If you rely on the beta as your daily driver, please be aware that this release has a higher risk of unexpected issues than a typical beta update.
This beta update improves WiFi reliability and standby behavior, and brings several user interface enhancements including better text readability, full D-pad navigation, and new on-screen keyboard layouts.
Updated components:
- UI 0.84.0
- Core 0.83.1
- Web-Configurator 2.6.3
- Android TV 0.10.0
- Apple TV 0.25.1
- Denon AVR 0.18.2
- Home Assistant 0.18.0
- Roon 0.6.2
Fixed
WiFi
• Fixed the "Keep WiFi connected in standby" setting so the saved choice is reliably applied at startup.
• Improved connection reliability after waking from standby: the Remote is reachable again right after the wake-up (resolved unreachable integrations and web-configurator), and it recovers faster from a dropped connection or a stalled key renewal while "Keep WiFi connected" is enabled.
• Automatically recover and reset the WiFi controller if it stops responding to network scans after startup.
• Battery level: the learned battery capacity could be corrupted by wrong voltage readings around standby, which made the battery level jump or drop to 0% too early. The capacity is no longer re-learned on an empty battery, battery readings are paused during standby, and 0% is only reported once the voltage stays low for several seconds without a charger.
User interface:
• Help texts, descriptions, and other secondary text now use lighter shades, a clearer font, and larger sizes to improve readability on Remote 3.
• The D-pad selection is now visible on every screen, and disappears when touching the screen.
• All navigation except typing can now be operated with the D-pad (holding HOME opens the page menu to access profiles, the Web-Configurator, and settings).
• Settings, setup, docks, and integrations now share a consistent layout with clear buttons and check marks for the current choice.
• The on-screen keyboard now has layouts with accented characters for Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Swedish.
• The UI no longer redraws screens when content is static and stops drawing when the display is off to reduce battery usage.
Apple TV:
• Retry app discovery when Companion protocol is unavailable. Contributed by @albaintor (apple-tv#183).
• Reconnect when Apple TV buttons stop responding. Contributed by @henrikwidlund (apple-tv#190).
Denon AVR:
• Update denonavr library to improve volume handling and refreshing sources. Contributed by @henrikwidlund (denon#242).
Home Assistant:
• Improved Home Assistant connection reliability, especially after standby/wake, setup changes, interrupted connection attempts, and reconnects (ha#100).
• Fixed cases where commands or media browse/search requests could hang without a response when Home Assistant was unavailable or did not answer.
• Fixed missing or duplicated Home Assistant entity updates, including dropped events, duplicated available entities, and missing custom sensor labels or units.
• Media players now show duration and playback position even if they do not support seeking. Contributed by @JackJPowell, thanks! (ha#105).
• Updated dependencies.
Roon: don't fail a browse page on items with an empty title. Contributed by @brucejcooper, thanks! (roon#93).
Changed
• New Remote 3 WiFi firmware
• Group key renewals during standby are now handled by the WiFi chip, and firmware scans during standby are blocked to protect the battery.
Known Issues
• Keep WiFi connected enabled:
• Remote 3: an access point with a short group key renewal interval (a few minutes) can drop the sleeping Remote. It stays off WiFi until it is picked up and then reconnects within seconds. Use a long renewal interval or the default.
• Remote Two: every group key renewal during standby wakes the Remote. Use this setting only with a custom renewal interval on the access point.
• Automatic display brightness and button backlight settings are currently unavailable in the UI and disabled in the Web-Configurator.
• Sonos integration: A recent Sonos firmware update has affected local API access. Power-cycling your Sonos speakers may temporarily resolve connection issues. We are planning to rewrite the Sonos integration using a different API.