ledgrab/RELEASE_NOTES.md

v0.4.0 (2026-04-21)

This release introduces a full Android TV app that embeds the Python server via Chaquopy, with boot-time autostart, root-based screen capture, and a watchdog. New device support includes BLE LED controllers (SP110E, Triones, Zengge, Govee), Android USB-serial Adalight/AmbiLED controllers, and a Group device type for combining multiple devices. Metrics now include battery and thermal-zone readings with a dashboard temperature chart. Devices get a new per-provider typed configuration model, and the project has been renamed from led-grab to LedGrab with the Home Assistant integration split into a separate repository.

Features

Android TV App

• Android TV app embedding Python server via Chaquopy (8574424)
• Boot-time autostart, capture watchdog, versionCode derived from git (b3775b2)
• Root-based screen capture bypassing MediaProjection (5fcb9f8)

Devices

• BLE LED controller support — SP110E, Triones, Zengge, Govee (2b5dac2)
• Android USB-serial support for Adalight/AmbiLED controllers (7fcb8dd)
• Group device type for combining multiple devices (4940007)
• Per-provider typed device configs (phases 1–4) (d3a6416)

Metrics

• Battery + thermal-zone readings with dashboard temperature chart (ecae05d)

Sources

• Support nesting for composite color strip sources (cc9900d)

Project

• Rename project to LedGrab; split Home Assistant integration into a separate repository (02cd9d5)

Bug Fixes

• SP110E vendor handshake + Windows/bleak robustness (45f93fd)
• Coerce BindableFloat fps to int when snapshotting scenes (580bd69)
• Add autocomplete attributes to credential inputs (488df98)
• Register pattern-templates API route; responsive toolbar overflow menu (38f73ba)
• HA Light Target cards no longer flicker on every poll cycle (83ceaed)
• EntitySelect now shows the selected value in weather/processed CSS editors (d3cd48e)
• Bundle bettercam/dxcam/windows-capture in the Windows installer (92585e7)
• Launcher: set TCL_LIBRARY/TK_LIBRARY for embedded Python (0e09eaf)
• Comprehensive security, stability, and code quality audit (123da1b)

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Development / Internal

CI/Build

• Android multi-ABI APK pipeline + pydantic-core wheel rebuild (151cea3)
• Add Android APK row to release downloads table (2477e00)
• Decouple Android release attach; add workflow_dispatch to release.yml (524e422)
• Android: fix wheels find-links URL on Linux CI (5d6310f)
• Android: fix missing python symlink parent; restrict to release tags (7ef17c1)

Refactoring

• Route ESP-NOW client through SerialTransport (928d626)
• MetricsProvider abstraction with Android /proc backend (546b24d)
• Move build scripts to build/ directory (a0b65e3)

Documentation

• Update TODO and frontend context docs (e678e55)

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All Commits

Hash	Message	Author
524e422	ci: decouple android release attach, add workflow_dispatch to release.yml	alexei.dolgolyov
5d6310f	fix(android): make wheels find-links URL work on Linux CI	alexei.dolgolyov
7ef17c1	ci(android): fix missing python symlink parent, restrict to release tags	alexei.dolgolyov
b3775b2	feat(android): boot-time autostart, capture watchdog, versionCode from git	alexei.dolgolyov
45f93fd	fix(devices): SP110E vendor handshake + Windows/bleak robustness	alexei.dolgolyov
2b5dac2	feat(devices): BLE LED controller support (SP110E/Triones/Zengge/Govee)	alexei.dolgolyov
d3a6416	refactor(devices): per-provider typed configs (phases 1-4)	alexei.dolgolyov
123da1b	fix: comprehensive security, stability, and code quality audit	alexei.dolgolyov
5fcb9f8	feat(android): root-based screen capture bypassing MediaProjection	alexei.dolgolyov
928d626	refactor(devices): route ESP-NOW client through SerialTransport	alexei.dolgolyov
580bd69	fix(scenes): coerce BindableFloat fps to int when snapshotting	alexei.dolgolyov
7fcb8dd	feat(devices): Android USB-serial support for Adalight/AmbiLED controllers	alexei.dolgolyov
ecae05d	feat(metrics): battery + thermal-zone readings with dashboard temp chart	alexei.dolgolyov
546b24d	refactor(metrics): MetricsProvider abstraction with Android /proc backend	alexei.dolgolyov
488df98	fix(frontend): add autocomplete attrs to credential inputs	alexei.dolgolyov
2477e00	ci: add Android APK row to release downloads table	alexei.dolgolyov
151cea3	ci: Android multi-ABI APK pipeline + pydantic-core wheel rebuild	alexei.dolgolyov
8574424	feat: Android TV app embedding Python server via Chaquopy	alexei.dolgolyov
a0b65e3	refactor: move build scripts to build/ directory	alexei.dolgolyov
02cd9d5	refactor: rename project to LedGrab, split HA integration into separate repo	alexei.dolgolyov
38f73ba	fix: register pattern-templates API route; add responsive toolbar overflow menu	alexei.dolgolyov
e678e55	docs: update TODO and frontend context docs	alexei.dolgolyov
83ceaed	fix: HA Light Target cards flickering on every poll cycle	alexei.dolgolyov
d3cd48e	fix: EntitySelect not showing selected value in weather/processed CSS editors	alexei.dolgolyov
cc9900d	feat: support nesting for composite color strip sources	alexei.dolgolyov
4940007	feat: add Group device type for combining multiple devices	alexei.dolgolyov
92585e7	fix(build): bundle bettercam/dxcam/windows-capture in installer	alexei.dolgolyov
0e09eaf	fix(launcher): set TCL_LIBRARY/TK_LIBRARY for embedded Python	alexei.dolgolyov