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Latest Beta Version​

Added​

  • support for new configuration endpoints
  • webOS 8 now supports up to 4 FHD videos playing simultaneously

Fixed​

  • Orientation on webOS 8 UP5Q now rotates correctly while maintaining the target resolution

[2.10.1] - 2026-01-08​

Fixed​

  • Issue with building app with smart builder (missing zip)

[2.10.0] - 2025-12-16​

Added​

  • Added CPU and MEMORY usage telemetries in percentage
  • Support for devices running webOS 9.0.0
  • On device content guard extension
  • Support for creating scheduled power actions via applet JS API
  • Support for secret values in applet configuration
  • Support for setup Wi-Fi via Applet JS API
  • Initial Support for Plugins and Runner
  • Support for Enterprise Wi-Fi networks (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP)
  • Method screenshotUpload() now supports headers to be set for the upload request
  • Building debug and production build always to be able to switch in Troubleshooting tab in Box.
  • Support resolution change on LG UP5Q displays
  • RemoteDesktop capability

Fixed​

  • Formating timers result so minutes have 2 digits
  • Failure when driver throws an error during telemetry gathering
  • Missing key in broadcasted values in P2P content synchronization
  • Archive info now returns uncompressed size as zero if saving archive failed
  • (internal) Modified the GitLab pipeline to use the common ts-display base
  • Context for IDCAP in custom-scripts
  • Synchronizer issue preventing applet refresh
  • Incorrectly returned capabilities for display orientation
  • Upgrade IDCAP version to 1.1.0

[2.9.0] - 2024-10-30​

Added​

  • Implementation of Front capabilities

Fixed​

  • Acceptance tests for file system
  • timezone offset is now calculated from WebOS's real offset and not from moment's offset which accounted for DST, but WebOS did not
  • File system wipeout() method deletes content of data folder

[2.8.0] - 2024-09-23​

Added​

  • Build with esbuild
  • Add support for cloud control
  • (internal) Pipeline check for .ipk size
  • Support for AutoRecovery on WebOS 6

[2.7.0] - 2024-04-25​

Added​

  • Add support for keepAppletRunning in proprietary timers

Fixed​

  • Upgraded LG APIs to the latest version to support new FW version on weboOS 6
  • Typo in stream prepare options: autoReconnectInternal -> autoReconnectInterval
  • Applet downloads on older devices (webOS 3)
  • Fixed miscellaneous issues on older devices (WebOS 3)

[2.6.2] - 2023-10-24​

Fixed​

  • Building via App Builder

[2.6.1] - 2023-10-05​

Fixed​

  • Incorrect detection of stream protocol type
  • Starting applet in offline (when was already downloaded earlier)

[2.6.0] - 2023-09-13​

Added​

  • Switchable check that compares device and server time and when differ a lot it prevents socket from connection
  • Device can handle data about remote debug and sent to FA
  • Device has new handler for refreshing applet from FA
  • UDP synchronizer for webOs version 4 and 6
  • Missing implementations for device brand info
  • Handler for sending info about remote debug to FA
  • Handler for refreshing applet from FA
  • Polymorphic synchronizer that can be used for both P2P and server synchronizer
  • IPv4 address to Peer info at Peer discovery service
  • Applet Management API support for setProprietaryTimer() and getProprietaryTimers()
  • Device reporting Firmware type and OS version
  • P2P Synchronizer uses TCP instead of UDP
  • Support for new wipeout power action

Fixed​

  • ZoneOffset is correctly send to the server from device site
  • Actions are correctly delivered to server are when connection is on HTTP
  • Downloading files if server blocks HEAD requests
  • Correct telemetry and settings types split
  • Time correction is correctly parsed from response
  • Succeed actions for PowerActions are send before restarting
  • Downloading files if server blocks HEAD requests
  • Base URL for /time endpoint to configuration server (instead of platform server)
  • Hardware barcode scanner start (propage scannerId to native API)
  • New alternative bridge function for delete proprietary timer (keep old one for backward compatibility)
  • Issues with downloading zip files on Webos 2 and 3
  • Proxy setting errors when proxy is not supported
  • Incorrect setup timezone on Webos 3 if NTP server is set

[2.5.0] - 2023-01-31​

Added​

  • File System with reserved space

Fixed​

  • File System method getFile now returns correctly size
  • OSD working on older devices (webOS 3)
  • New TimeManager provides better stability of time, zone and NTP-related features
  • On webOS 6 is not supported LANDSCAPE FLIPPED orientation

[2.4.0] - 2022-10-04​

Added​

  • OS version info (WebOS 3.2 -> 3.2, WebOS 6 -> 6.0)
  • CPU & Memory monitoring
  • Proxy monitoring
  • Wifi SSID and signal level
  • Support for timed peer recovery
  • Support for CRC32 hashing algorithm on webOS 6 devices
  • Device reports manufacturer brand

Fixed​

  • Watchdog is enabled/disabled with PEER_RECOVERY
  • New app icon
  • Only get video file duration for videos, skip other files to prevent unexpected behavior
  • HDMI and UDP streams

[2.3.1] - 2022-03-18​

Fixed​

  • User defined applet preferred over bundled applet when both are set at the same time

