Purism share its November 2019 Librem 5 Linux software on smartphone updates. Librem 5 is a user privacy and encryption at the core of free and open source Linux smartphone, which runs Debian-based GNU / Linux operating system, desktop environments KDE Plasma Mobile or GNOME Shell, running only open source applications.
In this update, they fix the audio routing, and a variety of application changes. Specific updates are as follows:
- Fixed audio routing Librem 5 Birch batches, so that the Linux smartphones can actually work as a phone. Currently, the phone seems to be working properly.
- Documentation updates.
- Improving integration between applications "chat" and "Contact."
- Screen keyboard improvement, especially in horizontal layout.
- Improved small keyboard means for dialing program through libhandy.
- WWAN modem software support handover by the window title bar.
- Continue to improve the power to generate less heat and improving battery life. Some kernel work in progress, but it seems not much progress.
- It supports Bluetooth audio.
- Other patches
For more details, see the Release Notes .
Reference News: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Librem-5-November-19-Software