Beta Release 2.8.1 - 2025-12-11

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Beta Release 2.8.1 - 2025-12-11

Voice is here: initial support for Home Assistant voice commands, with more options coming soon. For details, see the Using Voice Assistants support article.

Known issues:

  • Beta updates for Remote Two are currently disabled. We are working on a secure upgrade path from the WiFi initialization and factory reset issue.

  • WiFi security mode WPA3 is not yet supported.

  • Automatic display brightness and button backlight settings in the UI are not yet working. They are currently disabled in the web-configurator.

    • Remote 3: the ambient light sensor sensitivity will be increased with a firmware update.

  • Sonos integration: a recent speaker firmware update affects the local device API access. Connection issues might be resolved temporarily by power-cycling the Sonos device(s). We are planning a rewrite of the Sonos integration using a different API.

Fixed

  • Improved media-player artwork download and display.

  • Charging screen shown after reboot.

  • Remote 3: pixel artifacts on the bottom of the screen that was present on some devices after the last update (#561).

  • Web-configurator:

    • Integration state is not updated in integration screen.

    • Possible fix for scrolling window inside seqence-list is not possible (#693).

  • Android TV integration: Fixed infinite update of media image url update using Chromecast. Contributed by @albaintor (integration-androidtv#115).

  • Denon AVR integration - a big thanks to @henrikwidlund for the contributions:

Added

  • Initial voice assistant support with Home Assistant.

    • Voice support for Android TV will follow soon.

    • Multiple voice assistants are supported, with the option to use a global voice assistant and an individual one per activity.

  • Microphone access is now available to 3rd party integrations.

  • Command retry after wakeup. Wakeup window is configurable in Power Saving settings on the Remote.

Changed

  • Increased speaker volume for voice assistant speech feedback. This also affects the current volume setting for sound effects.

  • Replacing all non-printable whitespace characters in media information fields with a normal space.

  • Filter out all emoji characters in media information fields until we have full emoji support. This makes displaying YouTube video titles endurable again :slight_smile:

  • Disabling certificate validation for media-player artwork download. Unfortunately we can’t convince everyone to use valid certificates for their self-hosted services.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Showing a sensor widget placeholder icon in the UI grid if the sensor doesn’t have a label, value and unit.

Beta Release 2.7.3 - 2025-11-27

This patch release fixes a web-configurator regression in 2.7.2 that blocks adding new UI widgets.

Fixed

  • Sensor value not shown within activity.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Adding a widget does not open in the remote UI editor.

    • Possible fix for scrolling window inside seqence-list is not possible (#693).

  • Apple TV integration:

Changed

  • Improved media image loading.

Beta Release 2.7.2 - 2025-11-25

This update adds touch slider configuration, sensor widget support and contains many smaller fixes and improvements.

Fixed

  • Remote 3:

    • Display initialization adjustment to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup (#561).

    • Reduce accidental wakeups while the “keep WiFi connected during sleep” option is enabled.

  • Remote Two: WiFi initialization issue with 2.7.0. The update will be rolled out after more testing.

  • Allow minimal screen brightness setting of 5% (#672).

  • Visibility of software update icon in the status bar.

  • Failed macro sequences not shown.

  • Wifi network list empty during dock setup.

  • Popup menu trims text for long text items.

  • Allow popup menu titles to wrap into two lines.

  • Web-configurator: improved widget rearrangement in UI grid.

  • Android TV integration:

  • Apple TV integration:

    • Missing state information and state information not clearing in some cases. Contributed by @henrikwidlund, thanks! (integration-appletv#66).

    • Filtering of whitespace characters that can’t be rendered (integration-appletv#75).

  • Denon AVR integration:

    • “Eco off” command text in remote-entity UI screen.

    • Volume commands in http-mode.

    • Quick/smart select.

Added

  • Touch slider configuration support (#474).
    Available configuration options for supported entities:

    • Media-player: volume or seek

    • Light: brightness

    • Cover: set position

  • Sensor widget support for activities (#291).