[2.3.0] - 2022-03-08​

Added​

  • Support for CRC32 hashing algorithm
  • Initialize webos devices with default digital signage settings (dpmMode=off, pmMode=networkReady, enableWakeOnLan=true, automaticStandbyMode=off, tileInfo=false, failoverMode=off, powerOnStatus=power_on)
  • WatchDog for checking if signageOS Core App is running for webOS 3.2, 4.0 and 4.1
  • Absolute firmware upgrade URLs
  • Saving applet actions to local file, when device is offline and uploading after connection is fixed
  • Update Front-OSD version
  • Setting autoSet parameter to 'off' on webOs > 4

Fixed​

  • Video orientation landscape on webOS 6

[2.2.0] - 2021-11-24​

Added​

  • Video orientation landscape flipped
  • Automatic streams reconnection and connected/disconnected events
  • Volume option for video
  • 4K support for WebOS 4.1
  • Video duration for FS getFile() API
  • Support for more than 10KB files in readFile/writeFile
  • Device policy full support
  • Device telemetry
  • WebOS 6 support
  • Front-OSD support
  • Building bundled applet with prebuilt subscriptionType
  • AppendFile method to File System
  • Allow parametrize bundled applet with configuration

Fixed​

  • return null on FW type because it has to be supported on upgrade FW
  • Background option for video
  • Setting of device time and timezone returns success (platform needs reboot/restart, do it after 1s)
  • Videos playback on WebOS 4 when using more then 2 videos in same applet (seamless and no black blinking)
  • On webOS 4 there is no longer a first frame of the last played video visible
  • appUpgrade function from JS API sets correct URL (Open)
  • All actions are correctly bound
  • Setting NTS on all versions of webOS
  • Orientation getter and setter now works with SCAPv15 and newer
  • Device policy and telemetry action exceptions are displayed with enabled debug only
  • Device Policy: Allow enforcing only NTP server or only timezone (or both)
  • Don't enforce previously set devive policies under Open subscription
  • Support APPLET_ENABLE and APPLET_DISABLE scheduled power actions
  • Correctly report active network interface
  • Fixed display off/on behavior when timers are not set
  • Upgrade firmware version
  • Provisioning delay for platform devices
  • FS readFile will correctly throw error when file doesn't exist.
  • Stalled or differently corrupted video won't emit ended event

[2.1.0] - 2020-08-12​

Fixed​

  • Longer deprovisioning timeout before reboot to give the display enought time to delete all cached data and files
  • Use smaller resolution videos in acceptance tests that play multiple videos side by side because some platforms struggle to process more than one full HD video at a time
  • The built-in browser now loads websites that enforce same origin policy
  • When proprietary timers are disabled while the display and content are off, the display and content will be turned on
  • Reboot device automatically when App or FW upgrade is performed in open management
  • When device is offline, increase the interval between reconnect attempts progressively from 5s up to 5 mins
  • Device registration occasionally failing during first boot
  • Make longer and configurable check interval on platform configuration (30s -> 60s)
  • Native debug will always do the configuration check interval 30s
  • Default PIN code is 0000 until device is connected to internet
  • PIN code set/get support for JS management API
  • Removed dependency on navigator.onLine for websocket connections management. Navigator.onLine in certain edge cases doesn't provide accurate information if the device can access internet or not.
  • Possible memory leak in video player when one gapless video is playing in infinite loop

Added​

  • ACL domains support for the built-in browser
  • New OSD dark blue design
  • Front applet debug isEnabled API support
  • Remote management of multi-file applets (applet packages). Applets originally designed for Open users can be used by Platform users now as well.

[2.0.2] - 2020-02-28​

Fixed​

  • Provisioning splash screen for Open apps (not visible now)
  • added sandbox to Browser iframe to prevent hostile JS within iframe affecting parent document
  • FILE_SYSTEM_LINK capability (not supported for webos)

[2.0.1] - 2020-02-21​

Fixed​

  • HTML over video (some of the recent changes broke it)

[2.0.0] - 2020-02-19​

Changed​

Added​

Fixed​

  • Suspend videos/streams when a proprietary timer is triggered
  • Switch between applet timings fast and gapless
  • Fix tap/double tap touch detection 600 ms delay on an every tap
  • Fixed playing more videos on devices which supports only 1 video tag (1 resource)
  • Stabilize a network connection using better WebSocket low level libraries
  • Fix videowall synchronization not in sync on WebOS 2
  • Weinre debugging is back compatible working with appletEnabled flag
  • Fixed casual not sending of the current FW version
  • Changing of the orientation will not do more reboots than 1
  • Gapless playing of videos on WebOS 3+ in fake portrait (videoOrientation=LANDSCAPE)
  • Upgraded internal libraries (react, typescript etc.)
  • Casually not loading of applet after restart app
  • Better user information durring register, verify process (including offline page)
  • Fixed removing non-exiting scheduled actions that can be deleted by factory resets
  • Invocations from front-applet has much better & descriptive error messages with links to docs
  • Switching between multiple applet timings would freeze the second applet
  • Redesign verification pages
  • Return device time on all device
  • Set time with timezone and offset when online
  • Internal port video is displayed properly
  • Remove firmware cache to fix reading FW version after manual upgrade

Removed​

  • timers holidays settings in native timers

[1.1.0] - 2018-05-14​

Added​

  • Changelog file containing all changes in current project