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| 1 | +.. _ncs_release_notes_244: |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +|NCS| v2.4.4 Release Notes |
| 4 | +########################## |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +.. contents:: |
| 7 | + :local: |
| 8 | + :depth: 2 |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +|NCS| delivers reference software and supporting libraries for developing low-power wireless applications with Nordic Semiconductor products in the nRF52, nRF53, nRF70, and nRF91 Series. |
| 11 | +The SDK includes open source projects (TF-M, MCUboot, OpenThread, Matter, and the Zephyr RTOS), which are continuously integrated and redistributed with the SDK. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Release notes might refer to "experimental" support for features, which indicates that the feature is incomplete in functionality or verification, and can be expected to change in future releases. |
| 14 | +To learn more, see :ref:`software_maturity`. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +Highlights |
| 17 | +********** |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +This patch release adds changes on top of the :ref:`nRF Connect SDK v2.4.0 <ncs_release_notes_240>`, :ref:`nRF Connect SDK v2.4.1 <ncs_release_notes_241>`, :ref:`nRF Connect SDK v2.4.2 <ncs_release_notes_242>` and :ref:`nRF Connect SDK v2.4.3 <ncs_release_notes_243>`. |
| 20 | +The changes have an effect on Matter and Bluetooth®. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +This release adds workaround for Anomaly 165 and Anomaly 168 that is affecting the nRF5340 SoC. |
| 23 | +It also adds the :ref:`network_core_monitor` library for monitoring the status of the nRF5340 processor's network core. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +See :ref:`ncs_release_notes_244_changelog` for the complete list of changes. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Release tag |
| 28 | +*********** |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +The release tag for the |NCS| manifest repository (|ncs_repo|) is **v2.4.4**. |
| 31 | +Check the :file:`west.yml` file for the corresponding tags in the project repositories. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +To use this release, check out the tag in the manifest repository and run ``west update``. |
| 34 | +See :ref:`cloning_the_repositories` and :ref:`gs_updating_repos_examples` for more information. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +For information on the included repositories and revisions, see `Repositories and revisions for v2.4.4`_. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +IDE and tool support |
| 39 | +******************** |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +`nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code extension <nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code_>`_ is the only officially supported IDE for |NCS| v2.4.4. |
| 42 | +SEGGER Embedded Studio Nordic Edition is no longer tested or recommended for new projects. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +:ref:`Toolchain Manager <gs_app_tcm>`, used to install the |NCS| automatically from `nRF Connect for Desktop`_, is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Supported modem firmware |
| 47 | +************************ |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +See `Modem firmware compatibility matrix`_ for an overview of which modem firmware versions have been tested with this version of the |NCS|. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +Use the latest version of the nRF Programmer app of `nRF Connect for Desktop`_ to update the modem firmware. |
| 52 | +See :ref:`nrf9160_gs_updating_fw_modem` for instructions. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Modem-related libraries and versions |
| 55 | +==================================== |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +.. list-table:: Modem-related libraries and versions |
| 58 | + :widths: 15 10 |
| 59 | + :header-rows: 1 |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | + * - Library name |
| 62 | + - Version information |
| 63 | + * - Modem library |
| 64 | + - `Changelog <Modem library changelog for v2.4.4_>`_ |
| 65 | + * - LwM2M carrier library |
| 66 | + - `Changelog <LwM2M carrier library changelog for v2.4.4_>`_ |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +Known issues |
| 69 | +************ |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +Known issues are only tracked for the latest official release. |
| 72 | +See `known issues for nRF Connect SDK v2.4.4`_ for the list of issues valid for the latest release. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +.. _ncs_release_notes_244_changelog: |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Changelog |
| 77 | +********* |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +The following sections provide detailed lists of changes by component. |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Libraries |
| 82 | +========= |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +This section provides detailed lists of changes by :ref:`library <libraries>`. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +Other libraries |
| 87 | +--------------- |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +* Added :ref:`network_core_monitor` library for monitoring the status of the nRF5340 processor's network core. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +Zephyr |
| 92 | +====== |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +The Zephyr fork in |NCS| (``sdk-zephyr``) contains all commits from the upstream Zephyr repository up to and including ``c0aa4d27d3f2767e88c6c8c4634425086156f7f5``. |
| 95 | +It also contains some |NCS| specific additions and commits cherry-picked from the upstream Zephyr repository including the following one: |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +* Added workarounds in sdk-zephyr for the Anomaly 168 and the Anomaly 165 that are affecting the nRF5340 SoC. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +For a complete list of |NCS| specific commits and cherry-picked commits since v2.4.0, run the following command: |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +.. code-block:: none |
| 102 | +
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| 103 | + git log --oneline manifest-rev ^v3.3.99-ncs1-3 |
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