29. October 2023 (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X

  • Android October security update

Known issues

  • Missing audio I/O for phone calls with USB-C headset (Volla Phomme of 1st generation)
  • Broken Miracast streaming (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone X)
  • Speech-to-text not yet published

12. September 2023

  • Hot fix for package cache

11. September 2023 (Volla Phone of 1st generation, Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)

  • Introducing Ubuntu Touch for multi boot feature (Volla Phone X23)
  • Introducing eSIM support and management (Volla Phone X23)
  • Introducing Wifi internet access and hotspot at the same time (Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)
  • Hidden IMSI number for SUPL requests for A-GPS
  • Removed deprecated Android Beam
  • Renoved NFC trigger for deprecated system profile management
  • Fix for random reboots, if 2nd SIM card slot is used (Volla Phone 23)
  • Fix for crashing AOSP Mail app at startup (Volla Phone of 1st generation)
  • Fix for audio over USB-C (Volla Phone of 1st generation)
  • Fix for lost internet connection if permanent VPN connection is activated in system settings
  • Fix for not applied battery charging limit (Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)
  • Fix for sd card partitioning arror in Volla Boot Manager (Volla Phone X23)
  • Fix for missing volume control for hands free calls (Volla Phone 22)
  • Fix for missing vibration for user interaction with system user interface
  • Fix for missing swipe gesture support of fingerprint sensor to open quick settings
  • Mali GPU security patch
  • Updated vendor libraries, firmware & modem driver from Mediatek security update (Volla Phone 22, Volla Phone X23)
  • Updated Android security uodate

Known issues

  • No avualable OS for multi boot feature (Volla Phone 22)
  • VoWifi is not working for most carrier
  • Audio over USB-C is not owrking for phone calls (Volla Phone of 1st generation)
  • In some cases, SIM cards are not recognized in Volla Phone 23. In this case, use the other SIM slot.
  • In some cases, the device cannot log into the Wifi hotspot of a Fritzbox. Please change the encryption to WPA/WPA2-Personell.

In preparation

  • Ubuntu Touch update for multi boot feature (Volla Phone 22)
  • Speech to text as announced for Volla OS 12
  • Text to speech

25. June 2023 (Volla Phone)

  • Default Volla launcher with Signal integration
  • Android 12 base system
  • Android securty patch from June 5, 2023
  • New lockscreen with dynamic clock size
  • New system font for all apps including launcher
  • New default wallpaper
  • New security features like global camera and microphone toggle
  • MitID suppport for Danish users

Known issues

  • Postponed release of speech-to-text

Volla OS 11.1

16. June 2023 (Volla Phone 22)

  • Recent Android Security Patch
  • Preparation for Volla OS 12 update with warning regarding 2nd operating system

11. January 2023

  • Fix for infinite start-stop-loop of launcher, if updates where made from older launcher releases

29. Dezember 2022

  • Introducing optional activation of microG for simulating Google Play Services
  • Introducing black and white list templates for security mode
  • Android security update of December
  • Fix for finishing calls if called party rejects a call

Known issues

  • Login to Google account in microG settings fails

29. October 2022 (Volla Phone X)

  • Fix for Volla Boot Manager. In some cases a serious error message was shown with inserted SD card.

23. October 2022 (Volla Phone X)

  • Introduction of multi boot feature with Ubuntu Touch as a 2nd operating system
  • Fixes and improvements of the recent update for Volla Phone and Volla Phone 22

17. October 2022 (Volla Phone, Volla Phone 22)

  • Option for Sailfish OS as a 2nd operating system (Volla Phone 22 only)
  • Enhanced security mode settings:
    • Added back button to action bar and excluded its app from recent to have constant UX with settings app
    • Added clear all button to remove all the domains in list
    • Added import button, to import list of domains to block from file. File syntax is quite simple. Lines starting with # are ignored as comments and as the other lines if matches with a domain pattern gets included
    • Fixed potential battery loss due to DNS service small crashes
    • Fixed handling removed apps in case they’re included in the blocked apps list
  • Fix for lost IMEI numbers after installing Volla OS with UBports installer
  • Optional limitation of battery charging level to protect the battery, if the device is

13. September 2022 (Volla Phone 22)

  • Fix for random reboots

11. September 2022 (Volla Phone, Volla Phone X)

  • Introduces Security mode
  • Security Update
  • Overall performance improvement

Known issues

  • Receiving a MMS reply creates a new conversation group

23. August 2022 (Volla Phone 22)

  • Performance improvement with fix of delays while typing

Known issues

  • Random reboots (fixed in recent beta release)
  • Battery drain in security mode without domain definition

17. May 2022

  • Re-introducing Miracast streaming

15. May 2022

  • Fix for failing IMS registration on Volla Phone.
  • Fix for failing connection to the Volla Phone as a wifi hotspot.
  • Intermediate file access rights similar to Android 10.

