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April 8th 2021: Device OS v3.0.0

Device OS 3.0.0 is the latest release on non-LTS (3.x) branch. To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

3.0.0

Breaking changes

  • [Cellular] Remove rssi and qual from Cellular.RSSI() #2212
  • [Gen 3] BLE API consistency enhancements #2222

Highlights

  • OTA protocol version 3 (OTAv3) on Gen 3 platforms
  • WiFi scanning support on Tracker
  • Charging management through higher level power management API
  • Increased maximum payload sizes for cloud primitives (publishes, variables, functions)
  • Network.isOn() and Network.isOff() APIs
  • BLE legacy pairing support and other BLE enhancements
  • New Tracker-specific wake-up options
  • More accurate cellular signal strength/quality percentage calculations
  • [Cellular] Battery presence detection when charging is disabled
  • Improved cold and warm boot behavior on B5 SoMs and Trackers
  • System power management subsystem improvements

… and other bugfixes and improvements!

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