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Release Notes

What's new, improved, and fixed in each release of LuxWX.

1.0.20 — 2026-03-16

Storm visualization upgrades and E-Ink display improvements.

NEW

  • Lightning heatmap on live dashboard LuxWX — The plasma lightning heatmap from storm replay is now available in real-time on your live dashboard.
  • Storm Gallery "Hall of Fame" LuxWX — Browse the most significant storms ever recorded with a new all-time preset.
  • E-Ink playlist management LuxWX — Choose which screens and content cycle on your display.
  • E-Ink physical buttons LuxWX — Wake, refresh, and navigate your playlist using the hardware buttons.

IMPROVED

  • Lightning heatmap performance LuxWX — Smooth rendering even during massive storms with thousands of strikes.
  • E-Ink battery display LuxWX — Your display now shows battery percentage and estimated days remaining instead of raw voltage.
  • E-Ink battery life LuxWX — Reduced power consumption for longer time between charges.
  • E-Ink WiFi recovery LuxWX — Smarter reconnection with silent retries for brief outages. After repeated failures, your display shows a helpful setup screen with QR code to reconfigure WiFi — no app needed.

FIXED

  • E-Ink display stability LuxWX — Fixed rendering issues on monochrome displays.
  • E-Ink overview screen LuxWX — Fixed text overflow on the greeting and temperature labels.