WLED nightly

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Closed issues:

• version 16.0.0: audioreactive effect jerkiness on esp32 (ESP-32D) #5724

nightly (2026-07-12)

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Implemented enhancements:

• Hub75 "outdoor" panel support - as in WLED-MM #5717
• align with WLEDMM extended error codes, small improvement for brownout detection #5695 (softhack007)
• HUB75 bugfixes for 4-scan and chained panels + new "Seengreat" pinout #5662 (softhack007)
• Analog button fix #5659 (benjamw)
• Adding support for Waveshare ESP32-S3-RGB-Matrix #5657 (Will-wastelander)
• ci: discover and build custom PlatformIO envs from usermods platformi… #5649 (netmindz)
• rename CW LED descriptions to more commonly used CCT #5612 (DedeHai)
• Add sanity checks for ethernet config table and WLED_ETH_DEFAULT #5608 (softhack007)
• add secure coding AI review guides #5572 (Copilot)
• Automatically download the right bin for the latest release and install #5561 (netmindz)
• ci: build HUB75 envs in release workflow #5558 (netmindz)
• Add Ethernet profiles for QuinLED Dig-Uno/Quad v4 and Dig-Octa 32-8L v4 #5553 (intermittech)
• Validate gzipped firmware (on ESP8266) #5550 (willmmiles)
• Adding usermod palettes and fix UI palette display #5548 (DedeHai)
• less restrictive DDP header acceptance, add safety checks to all protocols #5547 (DedeHai)
• move pixelforge json list and cpt city custom palette selection to wled repo #5541 (DedeHai)
• add placeholder to keep custom palette ID's consistent #5537 (DedeHai)
• copilot-instructions rework, new C++ coding guide for AI reviews #5480 (softhack007)
• New extended data for usage report #5465 (netmindz)
• Hostname creation cleanup, and a minimal variant or PR#5397 to fix bad DNS name #5424 (softhack007)
• extended CCT blending: exclusive blend, bugfix in CCT calculation (fixes color jump) #5382 (DedeHai)
• Extend scrolling text FX with custom fonts and international UTF-8 character support #5372 (DedeHai)
• Add Pin Info page #5361 (DedeHai)
• Classic ESP32: GPIO17 is not needed to be reserved for chips with in-package PSRAM #5338 (wled-install)
• Improved bus handling: free choice of bus driver in any order and improved memory calculations #5303 (DedeHai)
• Add Gledopto Series With Ethernet #5156 (Aogu181)
• Add old version check to OTA update #5057 (willmmiles)
• Improved 1D support for GIF images, bugfixes, blur option #5040 (DedeHai)
• Add segment checkmarks to differs() check #5031 (blazoncek)
• Adding "Complete" mode to Dissolve FX: always fades completely #5016 (DedeHai)
• New custom palettes editor #5010 (DedeHai)
• Game of Life Rework #4995 (Brandon502)
• "WLED PixelForge tool": new image & scrolling text interface #4982 (DedeHai)
• new file editor #4956 (DedeHai)
• "unrestricted" number of custom palettes #4932 (DedeHai)
• use video scaling instead of NPB luminance & new ABL #4798 (DedeHai)
• Improvements to heap-memory and PSRAM handling #4791 (DedeHai)
• Add mDNS support for MQTT server #4769 (blazoncek)
• Add mDNS resolution for network bus #4768 (blazoncek)
• Variable button count (up to 32) #4757 (blazoncek)
• Update to distortionwave FX #4693 (DedeHai)
• Add new effect: PS Galaxy #4682 (DedeHai)
• Segment layers and better effect transitions (blending) #4658 (blazoncek)
• add support for up to 10 ESPNow remotes #4654 (DedeHai)
• "Unlimited" buses #4529 (blazoncek)
• Add Wired DMX Input support #4495 (netmindz)
• WWA strip support & parallel I2S for S2/S3 (bumping outputs from 5/4 to 12) #4484 (blazoncek)
• Add ability to enter desired BSSID #4429 (blazoncek)
• Compile time lock PIN definition #4307 (blazoncek)
• Large ledmap support #4262 (blazoncek)
• Improved FPS calculation #4250 (DedeHai)
• Improved framerate control code - strip.show(), strip.service() #4244 (softhack007)
• Replace PRNG with hardware RNG #4225 (DedeHai)
• Fx scrolling text more flexible date and time #4195 (5chubrakete)
• Support PWM phase shifts on ESP8266 #4165 (willmmiles)
• Effect blending styles (recreated PR from #3877) #4158 (blazoncek)
• Copy Segment FX #4124 (DedeHai)
• Added Cube Mapping Tool #4018 (Brandon502)
• Add HUB75 support #3777 (netmindz)

