github ReikanYsora/Helios v1.6.4
v1.6.4 , drops the anonymous install heartbeat

latest releases: 2026.8.0-b2, 2026.8.0-b1, 2026.8.0-b0...
one month ago

Point release on top of v1.6.3 with one behavioural change.

Heartbeat ping removed

The anonymous install heartbeat introduced in v1.6.3 (a once-per-day POST of a random UUIDv4 to helios-lidar.org) is gone. The card no longer emits any beacon, and the helios-anon-stats config key is no longer read. Anyone setting it explicitly to false can leave the line in their YAML (it's now a no-op) or remove it.

Install analytics are now derived from public GitHub Releases download counts on the helios-lidar.org landing page, which keeps the same informational value without a client-side ping.

No other functional changes vs v1.6.3. If you're on v1.6.3, the upgrade is silent: the card behaves identically apart from the missing daily POST.

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