| **Date:** May 3, 2024 |
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| **Version:** F18 |
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| The following changes have been implemented: |
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| ### Application Runtimes (Flutter, Starnix, and Web) |
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| #### Starnix |
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| The following updates have been made for Starnix: |
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| * Added support for `strace`. |
| * Added support for RISC-V Vector, enabling more RISC-V tests. |
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| ### Connectivity (Bluetooth, IOT, WLAN, Netstack) |
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| The following updates have been made for Connectivity: |
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| #### WLAN |
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| * Added additional detection of WLAN hardware error conditions which allows for |
| automatic connection recovery. |
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| #### Thread |
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| * Added support for managing internet settings on devices. |
| * Added capabilities in FIDL to support lowpan for the Thread Internet Settings |
| toggle. |
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| #### Matter |
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| * Added support for handling multiple IP addresses simultaneously when |
| discovering devices. |
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| ### Developer |
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| The following updates have been made for Developer workflows: |
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| #### Tools |
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| * Added schema and validation for `ffx version`. |
| * Added support for machine JSON to `ffx target show`. |
| * Added `virtuo-gpu-pci` device for QEMU builds. |
| * Increased the path length limits for `ffx trace`. |
| * Updated `ffx config` to allow host tool path overrides. |
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| #### Command Line |
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| * Added assembly logic for cpu manager. |
| * Added assembly logic for the power metrics recorder. |
| * Added boilerplate for `ffx net filter` command. |
| * Added `ffx repository package-archive`. |
| * Added platform resources to product size checker. |
| * Added support to allow overriding of test label for golden files. |
| * Added support to allow repeating with retry in `ffx target echo`. |
| * Added support in `ffx` to allow serving a repository without a device. |
| * Added support for subpackages in the Fuchsia repository. |
| * Deprecated the original `ffx net filter` command to be replaced with a new one. |
| * Removed `Get` and `SetMinDriverLogSeverity` from the `fdf` Controller interface. |
| * Removed unused route allowlist feature in `scrutiny`. |
| * Updated the help text of the `ffx device` and `ffx list-devices` commands. |
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| ### Diagnostics |
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| The following updates have been made for Diagnostics: |
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| * Removed deprecated LogSettings.RegisterInterest |
| * Sampler now includes power metrics related data |
| * Archivist can now be configured using configuration capabilities |
| * The contract between netstack2 and archivist was updated with explicit directory routing |
| * ffx log --select now takes precedence over the --severity flag |
| * FDF DriverBase now provides an inspector |
| * Log verbosity is now consistently encoded as severity |
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| ### FIDL |
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| The following updates have been made for FIDL: |
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| * Added update to allow dead code in traits for the rust toolchain. |
| * Added `fuchsia-controller` float conformance tests. |
| * Enabled remaining encode tests. |
| * Fixed type shape bugs. |
| * Unblocked `-Wextra-qualification`. |
| * Updated `fuchsia-controller` union tests for conformance. |
| * Refactored conversions and disallow `integer<->float` in `fidlc`. |
| * Removed `@transitional`. |
| * Removed `HasClone` and `HasCopy` from `fidlc`. |
| * Removed outdated tests and documentation. |
| * Removed `--tables` flag from `fidlc`. |
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| ### Graphics and Media |
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| The following updates have been made for Graphics and Media: |
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| * Added mali driver for out of tree development. |
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| ### HCI (Input, A11y, i18n, and View System) |
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| The following updates have been made for UI: |
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| * Fixed brightness channel overflows. |
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| ### Testing |
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| The following updates have been made for testing: |
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| * Added update to retrieve kernel coverage data through a new `ffx` tool. |
