MuditaOS K 1.5.0 Is Here: A NEW Update for Mudita Kompakt

[urszula]

@catan & @sebastianrice2001 I’ve reached out to our team about to see if they are aware of any such issues. Additionally, @sebastianrice2001 can you check (for your specific issue) if somehow your SMS download settings reset.

Here are the fixes suggested by our team:

Possible fix for missed text/Group messages after update

If you are missing messages or your group message are not functioning like they were BEFORE the update here’ are some fixes to try: When the Mudita Kompakt installs an OS update and reboots, it often forces a carrier network settings refresh. This means that if a user previously went in and manually fixed their APN settings to get group texts working, the 1.5.0 update likely wiped out their manual fixes and restored the carrier’s default profile. Major carriers (like T-Mobile, AT&T, and their …

[schwinghammer]

Thank you @TechVampire and @urszula !

[astrolander]

Wait, unless I’m missing something, I couldn’t find any emoji at all on the stock keyboard after the update to 1.5…?

I actually just switched over to HeliBoard after the update because I thought the emojis had been completely removed! I couldn’t find them anywhere on the updated Mudita keyboard. I guess I should switch back and check again?

***EDIT!***

After reading thru the rest of this thread I discovered how to find the emojis in the updated keyboard!

@TechVampire

Long press the “return” arrow!

[astrolander]

@lonelyjerome

New here so I hope I’m doing this right. For months I’ve been having an issue with my Kompakt when scrolling through an sms conversation thread, if I try to go very far back in the conversation it snaps me back to the bottom (the most recent messages). It make it very difficult to read old messages if necessary. I thought this update would fix it but it hasn’t.

I second this, I’ve actually had this exact same issue almost the entire time I’ve had my Kompakt. @urszula I will try to record a video of this happening and upload it here to show you exactly what this issue is. It didn’t start happening until about a week after I began using my Kompakt every day, and it seemed to get worse over time as my SMS chats got longer.

[smuch]

Submit a ticket

One remedy is to use the SMS option to Delete conversation on the Kompakt. (do this deletion regularly for privacy - delete incriminating evidence)

[urszula]

@astrolander

I will try to record a video of this happening and upload it here to show you exactly what this issue is.

@astrolander Please also submit this video to support.

[astrolander]

@smuch

One remedy is to use the SMS option to Delete conversation on the Kompakt. (do this deletion regularly for privacy - delete incriminating evidence)

Yeah I’m gonna pass on that option lmao

[mudita.com.backhand0]

Hi,

@urszula can someone tell me what the deal is with only a 6 digit password. Quite worrying how basic this is on security. correct me if I’m wrong, but a alphanumeric unlimited would be way safer. Pretty please update this

[smuch]

@mudita.com.backhand0

6 digit password

Same as the iPhone, 6 digit pin.

[mudita.com.backhand0]

huh?

Iphone you can do any alphanumeric not just 6 numbers

[smuch]

Yes, the default is 6 digits, and iPhone also has facial recognition. Maybe it’s a better option for you?

The finger print on Kompakt adds security. Physical control is up to you.

I understand, you have a valid security concern if your phone is stolen, confiscated or lost.

[mudita.com.backhand0]

This doesn’t get over the deeper security hazard.
If mudita could add deeper layers of security and ability to hide apps, that would be appreciated

[urszula]

@mudita.com.backhand0

what the deal is with only a 6 digit password.

From what I know, a A 6-digit PIN has become the default or recommended passcode length on many smartphones.
Apple made 6-digit passcodes the default on iPhones starting with iOS 9 in 2015. Before that, 4-digit PINs were the default. I know that Apple also offers other options, but our team decided to make things more minimalistic and less complicated.
However, Mudita Kompakt also has the option for a fingerprint lock, if the passcode is not secure enough.
But generally, for most users, a 6-digit PIN is considered a reasonable security baseline.
To be fair, A 6-digit PIN is 100 times harder to guess than a 4-digit PIN.

[smuch]

@mudita.com.backhand0

This doesn’t get over the deeper security hazard.

I keep it in my pocket, with awareness of pick pockets. You might freak out if I told you that I turned off the security on the phone because I don’t need it. Physical security works, don’t keep incriminating information on devices. Internet sucks.

[kirkmahoneyphd]

I can attest from personal experience that AOSP’s “Exponential Backoff” described below can be enough to wear out anyone trying to guess a 4-digit PIN to unlock a cellphone running Google Android or one of the deGoogled cellphones such as a Mudita Kompakt.

Unless one is lucky in the first 140 guesses, such a cellphone goes into a “Come back in 24 hours!” mode after every unsuccessful guess.

I have personal experience with this. I gave up trying to unlock a 4-digit-PIN-protected cellphone running Google Android after I reached the 24-hour lockout, even though I knew a lot about the cellphone owner who died without ever sharing the PIN with anyone.

• The person had NOT used one of the 20 “predictable” codes.
• I did not know the “four specific digits” in the PIN.
• I also did not have the “partial knowledge” of knowing ONE of the four digits.

Given that there are 10,000 possible 4-digit PINs (0000 through 9999), this then put me in the likely category of needing 5,000 guesses on average to guess the correct PIN.

Given that I already had made 140 incorrect guesses – including the 20 “predictable” codes + many related to birthdays, etc. – to reach the “Come back in 24 hours!” mode, this left me with 4,860 more guesses on average to guess the correct.

That works out to a prediction of 4,860 days remaining – more than 13 years – for me to guess the correct 4-digit PIN. I gave up.