Fixed bugs:

• ESP32 ethernet prompting for Wi-Fi every time #5730
• Live data override breaks gamma correction #5661
• Xlights cannot auto-discover WLED 16.0.0 (Art-Net "ArtPoll reply" not sent) #5584
• fix: prevent uint8 underflow in AP client disconnect handler #5733 (yazdan-iot)
• fix: prevent setInterval memory leak in setEffectParameters() #5732 (yazdan-iot)
• Fix whole-segment blackout frame at the start of on/off transitions with non-fade blending styles #5726 (npabisz)
• fix white channel for "Rainbow" and other color_wheel() based effects #5694 (chschu)
• bugfix in segment deconstructor #5687 (DedeHai)
• Restore pre 16.0 looks on several FX #5684 (DedeHai)
• Update pixel buffer after changing matrix dimensions #5675 (DedeHai)
• Prevent arduino core from assigning default MISO pin #5672 (DedeHai)
• HUB75 hotfix: prevent double-applying gamma correction #5665 (softhack007)
• fix button label regression #5636 (benjamw)
• Fix brighness not being applied properly in nightlight mode #5625 (DedeHai)
• Audioreactive bugfix: auto-suspend in all realtime modes, but stay active when "Use main segment only" #5599 (softhack007)
• fix for serial port on esp32 (#5501) #5503 (RobertoD91)
• DMX Output support exclude message incorrectly displayed on builds *with* support #5353 (netmindz)
• Full WiFi scan and apply BSSID if used #5351 (DedeHai)
• Fix for #4643 - Missing MQTT updates #4771 (blazoncek)
• Fixed UDP Realtime streaming in DNRGBW Mode #4499 (Christanoid)
• BUGFIX in oscillate FX #4494 (DedeHai)
• Fix for #3955: added a delay after switching relay #4474 (DedeHai)
• Playlist output glitchfix update: found it also happens on S3 #4462 (DedeHai)
• Add correct pin availability for ESP32 Mini modules #4450 (ladyada)
• Fix output glitches when playlist changes preset for S2 and C3 #4442 (DedeHai)
• palette effect overflow fix #4435 (TripleWhy)
• FX: Waterfall, Matripix & Dissolve fix #4428 (blazoncek)
• BUGFIX PWM brightness discontinuity (fixes #4396) #4419 (DedeHai)
• BUGFIX for Fairy & Fairytwinkle FX #4407 (DedeHai)
• Fix for ESPNow remote causing output glitches #4386 (DedeHai)
• Proper fix for #3605 & #4346 #4356 (blazoncek)
• Fix for #4153 #4253 (maxi4329)

Merged pull requests:

