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Changelog for Samsung Galaxy S8 (dreamlte)

21.04.2024.

• Merged April security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

19.03.2024.

• Merged March security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

18.02.2024.

• Merged February security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

16.01.2024.

• Merged January security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

12.12.2023.

• Merged December security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

20.11.2023.

• Merged November security update
• Synced with LineageOS source
• Fixed OTA updates

11.10.2023.

• Merged October 2023. Security Update
• Synced with LineageOS source

10.09.2023.

• Merged September 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

08.08.2023.

• Merged August 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

10.07.2023.

• Merged July 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

07.06.2023.

• Merged June 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

05.05.2023.

• Merged May 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

12.04.2023.

• Merged April 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

19.03.2023.

• Merged March 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

11.02.2023.

• Merged February 2023. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

05.01.2023.

• Merged January 2023. Security update
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LineageOS source

07.12.2022.

• Merged December 2022. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

09.11.2022.

• Merged November 2022. Security update
• Switched to hidl usb hal from hw/samsung
• Synced with LineageOS source

05.10.2022.

• Merged october 2022. Security update
• Fixed samsungs bug with gps where it would start acting up over time due to time rollover bug
• Adressed missing symbol in advanced camera effects lib that wouldnt launch without them
• Performance and stability improvements
• Switched to Generic FunctionFS usb backend (We used legacy functionfs in past)
• Synced with LineageOS source

07.09.2022.

• Switched to a rebased kernel
• Updated kernel to 4.4.302
• Added BPF support to kernel
• Removed no longer needed bpf hacks for system
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Merged September 2022. Security update
• Updated chromium webview to 105.0.5195.79
• Synced with LineageOS source

07.08.2022.

• Merged August 2022. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

07.07.2022.

• Reverted some changes that caused previous ui performance regression
• Merged July 2022. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

05.07.2022.

• Improved LMKD behavior
• Improved power hal behaviour and performance boosting
• Tuned surfaceflinger behavior
• Improved ui performance further
• Fixed more keystore issues
• Synced with LineageOS source

04.07.2022.

• Fixed HWC
• Improved gcam ports compatibility and post processing speed
• Major battery life and ui performance imporvements
• Synced with LineageOS source

23.06.2022.

• Fixed issues with keystore present in a lot of bank/secure apps like binance
• Fixed issue where setupwizard would crash when adding fingerprint due to bug in keystore
• Cleaned up patches required for build and removed unneeded ones
• Synced with LineageOS source

08.06.2022.

• Merged June 2022. security update
• Merged June 2022. pixel feature drop (SQ3A.220605.009.A1)
• Cleaned up source
• Synced with LineageOS source

27.05.2022.

• Added Dolby audio effects support (from stock) (Access it from quick settings)
• Fixed bixby button mapping that got broken yesterday
• Cleaned up kernel dt2w patches
• Removed broken soundtrigger hal that was causing issues with “Ok Google” detection
• Removed unused audio.playback_record hal
• Synced with LineageOS source

26.05.2022.

• Added shim for setLayerBuffer function in hwc, further down the line said shim will be used to fix hwc
• Further improvements for dt2w on devices that previously had issues with it
• Removed more unneeded patches for device support
• Synced with LineageOS source

19.05.2022.

• Added WireGuard kernel implementation
• Added QR code reader quick settings toggle
• Improved device performance and stability
• Improved A-GNSS (A-GPS) Lock speed
• Exposed device hw revision to settings
• Improved fast/slow charger detection
• Improved double tap to wake detection on some devices
• Remaped bixby to menu so long hold, short hold and wake actions work
• Long hold on bixby is now handling multitasking
• Improved bluetooth stability
• Synced with LineageOS source

11.05.2022.

• Adapted DT2W support (double tap to wake)
• Muted phone services gps notif (Thanks google really appreciate you breaking random things for everyone)
• Improved battery life and performance
• Fixed issue where some devices would not wake up touch after being in sleep mode
• Cleaned up all of leftover patches that were used by legacy power hal
• Synced with LineageOS source
• Released source on https://github.com/8890q/

06.05.2022.

• Improved bluetooth in call audio sample rate handling
• Added FB notifier callbacks to kernel
• Added always on display support
• Switched to new power hal with custom fine tuned power profile
• Improved battery usage logging for display
• Added QR code reader to camera app (Long hold icon and launch it from context menu)
• Disabled unneeded debugging in kernel that was slowing things down
• A lot of performance stability and battery life improvements
• Cleaned up device tree
• Merged May 2022. Security update
• Synced with LineageOS source

27.04.2022.

• Removed High touch sensitivity (glove mode) support from S8+ build as device lacks proper support for it

26.04.2022.

• Included support for High touch sensitivity (glove mode)
• Cleaned up vintf manifest and added target level to it
• Synced with LineageOS source (Same functionas as offical builds of 19.1 have + some extras)

18.04.2022.

• Fixed limit for enrolling fingerprint and set it to 4 like on stock
• Improved wifi speed
• Improved battery life
• Fixed auto brightness debounce time to prevent abrupt changes
• Added support for more mDNIe display profiles
• Improved SQLite performance
• Added vibration intensity controls (Under accesibility settings)
• Added multi user support
• Added surfaceflinger and few other services to pinner to keep them in ram
• Enabled 4g+ icon when connected to 4g+ network
• Cleaned up patches used for build
• Synced with LineageOS source

14.04.2022.

