webOS OSE 2.20.0 Release Notes

Release date: March 07, 2023

This version corresponds to the GitHub releases from build #528 to build #560.

New and Changed Features

Core Applications

System UI

• Home

  • Fixed an issue where the Enter key didn’t work if the user activated the virtual keyboard multiple times

• Status Bar

  • Changed icons
  • Added a feature that connects Wi-Fi through the status bar

System

• Settings
  • You can now check a list of Wi-Fi ever connected.
  • Changed the UI framework to Sandstone

Sample Apps

• Displays a red indicator on WebEX browser tab to inform the user that the audio or video is in use

Application Framework

SDK

• Added telegraf for resource monitoring
  • Added a new API to support telegraf service: com.webos.service.sdkagent

Web

• Enact
  • Updated Enact CLI from v5.0.2 to v5.1.0
  • Updated Enact framework from v4.5.0 to v4.5.1

Managers & Services

App

• WAM

  • Fixed an issue where the primary display didn’t show properly if the screen resolution of the primary display was larger than that of the secondary display
  • Fixed an issue where using a mouse in the secondary display made the Home app disappear
  • Fixed an issue where skipping videos using shortcuts (number keys + Enter keys) didn’t work

• appinstalld2

  • Fixed an issue where the com.webos.applicationService/remove method didn’t delete apps completely

Display

• LSM
  • Retired method: com.webos.surfacemanager/closeByAppId

Connectivity

• Network Mgr
  • Fixed an issue where the com.webos.service.wifi/setstate method didn’t enable Wi-Fi
  • Fixed an issue where the com.webos.service.wifi/tethering/getMaxStationCount method didn’t pass its return values
  • Retired API: com.webos.service.uwb

Misc.

• Sys Service
  • Reduced an initial delay when webOS OSE operates as a CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) client

Intelligence

• AI Service
  • Updated tensorflow-lite to v2.9.3
  • Added an Auto Delegation library

External Device

• PDM
  • Fixed an issue where the com.webos.service.pdm/getAttachedNonStorageDeviceList method didn’t pass its return values (videoDeviceList > subDeviceList)
  • Supports toast notifications when connecting/disconnecting HID and USB storage devices

Base Components

i18n / l10n

• Updated localization tools’ version

Connectivity

• ConnMan
  • Fixed an issue where mock GPS didn’t work properly on the webOS OSE emulator
  • Fixed an issue where Wi-Fi was not connected using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol
  • Fixed an issue where the com.webos.service.connectionmanager/getStatus method didn’t pass its return values (proxyinfo, gateway, netmask)

Web Engine

• Blink
  • Changed the default build option for webruntime and WAM to Clang.

Emulator

• Fixed an issue where HTML5 videos were not played in the emulator

Build System & SCM

• Pre-built images are available. See GitHub Releases.

Others

• New shortcuts:
  • Take a screenshot: Ctrl + Alt + F9 (Stored in /tmp/screenshots)
  • Delete all screenshots: Ctrl + Alt + F10

Known Issues

• The volume icon in the Status bar is not displayed as a muted icon when the volume level is zero.
• The volume level in the Status bar shows a wrong value after flashing a webOS OSE image.
• Videos and audio cannot be paused when the pause button is pressed through Bluetooth.
• White screen displays when the Web Browser app is launched.
• Temporarily unable to generate the NDK installer file (.sh).