• Bugfix in cfg loading in settings_leds.htm #5701 (DedeHai)
• use NPB version with fixed buffers #5698 (DedeHai)
• Respect "make auto segments" when resetting segments #5696 (DedeHai)
• Fix ledmap parser reading past end of map array #5693 (evanc)
• waveshare_esp32s3_32MB_hub75 - audio support #5692 (netmindz)
• Fix LED glitches on long strips for C3 #5688 (DedeHai)
• improve bootup behaviour for boot presets #5686 (DedeHai)
• Apply gamma during realtime override #5666 (DedeHai)
• ADS1115 v2: skip ADC loop during strip updates, bump deps and improve docs #5655 (dima-zhemkov)
• fix(FX): restore palette wrap-around in the Palette effect (regression since 0.15.x) #5646 (kaibae19)
• change -D USERMOD_x to custom_usermods = xxx #5644 (DedeHai)
• Update devcontainer spec #5638 (willmmiles)
• Make twinkle FX look more like it was in the past #5635 (DedeHai)
• use DRAM as fallback if PSRAM fails #5631 (DedeHai)
• docs: refresh README to reflect current feature set and project state #5626 (netmindz)
• Fix KIT-VE Ethernet: PHY address should be 1, not 0 #5618 (Techman749)
• Fixed top-LED update logic in grav* audioreactive effects #5602 (recliq)
• fix color jump if changing mid transition #5601 (DedeHai)
• fix(Fix_unreachable_netservices_v2): v16 compatibility fixes #5590 (Joeboyc2)
• Add esp8266_2m_min: minimal ESP02 build for OTA recovery #5577 (Copilot)
• Improve Boot preset handling #5573 (smitty078)
• Add max-width to settings overview page #5557 (DedeHai)
• auto-migration for sunrise/sunset legacy config #5555 (DedeHai)
• ci: opt into Node.js 24 for GitHub Actions runners #5546 (netmindz)
• Name CI artifacts by WLED_RELEASE_NAME instead of PlatformIO env #5545 (netmindz)
• refactor platformio.ini to eliminate copy-paste duplication #5544 (netmindz)
• cleanup of PR #5503: remove unnecessary changes #5536 (DedeHai)
• GoL missing return. #5523 (Brandon502)
• Add identifier string for DMX realtime mode #5516 (kilrah)
• better packet queuing & pacing for custom palette live preview #5515 (DedeHai)
• Fix blending style options list filter for iOS #5513 (DedeHai)
• Dynarray fixes #5502 (willmmiles)
• add missing search icon #5500 (DedeHai)
• Refactor wled-tools discover_devices for deduplication and clarity #5493 (LordMike)
• Fix Alexa/Hue discovery by correcting SSDP response to match UPnP spec #5489 (Copilot)
• docs: add canonical feature-flag list to copilot-instructions to catch misspellings #5487 (Copilot)
• Update and improve INA226 usermod #5483 (daggerrz)
• Fix leak in blockRouterAdvertisements #5476 (willmmiles)
• Use drop-downs for pins #5473 (DedeHai)
• use fast path in blendSegment to bump up FPS #5464 (DedeHai)
• Serialize fxdata without ArduinoJSON #5461 (willmmiles)
• Increase maximum playlist duration #5455 (DedeHai)
• Bump brace-expansion from 5.0.3 to 5.0.5 #5454 (dependabot[bot])
• Fixes issue in Dissolve when a palette has same color pixel as the current background color when Complete is enabled #5453 (BobLoeffler68)
• Bump requests from 2.32.4 to 2.33.0 #5451 (dependabot[bot])
• Bump picomatch from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 #5449 (dependabot[bot])
• service cleanup after removing return FRAMETIME #5443 (softhack007)
• Fix DNS hangs on ESP32 #5438 (willmmiles)
• improved hue preservation in color_fade() #5434 (DedeHai)
• UI improvement: clearer icons and added text description #5425 (DedeHai)
• OTA update page restyling, automatically set download URL based on info.repo #5419 (softhack007)
• Info page: Total LEDs, GitHub repo, minor re-styling #5418 (softhack007)
• Fix usermod validation portability #5416 (willmmiles)
• Allow OTA upgrade between ESP32_V4 and ESP32 release names #5407 (Copilot)
• load pixel forge tools from json file, improved tools list, bugfixes #5404 (DedeHai)
• custom_usermod improvements #5403 (willmmiles)
• Bump minimatch from 10.2.2 to 10.2.4 #5401 (dependabot[bot])
• feat(eps-now): add 3 scenes for GLEDOPTO ESP-NOW WLED Remote Control #5400 (GLEDOPTO)
