From 0be8f8838adc3509bcece85c829ac04c5e7007a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jared Dohrman Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 16:59:54 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(release): add recovery AP notes to companion-wifi 1.17.0 Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- release-notes.yml | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release-notes.yml b/release-notes.yml index 89e15a23..247b992f 100644 --- a/release-notes.yml +++ b/release-notes.yml @@ -60,11 +60,20 @@ releases: tag: "companion-wifi-v1.17.0" date: "2026-08-09" previous_version: "1.16.0" - summary: "Updates companion WiFi firmware to upstream MeshCore v1.17.0 with the new key-based settings format and interface manager." + summary: "Updates companion WiFi firmware to upstream MeshCore v1.17.0 with the new key-based settings format, interface manager, and a recovery access point for fixing Wi-Fi credentials without a serial cable." changes: - type: changed area: upstream text: "Updated the companion WiFi firmware base to upstream MeshCore v1.17.0." + - type: added + area: wifi + text: "Added a recovery access point: when the device has no Wi-Fi credentials or cannot connect for 60 seconds, it broadcasts `EastMesh-WiFi` (WPA2 password = the device pin zero-padded to 8 digits) and shuts the AP down automatically once the configured network connects." + - type: added + area: cli + text: "Exposed the rescue CLI over TCP port 23 on the recovery AP (`telnet 192.168.4.1`), so `set wifi.ssid`, `set wifi.pwd`, and `reboot` work without a serial cable." + - type: added + area: wifi + text: "Gave companion WiFi builds the BLE-style device pin rules: displays show a per-session `Pin:NNNNNN` on the home screen, headless devices default to pin `123456` (AP password `00123456`), and `set pin` overrides both persistently." - type: changed area: prefs text: "Moved saved node settings to upstream's new key-based `prefs.json` format; existing settings, including persisted Wi-Fi credentials, are migrated automatically on first boot."