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[Paul Dekkers <paul.dekkers AT surf.nl>]

Hi cat-users,

We have a new build of geteduroam for Android available for beta 
testing, and welcome feedback (positive and negative) before releasing 
it as production. Only Android 11 will receive this update to version 
1.0.20, older versions will stick to 1.0.16.

You can join the beta channels via:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.eduroam.geteduroam from 
Android, or
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/app.eduroam.geteduroam from the web

If prefer an APK, this APK works only (!) for Android 11: 
https://get.eduroam.org/app/geteduroam-1.0.20-android11.apk

The new version will configure the network in a different way compared 
to the previous 1.0.16 version, via “Suggestions”, which is the API 
for Android 11.

This has some drawbacks; not our choice, but mandatory for App updates 
that target Android 11. Your network may appear unconfigured at first 
(and you can even still configure it manually), but it will connect as 
soon as there are no other user-networks to connect to. It will not 
manage your (existing) user created network; if you have an existing 
eduroam configuration your device will use that until you remove it. If 
you remove the App, you remove the App-managed networks.

Improved in this App:
- You will receive a notification about pseudo-account expiration 5 days 
ahead of time
- Mime type correction, app will not be suggested for other downloads
- French translation
- Various bugfixes (also related to the earlier Suggestions support)

While we’re at it, we could also use testers for the Windows 
geteduroam App, that works for regular CAT profiles too. This is at 
https://get.eduroam.org/app/geteduroam.exe

Regards,
Paul