• avoid I2S resource conflict (aPLL) with ethernet - V4 builds only (fixes #5391) #5396 (softhack007)
• Bump minimatch and nodemon #5393 (dependabot[bot])
• Fix start & end of segment not "flowing" in Flow FX #5392 (DedeHai)
• DDP input: reject packets with unsupported data type or non-display destination #5390 (Copilot)
• Pin andelf/nightly-release to version tag instead of @main branch #5386 (Copilot)
• fix for missing lang="en" in some UI pages #5381 (softhack007)
• Add slow transition FX #5379 (DedeHai)
• Clean up global variables namespace, save a few 100 bytes of flash #5368 (softhack007)
• Make omggif.js available as an independent resource, improved sequential loading in cpal #5362 (DedeHai)
• Magma FX in the user_fx usermod #5360 (BobLoeffler68)
• Upgrade platform to 4.4.8 #5357 (netmindz)
• Tweak the welcome page to be more appropriate #5356 (netmindz)
• Improved Contributor Guidelines & Education (#5348, part1) #5350 (softhack007)
• Introduce comet effect usermod with fire particle system #5347 (gustebeast)
• apply inverse gamma to segment brightness for better color preservation #5343 (DedeHai)
• Fix LEDs glitching at startup (ESP32 only) #5337 (DedeHai)
• implement async DNS lookup - no more stuck NTP requests #5332 (DedeHai)
• Improvements to UI settings readability #5328 (DedeHai)
• Add user_fx installation instructions and a usermod config example #5327 (gustebeast)
• Change default LED pin to 4 in esp32 ethernet builds #5323 (softhack007)
• Add flashing effect on line clear in TetrisAI_v2. #5320 (gustebeast)
• Reduce flash size of TetrisAI_V2 by 97% #5317 (gustebeast)
• fix relay not turning on at boot #5315 (DedeHai)
• Remove FRAMETIME return value from all FX #5314 (DedeHai)
• Adding image rotation to PixelForge gif tool #5309 (DedeHai)
• fix button byte comment #5307 (ChuckMash)
• Adding sequential resource loading to edit.htm #5306 (DedeHai)
• Spinning Wheel FX in the user_fx usermod #5293 (BobLoeffler68)
• prevent file data loss due to replacing an open file handle (partial fix for #5275) #5276 (softhack007)
• Add support for Australian Western Time #5273 (nomis52)
• New smooth effect: Color Clouds #5268 (JoaDick)
• Palettes fix #5263 (DedeHai)
• Fixes ethernet initialisation of static IP settings and modified some debug info #5262 (brettbear)
• Bugfix: GPIO0 always gets assigned to a button #5259 (Copilot)
• Lava Lamp FX in the user_fx usermod #5253 (BobLoeffler68)
• Morse Code FX in the user_fx usermod #5252 (BobLoeffler68)
• Ants FX in the user_fx usermod #5251 (BobLoeffler68)
• add json validation to file inputs in UI and minify before upload #5248 (DedeHai)
• fix FX checkmark sync #5239 (DedeHai)
• Remove MAX_LEDS_PER_BUS limitation for virtual buses #5238 (Copilot)
• Update version description in bug.yml #5229 (Merikei)
• Fix gamma correction for color not enabled on fresh install #5225 (Copilot)
• Replace buffer lock magic numbers with defines #5217 (DedeHai)
• Add old version check to OTA update #5213 (willmmiles)
• Revert "Add old version check to OTA update" #5212 (willmmiles)
• Fix TypeError when loading UI with custom palette selected #5205 (Copilot)
• Add support for WPA-Enterprise #5194 (benjaminkraus)
• Do not replace legacy FX with new PS FX #5193 (DedeHai)
• Remove EEPROM support #5191 (DedeHai)
• Enhanced particle system rendering & 1D collision handling #5188 (DedeHai)
• Remove gamma value lower limit to enable inverse gamma correction #5187 (flo269)
• Add repo field to upgradeData in upgrade event reporting #5185 (Copilot)
• Fix 5168 #5181 (willmmiles)
• Add option to save unmodified presets to autosave usermod #5175 (mtin)
• Simplify upgrade reporting prompt with checkbox-based preference #5172 (Copilot)
• Add psramPresent and psramSize fields to /info endpoint and usage reports #5168 (Copilot)
• Replace #5138 with upstream NeoPixelBus fix #5147 (willmmiles)
• Fix usermods.yml to only trigger for external fork PRs #5143 (Copilot)
