EspControl v2.8.3

Changes since v2.8.2.

Full comparison

What changed?

• User-facing features: 12 changes. Notable: Refine card icon and Cover Art layouts; Prevent API encryption lockouts.
• User-facing bug fixes: 7 changes. Notable: Fix S3 cover art screensaver crash; Clear stale media cover art when playback stops.

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

• 19 user-facing changes are included in this release.
• Release range: v2.8.2 to v2.8.3.

User-facing changes

User-facing features

• Refine card icon and Cover Art layouts (#1741)
• Prevent API encryption lockouts (#1738)
• Clarify 7-inch panel version identification (#1748)
• Align web and device card icons (#1757)
• Add Shuffle and Repeat media controls (#1758)
• Group Media modal advanced settings (#1759)
• Add automatic Home Assistant artwork endpoint discovery (#1760)
• Refine cover art artist styling and spacing (#1762)
• Optimize retained Home Assistant reads (#1764)
• Stop repeated cover art refresh allocations (#1769)
• Release cover art refresh memory (#1771)
• Prepare web assets for v2.8.3 (#1772)

User-facing bug fixes

• Fix S3 cover art screensaver crash (#1739)
• Clear stale media cover art when playback stops (#1722)
• Fix deprecated web server iterator call (#1756)
• Fix artwork endpoint review feedback (#1761)
• Fix S3 cover art heap allocation (#1763)
• Fix 10-inch backup restoration (#1768)
• Fix media source transitions and stale cover art (#1767)