• Switched to new audio hal that supports interface v5
• Fixed usb audio
• Fixed audio in screen recoidng recording and wireless display sharing
• Improved bluetooth audio stability and compatibility
• Started rewriting sepolicy
• Updated wifi firmware
• Merged latest available kernel source from samsung(G955FXXUCDUD1/G950FXXUCDUD1/N950FXXSGDUG7)
• Merged latest blobs available from samsung(G955FXXUCDUD1/G950FXXUCDUD1/N950FXXSGDUG7)
• Implemented fast charging toggle in battery settings
• Removed unneeded libmemset shim
• Added support for user configurable wireless charging sound
• Added switch to disable vibration on fp unlock
• Removed non-functional srgb toggle from dev options
• Removed liboemcrypto.so to fix L3 drm playback
• updated LPM binaries
• Cleaned up device tree and kernel repo
• A lot of under the hood performacne and stability improvements
• Synced with LineageOS source

08.04.2022.

• Fixed extended volume panel
• Fixed build fingerprint for dream2lte and greatlte that was causing safetynet to fail
• Updated icons for few more stock apps
• Cleaned up patches further
• Misc peroformance improvements
• Synced with LineageOS source

06.04.2022.

• Merged April 2022. Security update
• Enabled new LineageOS icons (you might have to clear launcher cache for them to show up)
• Fixed issue where galery app would show black text on black background
• Fixed issue where unlock sound would sometimes play twice
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LineageOS source

31.03.2022.

• Improved app launch speed
• Improved general performance and battery life
• Upreved camera provider to 2.5
• Disabled livedisplay by default
• Cleaned up extra dependencies used for compiling
• Synced with LOS source

22.03.2022.

• Added back configurable audio volume panel location
• Speed up unlock with fingerprint
• Updated a lot of apps to MaterialYou design language
• Improved stability of ADB connection
• Implemented new LineageOS setupwizard
• Cleaned up device tree and list of required patches
• Stability and performance improvements
• Pointed Changelog url in updater app to new page
• Synced with LineageOS source

14.03.2022.

• Fixed issue with keystore where apps would crash when invoking it (Security related apps mostly like signal and a lot of work apps)
• Officially rebranded as 19.1
• Updated changelog URL in updater app to point to a valid changelog
• Fixed battery icon styles (Again..)
• Cleaned up source
• Performance and stability improvements
• Updated some stock apps to math with new design
• Synced with LineageOS source

11.03.2022.

• Merged March 2022. security and feature updates (Android 12L)
• Fixed status bar network trafic monitor
• Improved zram performance and enabled zram writeback
• Cleaned up patches needed for build
• Fixed network usage monitoring
• Fixed per app network restrictions
• Removed AudioFX which was causing issues
• Decreased microphone gain a bit to mitigate in-call issues
• Updated some device control apps like advanced display settings
• Fixed s-pen pointer offset for note8
• Imrpoved fp sensor response time
• Added cgroup profile config
• A lot of ‘under the hood’ changes
• Performance improvements
• Merged more previously missing los features
• Implemented OTA updates

10.02.2022

• Merged February 2022 security update
• Synced with LOS source

09.02.2022.

• Fixed bug where camera would stop working after prolonged use due to file-descriptiors being left open and overflowing
• Fixed torch delay
• Fixed issues with camera auto focus locking up the camera
• Switched to half res boot anim which in turn gives us a slight boost in boot time
• Removed arrow pointer (used for s-pen or mouse input) from non note8 builds and updated pointer for note8 build
• Cleaned up unneeded drm entries in hidl manifest
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Disabled CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED in kernel in order to remove system hack we previously needed
• Merged some previously missing LOS features
• Synced with LOS source

19.01.2022.

• Switched to source built librilutils
• Switched to source built libreference-ril
• Switched to source built secril_config_svc used for dual/single sim detection
• Updatd way samle rates are handled for bt headsets in call
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LOS source

07.01.2022.

• Fixed volume panel location settings
• Added Advanced Reboot
• Added LiveDisplay entry into settings
• Merged January 2022 Security Update
• Merged most of previously missing LineageOS features
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LOS source

21.12.2021.

• Fixed wireless display
• Reduced logspam which should imrpove performance a bit
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LOS source

17.12.2021.

• Merged r18 tag of Android 12 (SQ1D.211205.016.A1)
• Synced with LOS source

14.12.2021.

• Disabled legacy configstore which got replaced with props
• Switched to new AIDL Lights hal
• Enabled zram swap
• Misc performance and stability improvements
• Synced with LOS source

10.12.2021.

• Fixed issue where system would experience random freezes in some apps

09.12.2021.

• Merged December 2021. Security update
• Merged December 2021 pixel feature drop
• Added signature spoofing support which can be used to add microg instead of gapps
• Merged a lot of lineageos features that have been implemented
• Fixed bluetooth sample rate while in call
• Moved device specific ueventd rules to /system/vendor/etc
• Uprevved fp hal to 2.3
• Implemented fingerprint gestures
• fixed system audio recording in apps such as screen recorders
• performance and stability improvements

03.12.2021.

• Initial release

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