• add more macro/timer slots #5140 (benjamw)
• Fix ESP8266 DMA off-by-one #5138 (willmmiles)
• clear enable bit on unused time macros #5134 (DedeHai)
• Convert PSRAM to MB in usage reporting #5130 (Copilot)
• Cleanup bootloader SHA256 calculation from #4984 #5128 (willmmiles)
• Add must-revalidate to Cache-Control header and use WEB_BUILD_TIME for ETag to fix stale UI after firmware updates #5120 (Copilot)
• Add report version feature #5116 (netmindz)
• change default AP channel to 6, possible fix for "AP does not show" #5115 (DedeHai)
• FIX for adafruit portal S3: remove extra flash section #5113 (DedeHai)
• Safe uid generation #5111 (DedeHai)
• update for esp32-S3 builds, and support for 32MB Flash #5107 (softhack007)
• Display gaps in peek, fix segment overflow bug #5105 (DedeHai)
• refined PS replacement ifdefs #5103 (DedeHai)
• fix for #4298 - no conflict with DMX output #5096 (netmindz)
• Add Device ID to JSON Info #5093 (netmindz)
• adding legacy support for "edit?list=/" command, fix indentation #5092 (DedeHai)
• Bugfix in ledmap generation #5073 (DedeHai)
• Fix OTA update for C3 from 0.15 #5072 (DedeHai)
• Improvements & fixes for HUB75 #5026 (DedeHai)
• fix timing issue when changing 1D <-> 2D credits to blazoncek #5023 (DedeHai)
• adding dynamic update of LED type dropdown #5014 (DedeHai)
• Use sequential loading and requests for all UI resources #5013 (DedeHai)
• Improvement to "Welcome Page" check #5012 (DedeHai)
• Fix blank area issue with Twinkle #5005 (benjamw)
• Random colors via JSON API in Segment object like "col":["r","r","r"] #4996 #5000 (AlexeyMal)
• Add OTA metadata validation v2 #4998 (willmmiles)
• Adding DDP over WS, moving duplicate WS-connection to common.js #4997 (DedeHai)
• Fix copilot-instructions.md to require mandatory hardware build validation #4987 (Copilot)
• Correct broken esp32dev_8M enviroment #4985 (wled-compile)
• Add ESP32 bootloader upgrade capability to OTA update page with JSON API support and ESP-IDF validation #4984 (Copilot)
• Bugfix for gif player WRT inactive segment and bugfix in copy FX #4974 (DedeHai)
• Fix typo changable > changeable #4968 (MathijsG)
• Extend wled-tools.sh backup with optional ir.json, refactor fetch logic, add timeouts #4953 (LordMike)
• Hub75 fixes #4950 (netmindz)
• Fix HUB75 panel dimensions not loading in LED Preferences page #4949 (Copilot)
• Fix set_repo.py to detect tracked remote instead of hardcoding 'origin' #4947 (Copilot)
• Add GitHub repository information to build and API response #4944 (Copilot)
• Fix for cfg exceeding LED limit #4939 (DedeHai)
• Fix LED buffer size calculation #4928 (DedeHai)
• speed improvements to Aurora FX #4926 (DedeHai)
• Adding Shimmer FX #4923 (DedeHai)
• Bugfix for FX: Tri Fade #4917 (blazoncek)
• Usermod Temperature: use full 12-bit precision #4916 (nename0)
• fix ancient UI bug that hides the speed slider in percent FX #4913 (DedeHai)
• Un-vendor AsyncMqttClient #4910 (willmmiles)
• Fix 2D matrix generator preview not updating after population #4908 (Copilot)
• remove early return from initconnection() #4903 (DedeHai)
• Fix changelog generation to exclude unresolved closed issues #4900 (Copilot)
• speed optimisations, fix for restoreColorLossy, code cleanup #4895 (DedeHai)
• PacMan effect #4891 (BobLoeffler68)
• Import RmtHI driver #4890 (willmmiles)
• Stencil blendingmode and some speed optimisations #4889 (DedeHai)
• Fix pr-merge.yaml to include PR title and link in Discord notifications #4880 (Copilot)
• Fix operation of length 1 strips, such as PWM LEDs #4878 (willmmiles)
• support iotorero ethernet controller #4860 (tarontop)
• new usermod hooks "onUdpPacket" #4859 (Liliputech)
• Add comprehensive GitHub Copilot instructions for WLED development workflow #4858 (Copilot)
• Fix GitHub workflow secret access from forked PRs #4856 (Copilot)
• Bootloop detection platform factoring #4853 (willmmiles)
• Fix bootloop if config is reset #4852 (willmmiles)
• Make version information consistent across update interfaces #4846 (Arcitec)