  • Web-configurator:

    • Copy-paste support for button mapping (#630).

    • Ability to run activity sequences and macros (#598).

    • Logout option in hamburger menu.

  • Denon AVR integration:

Changed

  • Notify before starting an activity if an integration is not ready.

  • Notify with option to try again if command fails due to device not being ready.

  • Charging screen shows up when a power supply is detected with additional information if the device is charging or just being supplied with power.

  • The web-configurator IP address is shown by default instead of hostname.

  • Improved sensor UI layout.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Revised command selection dialog so it’s easier to see commands for just one entity.

    • Button mapping popup: the whole line is clickable instead of just the icon.

Beta Release 2.7.0 - 2025-09-29

This update contains the long-awaited WiFi update with support for high channels and to keep the WiFi connection enabled during sleep.

Fixed

  • Various WiFi connectivity issues fixed with a renewed WiFi stack containing updated drivers and firmware.

  • WiFi 2.4 GHz high-channel support (12, 13 where permitted).

  • Remote 3: 5 GHz DFS channels (where permitted).

  • Option to keep WiFi connected during sleep for much faster reconnection after wakeup.

    • Support for WoWLAN magic packet wakeup.

    • Please note that the Remote can still wake up if the access point triggers a group key update/rotation when new encryption keys are generated.

      • Most routers rotate keys every 1–24 hours.

      • Other wakeup reasons are deauthentication or disconnect events if a connection loss is detected.

  • Focus handling in the power button popup menu on the main page.

  • Improved button mapping and entity data handling when loading UI screens (#176, #615).

  • Remote 3: Include STOP, MENU, RECORD buttons in the automatic button mappings.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Upload CSV file button in IR-remote entity missing (#621).

    • Edit mode in the UI customization screen jumps back to the first item (#635).

    • Overlap in button mapping page (#634).

    • UI page rename didn’t show an error if the new name already exists.

    • Invalid button command text for mapped buttons in the IR-remote button mapping.

    • Invalid default activity group is shown for activities without an activity group.

Added

  • Web-configurator: request web app reload after a system update.

  • Binary sensor support in the user interface.

    • The Sensor UI screens will be further improved in a future update. A widget for activity screens is planned too.

Changed

  • Improved the sharpness and clarity of icons and text.

  • Added a default activity group for all newly created activities.

    • Existing Activities can be added and removed from the default activity.

    • The new default activity can be edited but not deleted.

  • Starting an activity from another activity will open the new activity’s UI (#636).

  • Improved WiFi settings menu:

    • Showing connected WiFi network within the known network list.

    • Show loading icon next to WiFi network when connecting.

    • Replaced manual connect menu option with “join and disable other networks.”

    • New options to enable and disable known networks.

Beta Release 2.6.12 - 2025-09-15

This patch update fixes the continuous IR repeat feature and updates the Home Assistant integration.

Fixed

  • Continuous IR repeat command is interrupted (#484).

    • This also requires an updated Dock firmware release v0.8.0 or newer, which will be released shortly.

  • Remote 3: Display initialization adjustment to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup (#561).

  • Outdated integration information, new driver metadata was not always refreshed after a driver update.

  • Web-configurator:

    • A newly added key in an IR remote is not immediately available in the UI & button mapping screens and requires a manual refresh.

    • Integration setup: the last item in a scroll list is not always selectable depending on screen size.

    • Disabling beta updates requires a reboot.

  • Home Assistant integration:

    • The first time setup showed the old server configuration screen and could end up in a configuration loop.

    • Initial setup with a wss:// Home Assistant URL or switching from ws to wss doesn’t require a reboot anymore.

    • The correct integration version is reported without the “-dirty” suffix.

    • Only the documented sensor states “ON,” “UNAVAILABLE” and “UNKNOWN” are used.

Changed

  • Added initial support for a continuous command-repeat feature for external remote-entities usable by all integrations, similar to the continuous IR-repeat feature.

  • Updated Home Assistant integration to v0.13.1.

