v2.8.5

EspControl v2.8.5

Changes since v2.8.4.

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What changed?

• User-facing features: 12 changes. Notable: Add Wifi Sharing Connect and QR cards; Allow Wifi Sharing without web authentication.

Update guidance

• Recommended for users who want the latest firmware, setup page, device fixes, or documented behavior.
• Affected devices: All supported displays may be affected because shared firmware, setup, or build files changed.

Known issues

• No release-specific known issues are listed automatically for this release.
• Check open GitHub issues before updating devices you rely on every day.

Summary

• 12 user-facing changes are included in this release.
• Release range: v2.8.4 to v2.8.5.

User-facing changes

User-facing features

• Add Wifi Sharing Connect and QR cards (#1786)
• Allow Wifi Sharing without web authentication (#1806)
• Add Home Assistant camera refresh action (#1791)
• Add backlight_pwm frequency to eliminate PWM whine. (#1809)
• Add native number controls (#1310)
• Prevent S3 RGB display drift (#1796)
• Add native Home Assistant number controls (#1804)
• Remove obsolete Todo card code (#1822)
• Prevent S3 cover-art refresh stack overflows (#1857)
• Align JC8012P4A1 V2 socket capacity (#1856)
• Warn when native backup profile is skipped (#1858)
• Prepare web assets for v2.8.5