EspControl v2.9.0

Changes since v2.8.6.

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What changed?

• User-facing features: 15 changes. Notable: Apply colour changes without restarting panels; Show subpage titles and align web clock bar typography.
• User-facing bug fixes: 5 changes. Notable: Reduce 10-inch media control button sizes; Fix password protection for webserver settings.

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

• 20 user-facing changes are included in this release.
• Release range: v2.8.6 to v2.9.0.

User-facing changes

User-facing features

• Apply colour changes without restarting panels (#1907)
• Show subpage titles and align web clock bar typography (#1910)
• Match Settings to the standard card grid (#1909)
• Show ON labels for enabled Voice Services and Alarm Audio (#1919)
• Improve 4-inch P4 settings and voice control spacing (#1925)
• Show Voice in the clock bar for voice controls (#1929)
• Allow opening Settings while any modal is open (#1932)
• Show card names in the clock bar when opening modals (#1930)
• Lock saved card types and show type in edit titles (#1933)
• Refresh web config layout with indigo pill buttons (#1931)
• Remove unreferenced intermediate web bundles (#1934)
• Add persistent panel names and network hostnames (#1924)
• Timer Card (#1935)
• Factory Reset (#1926)
• Prepare web assets for v2.9.0 (#1943)

User-facing bug fixes

• Reduce 10-inch media control button sizes (#1903)
• Fix password protection for webserver settings (#1906)
• Keep disabled card backgrounds and darken labels and icons (#1917)
• Fix UTF-8 word capitalization (#1938)
• Fix hosted editor saves and metadata on older firmware (#1942)