We have just released Sxmo 1.17.0 . It should already
be available in postmarketOS edge and will also be shipped it with the upcoming
postmarketOS stable v24.12 and Alpine v3.21.

As always, remember to run `sxmo_migrate.sh` after upgrade and reboot to
sync your custom configuration and hooks to the latest release. For more info on
migration, see `man sxmo_migrate.sh` .

Some of the highlights in this release:

1. On sway, users can now choose between wofi or bemenu. To use wofi (opt-in), set `export SXMO_MENU=wofi` in your `~/.config/sxmo/profile`. Wofi has some advantages over bemenu:
    * smooth scrolling instead of pagination
    * line wrapping
2. The documentation has been updated thoroughly and can be accessed either
   on-device via `man sxmo` or online at https://sxmo.org .
3. Wayland users can opt-in to enable a proper lockscreen by installing peanutbutter
   using `apk add peanutbutter`. It should work out of the box with the default unlock code: tap top-left corner, top-left again, bottom-left and finally top-right . It is not pulled in as a dependency by default as we don't want to risk people missing these unlock instructions. Peanutbutter also has a clock and status icons now.
4. Audio can be set to 'busy' mode, which will disable ringing and vibration.
5. A dedicated program was added to manage status LEDs, providing a significant performance improvements.
6. Our notification system was rewritten and simplified.
7. There is an *All Apps* entry in the menu that scans `*.desktop` files.

Device profiles have been added for various devices:

* Google Pixel 3a (google-sargo)
* Google Pixel 3a XL (google-bonito)
* Alcatel Idol 3 (alcatel-idol3)
* Asus grouper
* Improvements for the Nokia N900

There are various new app entries and context menus and lots of fixes
all around, a small excerpt of those:

* Improved wallpaper services, on postmarketOS you will get the postmarketOS default.
* The proximity lock was too unreliable and has been reverted to simpler probing.
* A hook for blocking numbers
* The network menu now shows the security used, and allows for passwordless authentication for open access points.
* the migration script shows nicer diffs making migrations easier. For the fanciest colourful diffs, manually install `apk add delta`. See also `man sxmo_migrate.sh`
* dismissing notifications with a swipe up no longer opens them, only clicking/tapping them does.
* redundant symbols in the status bar are removed (e.g. when modem failed/unknown)
* a configuration variable SXMO_NOTCH was introduced to configure a gap in the statusbar for notches.

For the full log, see git log on sxmo-utils, here are the git stats for this
release. Thanks to all contributors and users!

Author              Commits  Changed Files  Insertions  Deletions
Maarten van Gompel       33             81       +1511       -521
Willow Barraco           26             46        +415       -336
hazardchem               10             11         +98         -7
Aren Moynihan             8             29        +922       -143
Sicelo A. Mhlongo         6             13         +46        -56
Callum Andrew             4              6         +16         -2
Aljoscha Hartmann         1              1          +3         +0
Anjandev Momi             1              1          +1         +0
Elie Le Vaillant          1              1          +4         +0
Eloi Torrents             1              1          +1         +0
Kaan Çırağ                1              1          +8         +0
Peter John Hartman        1              2         +12         -4
Raymond Hackley           1              4          +0         -4
Roberto Castagnola        1              2          +9         -1
magdesign                 1              1         +12         -6
osms                      1              1          +1         +0
shivers                   1              1          +1         -1

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Maarten van Gompel, Willow Barraco, Aren Moynihan, Anjandev Momi