    • Updated TLS runtime and certificate validation for better compatibility (#189, integration-home-assistant#73).

    • Option to disable TLS certificate validation of HA WebSocket server (integration-home-assistant#71).

    • Change binary sensor mapping: use the new “binary” device class, store binary sensor device class in the unit attribute (integration-home-assistant#74).

      • Configured entities will automatically migrate by opening the HA integration in the web-configurator.

      • Sensor UI screens will be improved in a future update.

  • Updated ca-certificates to 20250419.

Beta Release 2.6.9 - 2025-08-27

This patch update adds support for PRONTO IR toggle codes, fixes issues with the QR code, and the installation of custom integrations.

Fixed

  • Web-configurator QR code in pull-down menu and during onboarding (#499, #589).

  • Popup menu closed when home button released when it has opened (#507).

  • Web-configurator:

    • Command selection box cut off with send command/sequence (#510).

    • Administrator password help text in settings (#590).

  • Custom integration installation: copy the optional config and data directories from installation archive #592.

Changed

  • Web-configurator: support IR toggle codes with two PRONTO codes and HEX / PRONTO sequences #484.

Beta Release 2.6.6 - 2025-08-19

This patch update fixes handling of translated language texts in the user interface and some web-configurator issues.

Fixed

  • Dynamic update of modified language texts (#188, #405, #568).

  • Web-configurator:

    • Select custom icon element missing in mobile Safari browser (#508).

    • Initial fix for command selection box cut off with send command/sequence. Dialog elements still overflow on smaller screens. (#510).

    • Renaming a page removes all widgets from the page (#558).

    • Search field for background images disappears.

    • ‘Check your input’ error when adding a missing entity while duplicating a page or UI element.

  • High CPU consumption while display is off for certain screen elements.

  • Denon AVR integration: Denon / Marantz specific quick-select commands (integration-denonavr#108).

  • Remote 3:

    • Display initialization adjustment to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup (#561).

    • The sensitivity of the wake-up function using movement (gyroscope) cannot be configured or deactivated. (#572).

Changed

  • IR database:

    • Onkyo AVR1 IR dataset: add missing CURSOR_DOWN command (#571).

    • Sony projector VPL-VW270 as temporary workaround for the non-working generic IR dataset, thanks to @kennymc-c for the IR codes! (#520).

    • Add Rowenta fans VU5670, VU5770.

Beta Release 2.6.5 - 2025-08-05

This patch update fixes some web-configurator regressions from the last update.

Fixed

  • Active WiFi scan option cannot be disabled in remote user interface.

  • High CPU consumption while media-player “loading” animation is running.

  • Web-configurator regressions from last release:

    • Custom icons are no longer shown in the icon picker (#547).

    • Adding or removing a user interface in the activity view requires a manual refresh (#549).

  • Denon AVR integration: remote-entity user interface page names.

  • Remote 3: another display initialization adjustment to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup.

Beta Release 2.6.3 - 2025-07-30

This patch update includes many web-configurator improvements, an active WiFi scanning mode for improved connectivity and updated Apple TV and Denon AVR integrations.

Fixed

  • Denon AVR integration: Fix power state mismatch and update of volume when using HTTP. Contributed by @henrikwidlund, thanks! (integration-denonavr#89, integration-denonavr#90).

  • Apple TV integration: Setup flow fails when using manual IP address (integration-appletv#48).

  • Custom integrations: set execute permissions on all files in the bin folder to allow starting other processes.

Added

  • Web-configurator:

    • Keepalive option while editing.

    • Initial German and Swiss German translations. More translations will follow!

    • WiFi band configuration for Remote 3 (restrict to 5 or 2.4 Ghz).

    • Configuration for active WiFi scan.

    • Test mode for commands in an activity.

  • Apple TV integration: support for EPG/Guide command. Contributed by @henrikwidlund, thanks! (integration-appletv#45).

Changed

  • Web-configurator:

    • Dock discovery: option to restart discovery, support article links, show friendly dock name if available.

    • Show a clear message if no IR output is available.