• Fix broken Sync button after 0.15 refactor #4844 (Arcitec)
• bugfix to prevent "infinite" loop in palette blend #4841 (DedeHai)
• Remove old V3 IDF #4836 (netmindz)
• Segment fixes #4811 (DedeHai)
• Update AsyncTCP (and AsyncWebServer) #4796 (willmmiles)
• Bootloop detection & recovery #4793 (DedeHai)
• Bugfixes in FX data allocation #4783 (DedeHai)
• Update RGB2Go Ethernet naming #4780 (jasonsomers)
• using segment buffer instead of local buffer for PS #4776 (DedeHai)
• Adding center bin selection to 2D GEQ #4764 (DedeHai)
• bus_wrapper: Use parallel I2S first when enabled #4762 (willmmiles)
• Fix incorrect usermod name: LD2410 -> LD2410_v2 #4756 (quake1508)
• Update user_fx usermod README.md #4754 (danewhero)
• Revert disable OTA logic & optional Arduino OTA #4748 (blazoncek)
• CCT fix #4744 (blazoncek)
• enhancement & bugfixes in scrolling text #4742 (DedeHai)
• Bump urllib3 from 2.3.0 to 2.5.0 #4740 (dependabot[bot])
• Fix validation after removing a usermod #4738 (willmmiles)
• Bugfix: convert cctBlend value back to "%" for UI #4737 (DedeHai)
• WLED_DISABLE_2D does not compile #4736 (ingDIY)
• Bump brace-expansion from 1.1.11 to 1.1.12 #4731 (dependabot[bot])
• Add TwinkleFadeIn effect #4728 (benjamw)
• Fixed "Flow Stripe" FX and added palette support #4723 (DedeHai)
• add inverse gamma 32 function and fix colors in pride #4722 (DedeHai)
• Bump requests from 2.32.3 to 2.32.4 #4721 (dependabot[bot])
• bugfixes: grouping and missing libArchive #4718 (DedeHai)
• PS bugfix: do not increase saturation of palette colors #4715 (DedeHai)
• PS Fire update: added sparks #4714 (DedeHai)
• Update crude parallel I2S detection #4713 (willmmiles)
• Fix Segment::fade_out for 2d expansion #4712 (willmmiles)
• Add pre-applied gamma to c3g & (some) fastled palettes to match original look #4711 (DedeHai)
• fix particle brightness distribution with new gamma correction #4710 (DedeHai)
• Securing OTA update #4700 (blazoncek)
• Fix running initMqtt twice on bootup #4698 (zuckschwerdt)
• Change to set LWT only once #4697 (zuckschwerdt)
• fixed bug when "bounce" option is set in PS Sparkle #4694 (DedeHai)
• fix for https://github.com/wled/WLED/issues/4488 #4692 (DedeHai)
• AR: add compile-time flag for default "Automatic Gain Control" option #4690 (Arcitec)
• Fixing markdownlint errors #4683 (srg74)
• Bugfixes in PS, improvements to PS Fireworks 1D #4673 (DedeHai)
• Fix up usermod libArchive settings #4669 (willmmiles)
• Added new effect usermod - Diffusion Fire #4667 (mryndzionek)
• fixed wrong gravity setting, added option for no trail #4665 (DedeHai)
• Bump h11 from 0.14.0 to 0.16.0 #4661 (dependabot[bot])
• bugfix in enumerating buttons and busses #4657 (DedeHai)
• Only disable Arduino OTA when using -D WLED_DISABLE_OTA #4652 (blazoncek)
• Removed PS memory manager and some minor improvements #4651 (DedeHai)
• Updates to particle system #4630 (DedeHai)
• Allow clock overlay to use LED beyond 255 #4627 (blazoncek)
• More usermod fixes #4623 (willmmiles)
• Update USERMOD BME68X to version 1.0.2 #4620 (gsieben)
• Full fastled replacement #4615 (DedeHai)
• Use live cfg json instead of file for usermod settings page #4609 (willmmiles)
• Fix typo #4608 (marcone)
• Fix typo in build.yml #4605 (marcone)
• Adding perlin noise replacement for fastled functions #4594 (DedeHai)
• Usermod libs matrix #4592 (netmindz)
• Update README.md #4591 (srg74)
• Add apple-touch-icon Link Tag #4577 (DevJogger)
• Multifix #4568 (blazoncek)
• intermediate fix for PS transition speedup #4562 (DedeHai)
• update links to point to the new repo #4560 (maxi4329)
• Bugfix for incorrect wifi-hardware timing #4558 (DedeHai)
• Fix for: Build should stop if npm fails #4513 #4556 (spiro-c)
• Pinwheel Rework #4551 (Brandon502)
• Soap FX optimization #4543 (DedeHai)
• Fixes first pixel not being set #4542 (DedeHai)
• removed unnecessary lambda function #4541 (DedeHai)
• constexpr is invalid on is2D() #4540 (scourge411)
