Canonical is preparing Zephyr 26.04 LTS, an enterprise Zephyr distribution for devices based on microcontrollers. It will be available through an Ubuntu Pro for Devices subscription and targets chip and device makers.

Canonical promises up to 15 years of security maintenance. The company plans LTS releases every two years and interim releases every six months.

Zephyr 26.04 LTS will include native support for software updates through Golioth Cloud. For firmware builds, Canonical will add Zephyr LTS support to Workshop, a containerized development environment that starts with one command.

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  • Canonical is preparing Zephyr 26.04 LTS, an enterprise Zephyr distribution for devices based on microcontrollers. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Canonical today announced the upcoming release of Zephyr 26.04 LTS, an enterprise-ready Zephyr distribution that builds on the upstream with long-term support and device management for both the core RTOS and a broader universe of microcontroller components.»)
  • It will be available through an Ubuntu Pro for Devices subscription and targets chip and device makers. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Available as part of an Ubuntu Pro for Devices subscription, Zephyr 26.04 LTS is designed for silicon vendors and ODMs/OEMs building and maintaining MCU-grade embedded products.»)
  • Canonical promises up to 15 years of security maintenance. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Zephyr 26.04 LTS goes beyond upstream Zephyr’s 5 years of standard support, providing up to 15 years of security maintenance.»)
  • The company plans LTS releases every two years and interim releases every six months. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «LTS releases coming out every two years, and interim releases every six months.»)
  • Zephyr 26.04 LTS will include native support for software updates through Golioth Cloud. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Zephyr 26.04 LTS also natively supports Golioth Cloud’s software update capabilities.»)
  • For firmware builds, Canonical will add Zephyr LTS support to Workshop, a containerized development environment that starts with one command. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Canonical is introducing support for Zephyr LTS releases within Canonical Workshop, which provides repeatable, containerized development environments (sandboxed) in a single command.»)

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