    • IR-remote entity: show the reset option only for customized commands, remove “saving changes” popup.

    • Improve resource list layout.

    • Redesign IR test function when adding an IR remote.

    • Prompt for entity addition when copying.

    • Highlight dangling entities in the activity screen.

    • Improve custom IR & learning screens.

    • Multi-language fields only show available languages with option to add the current language.

    • Add missing list paging instead of auto-load or preload all data.

  • Denon AVR integration - all contributed by @henrikwidlund, thanks!

  • Apple TV integration:

  • Remote 3:

    • Increase button backlight brightness. The slight color shift when using white as background color will be improved in a future update.

    • Increased output power of the internal IR transmission LED in the remote (#541)).

Beta Release 2.6.1 - 2025-07-03

This patch update contains another improvement for certain chargers and the Remote 3 display initialization.

Fixed

  • Improved charging parameters to accommodate for chargers without cable compensation.

  • Toggle IR codes from the IR database result in “invalid request” errors (#495).

  • Remote 3: Another display initialization adjustment to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup.

Changed

  • Web-configurator:

    • Support for uploading multiple image files at the same time. If multiple files are selected, they must be in the required format. The resize editor is only available for single uploads.

    • Auto-reboot remote after enabling and confirming beta updates.

Beta Release 2.6.0 - 2025-06-27

This patch update addresses a WiFi initialization issue on Remote 3.

Fixed

  • Remote 3 WiFi controller initialization. Some boards had sporadic initialization issues at power-up or after wakeup due to a vendor bug. This fix uses more conservative settings for stable operation.

Beta Release 2.5.6 - 2025-06-23

This patch update improves charging with certain chargers, improves Remote 3 display and touch initialization after wakeup, and fixes some web-configurator issues.

Fixed

  • Improved charging parameters to accommodate for chargers without cable compensation.

  • Remote 3:

    • Adjusted display initialization to avoid sporadic interlace effects after wakeup.

    • Improved touch driver handling for suspend/resume.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Dock images are no longer loading (#490).

    • Customize remote: page edit button missing on touchscreen devices.

Added

  • Web-configurator:

    • Add a logout option to the profile menu.

    • Display the web-configurator version on the about page in the settings.

Beta Release 2.5.5 - 2025-06-13

This patch update fixes some web-configurator issues.

Fixed

  • Web-configurator:

    • English language fallback for translated integrations if configured language is not available.

    • Automatic update of the infrared commands after the import of a CSV IR dataset.

    • Buttons are not shown on smaller screens in the icon upload resize screen.

    • Improved error handling when adding widgets to a UI screen.

    • Show the correct color and type for Dock 3.

    • Text overflow in timezone dropdown field.

Added

  • Web-configurator:

    • Search option for Macros (#463).

    • About information in the settings page.

Changed

  • Core-API: enhanced filter option in entity retrieval to prepare for proper paging in web-configurator.

Beta Release 2.5.4 - 2025-06-06

This patch update fixes a command timeout issue introduced in 2.5.3 with the Denon AVR integration.

Fixed

  • Remove faulty command repeat handling in Remote UI.

  • Denon AVR integration: Timeout time units for connections and requests (mixup of ms / s). (integration-denonavr#84).

Beta Release 2.5.3 - 2025-06-05

This patch update fixes some web-configurator issues and adds a configurable timeout in the Denon AVR integration.

Fixed

  • Web-configurator:

    • Command parameter dropdown closes by itself (#452).

    • Skip the last entity-selection screen in the integration setup if no new entities are available.

    • Keep applied filters when returning from a detail screen.

    • Set input focus to search fields when changing screens.

    • Localization change doesn’t change language in settings menu.

Changed

  • Denon AVR integration: Make connection and request timeouts configurable. Contributed by @henrikwidlund, thanks! (integration-denonavr#70).

  • Web-configurator:

    • Buttons on the remote picture are clickable for button mappings.

    • The expanded-view in button mapping is now the default.

    • Backup restore automatically starts after selecting a backup file.