• fixes trail flickering randomly. thx blazoncek for discovering #4530 (DedeHai)
• Fix for "Send notifications on button press or IR" does not work when using "JSON remote" #4519 #4528 (blazoncek)
• ColorFromPaletteWLED: improved speed and fixed issue #4524 (DedeHai)
• improved & refactored Android FX #4522 (DedeHai)
• Nightly release - Add bin.gz artifacts #4518 (zuckschwerdt)
• Update AsyncWebServer and enable response queue #4516 (willmmiles)
• fix reproduction in game of life #4511 (mlichvar)
• Adding Particle System with many new FX #4506 (DedeHai)
• consolidated colorwaves and pride into one base function #4504 (DedeHai)
• Connect the seven segment display reloaded usermod to the BH1750_V2 usermod #4503 (ryanaross)
• V4 #4492 (netmindz)
• Swap to tasmota/platform-espressif32 #4487 (netmindz)
• Usermod: Brightness follow sun #4485 (yangminglong)
• Convert usermods to static libraries #4480 (willmmiles)
• code robustness improvements, minor speedup, fx sliders bugfix #4463 (softhack007)
• Improvements to deepsleep UM #4456 (elanworld)
• Update readme.md for rgb-rotary-encoder usermod #4439 (dosipod)
• Use proper devcontainers schema for vscode customisations #4430 (inverse)
• fix POV Display usermod #4427 (Liliputech)
• replacement for fastled sqrt16() #4426 (DedeHai)
• Use consistent node version for local, CI, and devcontainer setup #4424 (inverse)
• fixed typo in LED Preferences #4414 (shafingazi)
• Update usermods_list.cpp: BH1750 #4413 (wled-install)
• Idle current bugfix #4402 (blazoncek)
• update platformio override example file (solves #4395) #4398 (softhack007)
• Fixes "preset not found" issue when using internal temp UM #4397 (lost-hope)
• WiFi reconnect bugfix #4359 (blazoncek)
• Hotfix for #4335 - solves missed pixel problem in blends effect #4341 (softhack007)
• settings_leds: Initialize current limiter field #4336 (willmmiles)
• Fix for #4321 #4328 (blazoncek)
• Fix missing clock setting introduce by #4312 #4327 (willmmiles)
• Fix for #4300 #4326 (blazoncek)
• Update settings_sec.htm [Fix the warning text and Backup presets button misalignment] #4324 (dosipod)
• Defer calling begin() on buses #4312 (willmmiles)
• Fix release name macro expansion #4309 (netmindz)
• Optimzation: code consolidation in drawCircle() #4302 (DedeHai)
• Introduce printSetInputMaxlength to properly set an inputs maxlength … #4296 (WouterGritter)
• FIX: "magic numbers" for MQTT topic buffer length in mqtt.cpp and button.cpp (use already defined MQTT_MAX_TOPIC_LEN) #4295 (WouterGritter)
• Fix array overflow in exploding_fireworks #4289 (willmmiles)
• xml comma bugfix + few string optimisations #4286 (blazoncek)
• Keep selected FX while searching #4284 (blazoncek)
• Fix for #4269 #4271 (willmmiles)
• Replaced single palette cases with an array to consolidate code #4270 (DedeHai)
• Fix problem with spaces #4267 (w00000dy)
• Migrate from inliner to web-resource-inliner #4266 (w00000dy)
• fixed palette FX to more closely match original 1D version #4263 (DedeHai)
• replaced repeated progress() calculation calls with a variable #4256 (DedeHai)
• Optimization: color_blend() variable range now determined by overloading #4245 (DedeHai)
• Add support for ESP32-S3 WROOM-2 (solves #4099) #4243 (softhack007)
• RF433 json usermod #4234 (kilrah)
• specified required nodejs version #4229 (maxi4329)
• fixed refs to removed usermod #4227 (ingDIY)
• Complete transition of UsermodManager and PinManager away from classes #4213 (willmmiles)
• Added Distribute Horizontally for cpal #4210 (1Prototype1)
• minor webui enhancements #4203 (maxi4329)
• DeepSleep usermod #4190 (DedeHai)
• Added integer based sin()/cos() functions, changed all trig functions to wled_math #4181 (DedeHai)
• FX improvements and cleanup #4145 (DedeHai)
• Speed improvements for discussion #4138 (DedeHai)
• Image effect (GIF support) #3835 (Aircoookie)
• update gif with new changes #3805 (Aircoookie)
• Make rainbow effects more colorful #3681 (TripleWhy)

