LineageOS has received some new updates and changes in the last few weeks. In an official blog post, the changes have been detailed. Firstly, all new LineageOS builds will include the latest May Android security patch.
The OS has also been merged with android-7.1.2_r8, which is the latest AOSP source. New builds are going to feature several other changes as well, including an all new browser called Jelly.
Jelly is based on the system webview, will work on low-end Android devices and replaces the older AOSP browser. Changes have been made to Quick Settings, wherein the location tile has been improved and can toggle between different location modes. A new toggle for Auto-brightness has also been added.
Finally, non-latin characters will now sort better in Trebuchet. Several new devices have been added to LineageOS 14.1, and Sony Xperia has been removed as it’s no longer being supported. You can read through the entire change-log via the source link.
via LineageOS
Jelly seems to be aimed at all the lower end phones for which browsers like chrome will be too big of a burden to run smoothly. That is very thoughtful as I have experienced how bad the browsing experience can be on lower end models. Scrolling will be jittery and lag-gy. And I used to experience big battery drains and heating just by browsing on chrome. If jelly runs well and can load pages without too much of delay, it might just be the perfect browser for lower end devices.
Jelly seems to be aimed at all the lower end phones for which browsers like chrome will be too big of a burden to run smoothly. That is very thoughtful as I have experienced how bad the browsing experience can be on lower end models. Scrolling will be jittery and lag-gy. And I used to experience big battery drains and heating just by browsing on chrome. If jelly runs well and can load pages without too much of delay, it might just be the perfect browser for lower end devices.