What's new in Kiosk Satellite 2026.8.54
A bug fixing follow up to the big ESPHome 2026.8.53 release.
Fixed: Exit application
The ESPHome server's foreground service, which runs whenever ESPHome is enabled, was missing from the shutdown sequence of a deliberate quit: Android revived the sticky service moments after the process ended, the revival read as a crash, and the crash recovery relaunched the app you had just closed. The service now stands down with the rest on exit, and the app stays closed.
Fixed: The encryption key appears the moment it is generated
Enabling ESPHome generates the encryption key a moment after the toggle flips, which was after the settings page had already redrawn, so the key row kept showing its placeholder until the next unrelated tap and the page read as if enabling had done nothing. Both the device page and the remote admin now refresh the row as soon as the key lands.
Changed: The notification says what is actually running
The foreground notification now reads "ESPHome active", with "Serving Home Assistant" or "Serving Home Assistant and relaying Bluetooth devices" depending on whether the Bluetooth proxy is on, instead of always claiming to be a Bluetooth proxy. The notification channel is renamed to ESPHome to match.