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+tags: Replicant images release, Replicant news, Wolfgang Wiedmeyer
+date: 2017-09-17 23:45
+title: A new Replicant 6.0 release
+---
+A few months have passed since [the initial Replicant 6.0 release][1] and it’s
+time for another one. This release more than doubles the number of supported
+devices and contains a few important fixes and improvements. The latest
+changes from LineageOS 13.0 are included. They are mostly security fixes, so
+updating is recommended!
+
+## Up to 12 devices now supported by Replicant 6.0
+
+This release makes Replicant 6.0 available to a lot more devices that were
+already supported by Replicant 4.2. These include the [Galaxy Note][2],
+[Galaxy Nexus][3], the [Galaxy Tab 2 7.0][4] and [Galaxy Tab 2 10.1][5]
+models.
+
+There are also two new tablet models that weren’t yet supported by Replicant:
+the GSM and Wi-Fi-only version of the [Galaxy Note 8.0][6]. The hardware is
+very similar to the Galaxy Note 2 and thus it was quite straightforward to add
+them as new devices. Furthermore, the tablets are not known to have bad modem
+isolation, as the other supported devices. And the working front and back
+camera makes them the currently best supported tablets.
+
+Support for the [GTA04][7] was a goal for this release as well. Some work has
+been done to achieve this goal, but it’s unfortunately not yet ready. It will
+hopefully be ready when the next release comes around.
+
+## Improvements and fixes
+
+### USSD
+
+You can now use USSD messages with Replicant (again). USSD messages are the
+codes you enter to check your available balance, to refill it or to select a
+certain data plan. Depending on your provider, there may be more codes for
+other functionality available. Before Paul’s rewrite of [Samsung-RIL][8] in
+2014, this type of messages could be used, but support for them wasn’t added
+again after the rewrite, until now. The new implementation features improved
+decoding, most notably for special characters.
+
+### USB Wi-Fi adapters
+
+The initial Replicant 6.0 release already included the RepWifi app that
+provides a nice interface to use USB Wi-Fi adapters with libre firmware. The
+app is developed by Fil Bergamo and he added quite a few new features and a
+graphical restyling for the next version that is shipped with this release. It
+is now possible to connect to hidden networks, to manually set DNS servers and
+to auto-connect to a Wi-Fi network, once the adapter is plugged in.
+
+Fil also submitted a patch that provides a fix for a very annoying issue with
+the Wi-Fi adapters or with [reverse tethering][9]. So far, network
+connections, that were established using a Wi-Fi adapter or reverse tethering,
+weren’t properly reported to apps. For example, F-Droid wasn’t usable because
+of this. Thanks to Fil’s patch, this issue is now fixed.
+
+It was possible to make all devices that are supported by Replicant 6.0,
+including the newly added ones, usable with certain Wi-Fi adapters. Despite
+the improvements that were made with this release, be advised that connection
+issues or other instabilities are still possible. Their severity mostly
+depends on the device you use and the level of battery charge (see the
+[wiki][10] for more details).
+
+### Recovery
+
+Another goal for this release was to make the usage of the recovery less
+error-prone and more intuitive. Devices with touch keys (like the Galaxy S 2
+and Galaxy S 3) now have the key backlight enabled at all times which makes it
+easier to identify the back key. And the buttons are generally bigger to allow
+better navigation via the touchscreen. Some previously failing installations
+from internal or external storage (e.g. due to the file system used on the SD
+card) should now work.
+
+A new Setup Wizard based on the Setup Wizard from LineageOS was added, too.
+When the device is started for the first time, the Setup Wizard helps with the
+configuration.
+
+See the [changelog][11] for a complete list of all the notable changes and
+detailed support status of newly added devices.
+
+ [1]: <https://blog.replicant.us/2017/05/replicant-6-0-released/>
+
+ [2]: <https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNoteN7000>
+
+ [3]:
+<https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNexusI9250>
+
+ [4]:
+<https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyTab270P31xx>
+
+ [5]:
+<https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyTab2101P51xx>
+
+ [6]:
+<https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNote80N51xx>
+
+ [7]: <https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GTA04>
+
+ [8]: <https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Samsung-RIL>
+
+ [9]:
+<https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantUSBNetworking>
+
+ [10]: <https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/WifiAdapter>
+
+ [11]:
+<https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/replicant/images/replicant-6.0/0002/metadata/changelog.txt>
+
+