2. May 2022

  • Major release update based on Android 11
  • Customized AOSP messenger app with adjusted colors
  • Customized AOSP phone app with adjusted colors as recommended primary phone app
  • Limited shared file store access as part of Android 11 security improvement

Known issues

  • Missing IMS registration for parallel phone calls and data transfer on Volla Phone.
  • Missing IP-Address for other devices using the hotspot feature on Volla Phone.

Known issues

  • If you miss contacts from your SIM card you can import them with the following steps:
    1. Open the phone app.
    2. Dial *#*#4636#*#*.
    3. Tap on the first menu entry for phone information.
    4. Select importing the SIM contacts from the three-dot-menu in the upper right corner.

Volla OS 10.1 (Volla Phone X)

25 April 2022

  • Patched updater app to enable major release update

3 January 2022

  • Fixed bug for photos taken with the front camera that were not saved.
  • December 5 security patch.

5 December 2021

  • Fixed connection to Vodafone network in Germany
  • Fixed connection to Hide.me VPN with automatic protocol selection.
  • Changed network connection check from gstatic.com to own server in Germany.

14 October 2021

  • Includes the AOSP October security patch
  • Wifi optimization by fixing 40Mhz channel of 2.4Ghz band
  • Adding a non Google Network Location Provider (NLP) from Mozilla for faster location access of Assisted Global Positioning Service (A-GPS)
  • Optimization of battery consumption behaviour

13 September 2021

  • Fix for some apps with a web view, that crashed before
  • Fix for charging mode, that shows an animated battery

Known issues

  • Charging mode starts with an empty battery image

Volla OS 10.0 (Volla Phone)

26 April 2022

  • Patched updater app to enable major release update

Known issues

  • Sometimes, the screen is black, if you tap on the home button or unlock the device. Just tap on the screen to get the springboard.

31 January 2022

  • Security Patch from January 2022
  • Alternative location service (Unified NLP) for AGPS
  • Fixed visibility of backup feature in system settings

11 December 2021

  • Security Patch from October 2021
  • Fixed connection to Hide.me VPN with automatic protocol selection.
  • Changed network connection check from gstatic.com to own server in Germany.

26 September 2021

  • Startup wizard with including restore option
  • System light/dark mode switch from Volla launcher

Known issues

  • In some cases, the backup option is not shown in the system settings

13 September 2021

  • Fixed location service error message
  • Fixed charging mode, that starts with a Volla logo now
  • Introduced backup option
  • Introduced color switch for simple apps

Known issues

  • Startup wizard including restore option form backup not yet implemented
  • System light/dark mode switch from Volla launcher not yet working

23 August 2021

  • Fixed download error of updates for users, that are resetting their device to factory settings.

Known issues

  • Some apps like the camera show an error message for a missing location service. However, a location service is available on the system and can be used in the map app.

15 August 2021

  • Fixed errors that occurred when opening, saving, exporting or moving files.
  • Fixed system font errors that caused some web pages to display text in small caps and to miss characters on a non-Latin keyboard.
  • Fixed an error that caused changed system sounds to be reset after restarting the device.

Known issues

  • Update fails on devices that have been reset to factory defaults. A solution for these users is in the works. In the meantime, an update can be performed via the SD card in this case.
  • Some apps like the camera show an error message for a missing location service. However, a location service is available on the system and can be used in the map app.

26 July 2021

  • Update to AOSP 10 base system
  • System wide dark mode option
  • Update of system apps, in particular Settings, MMS/SMS and E-Mail

Known issues

  • It may take some seconds before you can enter your SIM PIN after the first start
  • Keyboard is not preset for dark mode
  • Not exact margins of lock screen clock widget