v16.0.1 (2026-06-30)

Full Changelog

Implemented enhancements:

• CI: find a solution for including custom PlatformIO build envs from PRs (usermods) in CI builds #5648
• Request direct IC configuration for WS2811 RGBCCT LED strip #5597
• E1.31/ArtNet (DMX) group pixels #4899
• Add an API endpoint for upstream update URL retrieval #4470
• Ethernet set-up ESP32-ETHERNET-KIT-VE #2591

Fixed bugs:

• GPIO19 not working as an 2-Wire LED output in 16.0.0 #5670
• Creating a 2D setup larger than amount of LEDs can lead to crash #5669
• HUB75: Some 2D effects missing pixel trails in v16.0 (Black Hole, Lissajous, Spaceships) #5664
• platformio_override.sample.ini -D USERMOD_DALLASTEMPERATURE incorrect. #5643
• V16 won't run on M5STACK AtomS3 Lite (ESP32S3) with M2 screw hole, 8Mb flash and without PSRAM #5629
• Twinklefox/Twinklecat dimmer than expected (16.0.0) #5622
• nightlight problem with brightness transitions (for small changes) #5620
• With ESPNow remote and no wifi WLED reboots every 15-20min (fixed in 17.0.0-dev) #5614
• WLED - buttons label incorrect #5613
• DJ light effect (and others): intensity low after upgrade to v16 #5603
• AR Gravcenter, Gravcentric and Gravfreq effects not reacting to "Rate of fall" Parameter #5600
• Error 8: Effect RAM depleted on 8MB ESP32-S3 with QSPI PSRAM #5593
• Broken revert firmware button #5574
• LEDs excluded with gap file flash randomly #5378
• CI/CD supply chain risk: GitHub Actions not SHA-pinned, nightly-release follows @main #5373
• Multiple security vulnerabilities in WLED #5340
• Crashes when trying to save LED configuration (esp32 ethernet) #5322
• DMX Mode "effect" laggy when controlling brightness #5298
• Deleting segments is not handled properly #4304
• Reset Segments does not respect 'Make a segment for each output' #4136

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