    • Backup file selection for restore requires the “.backup” file extension.

    • Preparation of translations. Various translations will be available soon.

    • Show entity identifier in detail view.

Beta Release 2.5.1 - 2025-05-27

This patch update fixes some UI issues, non-working commands in the Denon AVR integration and improves the Sonos integration.

Fixed

  • Denon AVR integration: non-working HDMI output, ECO, dimmer and dirac commands (integration-denonavr#69).

  • Remote 3: on some media-player screens, the bottom icons are cut off, or the volume slider doesn’t work, although the “set-volume” function is available.

  • Handling of transparent media images.

  • Media image is sometimes not shown.

  • Activity bar height resizes and the page scrolling position resets when the media image changes.

  • Wifi icon size in known networks.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Directly add an integration on the integration screen and infrared- and BT-remote entities on the corresponding screens.

    • Show Bluetooth setup instructions for Dock 3.

    • Dock search only works with lower-case search input.

    • Activity search result shows “add your first activity” if nothing is found.

    • Lock UI after a reboot action.

Changed

  • Sonos integration: improved device detection, setup-flow and logging, stability fixes.

    • We are preparing a renewal of the Sonos integration and evaluating new client libraries.

    • We really hope to continue using their local device APIs despite their announcement of moving to cloud-based authentication even for local control.

Beta Release 2.5.0 - 2025-05-23

This update fixes the volume control issue with Android TV, non-working buttons with Remote 3 and adds a manual Dock 3 output port configuration.

Breaking changes

  • Dock 3: dynamic IR-emitter outputs based on port configuration, combine internal IRs into one output.
    The new combined “Dock” output port must be assigned to existing IR-remote entities if an internal IR port was used before.

  • Remote 3: disabled “Keep WiFi connected in standby” (WoWLAN) setting until it is fixed.

Fixed

  • The turn-off menu only shows entities with on/off features available (#456).

  • Display artifacts after wakeup.

  • Web-configurator:

    • Remote-entity toggle test feature uses the correct command and doesn’t clear parts of the entity screen.

    • Debounce search input: don’t send a search request for every key press.

    • Correctly handle no longer available IR-emitter output ports in the remote-entity screen.

    • Select a new backup file after the restore process.

  • Android TV integration:

    • Regular volume control with Android TV keycodes (regression with Google Cast addition in v0.7.0) (integration-androidtv#72).

    • Pre-selection of the configuration option in the setup process if a device already exists (integration-androidtv#73).

  • Roon integration: remove unsupported OnOff feature (#456).

  • Remote 3:

    • Commands cannot be assigned to the stop, record and menu buttons (#458).

    • Wireless charging control with Core-API.

Added

  • Web-configurator:

    • Dock 3: manual configuration for IR-blasters and IR-emitters. RS232 and trigger support will be provided with future updates.

  • Denon AVR integration:

  • Android TV integration: Configurable volume step when using Google Cast volume control. Contributed by @albaintor, thanks! (integration-androidtv#72)

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Beta Release 2.8.1 - 2025-12-11

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Only for R3.

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If an R2 is still on 2.6.12, why is it still excluded from further updates?

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Read the known issues:
We are working on a secure upgrade path from the WiFi initialization and factory reset issue.

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I think I read that.

So that means that the problem that Beta 2.7.0 caused for R2 is still present in the latest beta, and updating to it would break R2s that are still on 2.6.12?

However, I understand this to mean that there is still no way to upgrade broken R2s to another version and that there is therefore no new beta available for any R2s at present.

Hence the question.

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Correct. No current R2 upgrade path. It is being worked.

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2.7.0 was pulled from the update server shortly after it was released. If you still see it the remote downloaded the firmware before it was pulled.
According to the 2.7.2 changelog the WiFi problems are fixed but need further testing. The factory restore issues seem to not have been solved or completely tested yet. Downgrading a broken R2 with 2.7.0 through factory reset therefore has a 50:50 chance that it works. Otherwise you need to send your remote to the support.