Summary of weekly development and testing activities by /e/OS developers and volunteers. Updated content has the 
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Server outage
Current status:
As you may be aware Murena Workspace and associated services have been impacted by an outage since Oct 6 19:50 CET. The various teams have been working to resolve the situation.
This is the current status.
- Email: fully working, but accessible only through desktop clients like Thunderbird- to configure a desktop client you can use this guide Create a free Murena Workspace account
- Murena cloud: a subset of services calendar, contact, password and webmail will be released for all user: ETA Monday 21 Oct
- App Lounge: Downloads are working now.
- OTA device build download: Downloads are working now
- File /drive access - Work is in progress. We will share an ETA as to when services can be restored.
Update 21 Oct : Minimal Murena is live for all users…application accessible are webmail, contacts, calendar and Password.
Release
v2.5
Status: Testing
Will share more details during the week.
v2.4.1
Status: Released
- Release due to the issues caused by the outage as not all builds could be rolled out.
- Code base same as 2.4
- All users requested to update their device to v2.4.1 even if they flashed v 2.4
- Release Notes
- Feedback and voting
Moved out of the release:
- S8/ 8+ OTA OS upgrade build as there are some bugs still to be resolved.
v2.4
Status: Stopped - will not be revived. Please download and update to 2.4.1
Upcoming releases
- Tentative release dates of builds that will come in the future
Ongoing development tasks
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A web based version of Easy Installer to be released replacing the existing desktop version. At present the team is working on the development and testing of this tool.
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/e/OS GSI on T or Android 13. The team is working to see if GSI can be made available OTA. An app to detect what works and what does not work with the GSI
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Development work in progress on /e/OS U or Android 14. List of devices to get the U build will be shared.
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ETAs for all activities will be shared.
Previous 5 releases & user feedback
Do not post test build information on the forum
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Please do not post information or links to /e/OS test builds on the forum.
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These builds are as yet untested and under development and may in some cases cause user devices to soft brick.
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Such information can confuse other users who do not see these builds in the updater.
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Remember not all users who come to this forum are experts in installing and formatting custom ROMs and can end up seriously damaging their devices by trying out these test builds
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If you are genuinely interested in helping with the testing activities and also understand how to fix and do some minor level of testing on custom ROMS, you are welcome to join the testing team
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As part of the testing team you can share your comments on the dedicated testing telegram channel.
Helpdesk services - Exclusively for paying Murena customers
Murena helpdesk services will be exclusively for
- Customers who purchased Murena devices
- Paid for a Murena cloud account
- Active donors from past year
Paying customers can write in here with issue details
Users who use the /e/OS or Murena cloud for free will have the following modes for issue resolution:
Free services users will also get assistance on this forum for issues such as:
- Gitlab Account opening related issues
- Murena Workflow / cloud account issues
Murena Cloud and Self hosting
Murena cloud current version : 28.0.9.6
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The deployment to Nextcloud 28 was successful, bringing better performance, numerous fixes, and exciting upgrades.
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You can view the full changelog here: 28.0.9.6 · e / infra / ecloud / nextcloud · GitLab
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Issues raised by users are being looked at by the team.
Self Hosting current version v 26.0.8.23
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Check this guide for help with the upgrade
Next release - team to plan this development activity. ETA’s will be shared.
How to check the NextCloud version click here
You can find the complete documentation and current NC version under Login – Murena >> NextCloud xx user documentation. The xx should show the latest version.
- Another way to check the current version is to check the NextCloud scan link and input https://murena.io this should display the current version number as well as the security level.
Please note if MurenaCloud patch number is not the same as the NC patch number, the rating would show up as bad \U0001f610 This is not exactly a problem. We do not immediately jump to the next NC patch as soon as it is released. We first test it and then set out with the deployment.
GSI
GSI OS version will next move to T or A13 skipping the R and S . Team is working on /e/OS T GSI. Will share release dates once available
OS OTA Related information
Completed
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Fairphone: FP4 : S (A12) T (A13)
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Samsung: S9/9+ : R(A11) S(A12)
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Gigaset: GS290 : Q (A10) Android 11 (R)
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Oneplus: avicii : A12
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OnePlus : avicii : Q ( A10) R (A11)
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Fairphone: FP4 : R ( A11) S (A12)
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Fairphone:FP3 : R (A11) S (A12)
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Fairphone:FP3 : Q (A10) R (A11)
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Samsung: s7 / s7+ : Nougat (A7) Q (A10)
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Samsung: s9 / s9+ : Oreo (A8) Q (A10)
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Samsung: Galaxy S9/9+ : Q (A10) R(A11)
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Samsung: s8 / s8+ : Pie (A9) R (A11)
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Teracube: 2e / zirconia: Q (A10) to R (A11)
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Teracube: emerald & zirconia : R (A11) to S (A12)
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Samsung: S7 ‘herolte’ ‘hero2lte’: Q ( A10) R (A11)
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Google Pixel ‘redfin’: S(A12) T(A13)
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Gigaset: GS290: R(A11) S (A12)
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Fairphone: FP3 : S (A12) T (A13)
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Samsung: S7/7+ : R(A11) S(A12)
All OTA OS upgrades are on stable or official builds
Testing
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Samsung: S8/8+ : R(A11) S(A12)
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ETA v2.5
Our definition of an OS OTA upgrade
Usually for /e/OS ROMs to upgrade the OS you have to do the following
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If available download the correct OS build from the supported device list
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For some devices you also need to download the stock ROM from the vendor site.
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Take a back up of your data
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First install the Stock ROM
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Next install the /e/OS ROM. Here you can take help of the install guides available on our documentation site.
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If required apply the backups you downloaded before starting the whole process
An alternate to this tedious process is where we offer the user the option to upgrade the OS OTA. This option is available for stable device builds only.
This process is easy for the user but requires a lot of development and testing effort.
Different /e/OS build types
Documentation updates
A guide to understand how to setup Parental Controls
Misc information
Device and Vendor specific Announcements
Gigaset GS290
- We have stopped the sales of the Gigaset GS290 on the eSolutionsShop as the vendor has stopped production of the device. We will continue support for existing users.
Message being shared on the request of our vendor partners
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Vendors whose phones we sell on our eSolutions Store do not directly sell /e/OS flashed devices.
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The vendors only sell their devices with their own stock ROM.
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To get pre flashed /e/OS phones, you have to purchase them from the eSolutions Shop.
/e/OS Pre flashed device sales
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We sell directly in EU, US, Canada and Australia
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Find details of what devices are available in which countries here Murena Shop.
/e/OS website and social media Links and Support
Murena helpdesk services will be exclusively for
- Customers who purchased Murena devices
- Paid for a Murena cloud account
- Active donors from past year
Paying customers can write in here with issue details
Users who use the /e/OS or Murena cloud for free will have the following modes for issue resolution:
Free services users will also get assistance on this forum for issues such as:
- Gitlab Account opening related issues
- Murena Workflow / cloud account issues
Websites
Telegram Channel
Social Media
Newsletters
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