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QGroundControl Changelog

What's new in QGroundControl 4.2.9

Nov 22, 2023
  • Backport metadata fixes by @christianrauch in #10751
  • Add content_rating to metainfo and fix metadata_license #10615
  • Add release tag to metainfo file #10653

New in QGroundControl 4.2.8 (Jul 14, 2023)

  • QGCCommon: Disable AIRMAP #10729
  • Update sdl libraries to work with latest xbox bluetooth controller #10634
  • Fix problem with xbox series x joystick #10732

New in QGroundControl 4.2.7 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • ArduSubFirmwarePlugin: add GuidedModeCapability to Sub vehicles #10508
  • Display Rangefinder Distance #10556
  • MavlinkConsoleController: set correct data size #10314
  • Add Kakute H7 v2 & Kakute H7 Mini to QGC #10558 #10554
  • FirmwareUpgrade: add CubeOrange+ #10565
  • OfflineMapButton: fix text overlapping on long tileset descriptions #10598
  • Adds MAV_CMD_DO_CHANGE_SPEED support #10607
  • Fix Mavlink camera bug and increase request for camera information #10616
  • FirmwareUpgrade: add thepeach board #10586
  • PlanManager: drop spurious items for unexpected mission types #10509
  • Joystick: Enable button up signal for hat buttons #10543

New in QGroundControl 4.2.6 (Mar 21, 2023)

  • Add ARKV6X #10631
  • CI: Fix android deployment in #10630

New in QGroundControl 4.2.5 (Mar 17, 2023)

  • Fix external GPS
  • Fix build with latest compiler using cmake
  • Fix android udp h264 video record
  • FlyViewVideo: Remove Double-click text after 10 seconds

New in QGroundControl 4.2.4 (Oct 21, 2022)

  • Fix segfault when importing parameters #10397
  • Fix build system #10456
  • Add support to: PX4 FMU V6C

New in QGroundControl 4.2.3 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • Improve support to ArduPilot 4.1

New in QGroundControl 4.2.2 (Jun 2, 2022)

  • Add INS and BARO on sensor summary page for ArduPilot #10110
  • Add SimpleAccelCal for ArduPilot #10111
  • Add power module sensor for Navigator board #10296
  • Allow vehicles that has joystick support to use QGC actions #10106
  • Hide camera timer if camera does not support recording #10262
  • Avoid loading read-only parameters for ArduPilot #10117
  • Update metadata for ArduRover/ArduSub 4.1 #10116
  • Fix CMD_DO_MOTOR_TEST behavior #10295
  • Fix joystick button indexing #10209
  • Fix set default parameters for ArduPilot 4.1.0+ #10273

New in QGroundControl 4.1.4 (Aug 28, 2021)

  • Fix Parameter Map RC
  • Fix 'No GPS Lock' message if vehicles does not have a GPS
  • Fix RangeFinder unit in flight view
  • Improve ComboBox size to help with content visualization
  • Improve integration with ArduPilot 4.1+
  • Improve Sub component page layout
  • Improve Joystick page layout
  • Enable gyro calibration for Sub vehicles
  • Add icon in joystick page
  • Add message about unsupported joystick buttons

New in QGroundControl 3.5.6 (Dec 6, 2019)

  • Added support for Durandal H7 flight controller hardware.

New in QGroundControl 3.5.0 (Apr 27, 2019)

  • Overall:
  • Added Airmap integration to QGC. OSX build only.
  • Bumped settings version (now 8). This will cause all settings to be reset to defaults.
  • Added Chinese and Turkish localization and partial German localization.
  • Added support for the Taisync 2.4GHz ViUlinx digital HD wireless link.
  • Fix loading of parameters from multiple components. This especially affected WiFi connections.
  • ArduPilot Support for ChibiOS firmware connect and flash.
  • Settings:
  • RTK Add support for specifying fixed RTK based station location in Settings/General.
  • GCS Location
  • Added UDP Port option for NMEA GPS Device.
  • GCS heading shown if available
  • Plan:
  • Polygons Support loading polygons from SHP files.
  • Fixed Wing Landing Pattern Add stop photo/video support. Defaults to on such that doing an RTL will stop camera.
  • Edit Position dialog Available on polygon vertices.
  • Fly:
  • Camera Page Updated support for new MAVLInk camera messages. Camera select, camera mode, start/stop photo/video, storage mangement...
  • Orbit Support for changing rotation direction.
  • Instrument Panel:
  • Added ESTIMATOR_STATUS values to new estimatorStatus Vehicle FactGroup. These are now available to display in instrument panel.
  • Make Distance to GCS available for display from instrument panel.
  • Make Heading to Home available for display from instrument panel.

New in QGroundControl 3.1.2 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • joystick SDK startup fix

New in QGroundControl 3.1.1 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • fixed iOS connection issue

New in QGroundControl 3.1.0 (Jan 5, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Survey mission support
  • GeoFence Support in Plan View
  • Rally Point support in Plan View (ArduPilot only)
  • ArduPilot onboard compass calibration
  • Parameter editor search will now search as you type for quicker access
  • Parameter display now supports unit conversion
  • GeoTag images from log files (PX4 only)
  • System health in instrument panel
  • Mavlink 2.0 support (no signing yet)
  • Major Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed crash after disconnect from Vehicle
  • Fixed android crash when using SiK Radios
  • Many multi-vehicle fixes
  • Bluetooth fixes

New in QGroundControl 3.0.2 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Add support for redirect on file download (fixes ArduPilot firmware download)

New in QGroundControl 3.0.1 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Attitude indicator correctly updates when displayed in horizontal orientation instrument panel (small phone screens, virtual joystick turned on)
  • Video working correctly on Windows
  • Properly convert knots to m/s
  • Fix crash on Vehicle disconnect

New in QGroundControl 2.9.7b (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Minor fixes to arming control for better cross-stack compatibility.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.7 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • This release improves the fly view button handling and improves the user experience for PX4 tablet-only flight control.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.6 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Addresses font and button sizing issues on mobile devices, adds a configurable mag calibration for PX4. Flight mode updates for APM.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.5 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • This release adds:
  • Pure tablet control using flight view
  • Simpler mag calibration for PX4
  • Small screen support (e.g. iPhone 5S)

New in QGroundControl 2.9.4 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Enable map caching.
  • Fix for the artificial horizon staying at zero.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.3 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • This release adds configuration for Wifi modules (Pixracer) and improves mission support (better editing, better defaults) but also contains a lot of other improvements and bugfixes.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.2 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • This release improves the installation experience on Windows:
  • Reinstalling the application clears the user preferences
  • The USB driver is not installed again if already installed

New in QGroundControl 2.9.1 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Fixes the "missing SD card" warning.

New in QGroundControl 2.9.0 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • This is maintenance release ahead of the 3.0 major release which contains a lot of general improvements, auto-connect and full PX4 and APM stack support including config.

New in QGroundControl 2.8.0 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Main Window:
  • Major rewrite of Fly and Mission Editor views
  • Desktop widgets now float instead of dock
  • Setup:
  • New Joystick Config
  • PX4 Flow Config
  • Parameter Editor:
  • Search support
  • Reset to default
  • Firmware Upgrade:
  • Flash of APM Stack firmware
  • Flash of PX4 Flow support custom firmware
  • New toolbar:
  • Major visual overhaul
  • Arm/Disarm and change Flight Mode from toolbar
  • Tablet:
  • Major work on ui display with multiple screen sizes
  • Android builds are now very usable
  • Build:
  • New Travis/Appveyor CI build system

New in QGroundControl 2.7.1 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Stable release with new airframe config loaded from Firmware binaries and revamped flight mode config for PX4. Can flash PX4, APM and SiK radios.