BrightSign Release Notes

:::hint{type="info"} This is a Beta release for Series 3, 4, and the AU5 players. It is a GA release for other Series 5, Series 6 and LGUV5N players. :::

New Features

• roHtmlWidget now uses Chromium 120
• OS-15839: (HS5, LS5) Added Widevine DRM Level 3 support for players running Chromium MediaPlayer

Improvements

• OS-14352: (General) Added missing support for setting fonts in an roHtmlWidget using the fonts constructor and AddFont API.
• OS-16166: (Series 5) Added informational fields for roVideoMode. GetHdmiInputStatus to bring reporting in-line with Series 4. The additional fields are input_present, device_present, width, height, interlaced, frame_rate, tmds_clock and colorspace.
• OS-16735: (Series 5) Added support for HTTP proxies when playing back media streams.
• OS-17037: (Series 5 and later) AES Counter mode (AesCtr) and AES Counter mode with HMAC (AesCtrHmac) file decryption added for video files.
• OS-17352: (LS5, HS5, HD5, XD5, Mx, and XT5) Upgraded the rescue kernel to 9.1.61 if the current version is older. This fixes the behavior of the LED during upgrades from rescue mode on players with a single LED.
• OS-17462: (Series 5 and later) AES Counter mode (AesCtr) and AES Counter mode with HMAC (AesCtrHmac) file decryption added for audio files. …

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Improvements

• BCN-18536: Added USB700 accessory support for the AU335 player model.
• BCN-18540: Improved overall performance of the Presentation Library.
• BCN-18582: Improved the UI in the Download Rates section (formerly Rate Limit Network Download Traffic) of Network Options to make the options easier to understand.
• BCN-18628: Fixed broken legal links (Global Privacy Policy and BSN.Cloud Terms of Service) when creating a new network.
• BCN-18632: Added a link to the Acceptable Use Policy when creating a network.
• BCN-18633: Increased the performance of the "Get Help" screen. It now loads much faster.
• BCN-18662: Improved the UI in the Network Options section of Player Setup by cleaning up the layout and making the wording clearer.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-16702: Fixed an issue where BrightAuthor:connected would display an API error whenever the user attempted to download an OS update via the Diagnostic Web Server (DWS). This error was incorrectly displayed as it did not actually prevent the OS update from downloading.
• BCN-18519: Fixed an issue where the SD card download API would return an incorrect error message in OS versions where this functionality has not been enabled yet. The API now returns a 400 error to indicate no on-going operation instead of a 404 error. …

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Improvements

• BCN-18547: Presentation names were previously overly truncated in the Player Library view making them difficult to read. While presentation names are still truncated, more characters are displayed making the names easier to identify.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-18496: Improved the performance of the Presentation Library and reduced the API load.
• BCN-18522: Fixed an issue with VideoMode where validation failures with 5K frame rates would cause a crash.

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Improvements

• BCN-18069: (DWS) Added the ability to download the microSD card image as a .zip file.
• BCN-18166: Updated the brightAuthor connected logo to reflect the lowercase word “connected”.
• BCN-18231: Added support for model UH1145.
• BCN-18336, BCN-18402: Enabling the Local Diagnostic Web Server in a Setup now requires a password. Options for “default password” and “no password” have been removed. If modifying an existing Setup that is set to no password or default password, text will appear informing the user of the prior password setting and then prompt for a password. Password must be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character.
• BCN-18389: Previously, the Local Diagnostic Web Server (LDWS) provided the option to change the password or to remove the password entirely. The ability to remove the password has been removed. In addition, password validation will occur to ensure that they be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character.
• BCN-18390: Removed the ability to enable the Local Diagnostic Web Server from the Remote Diagnostic Web Server. …

:::hint{type="info"} This Beta release supports all BrightSign Series 3, 4, 5, 6 (XS156) and LGUV5N players. This release enables partners to evaluate this version in their production environments and specific use cases prior to a General Availability (GA) release. :::

New Features

• OS-16282, OS-17497, OS-17652, OS-18041, OS-18420, OS-18421: roHtmlWidget now uses Chromium 120:
  • Series 5 players can switch back to Chromium87 by setting the html > widget_type registry value to chromium87.
  • roHtmlWidget cannot be switched back to Chromium87 on Series 3 and 4 players.
• OS-18181: (General) Added a new registry value, html > disable-http-cache 1, that allows customers to completely disable the Chromium HTTP cache to reduce the number of files created on SD card.
• OS-17871: (LS5, HS5) Enabled the NPU
• OS-19173: (General) Added a new registry setting, html > web_inspector_port, that allows the web inspector port to be changed from the default value of 2999
• OS-19194: (Series 5) Added support for AudioDelay parameter to match Series 4 behavior; this allows the user to configure a deliberate AV offset.

Improvements

• OS-16027 (XT5) Added HDCP passthrough support
• OS-16166: (Series 5) Added informational fields for roVideoMode.GetHdmiInputStatus() to bring reporting more in-line with that seen on Series 4 …

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Improvements

• BCN-17920: Added new elements to the Diagnostic Web Server (DWS) UI to for BrightSign Built-in products.
• BCN-17961: Updated icons and header to reflect new logos.
• BCN-18010: Updated the splash screen with new logos.
• BCN-18032: Improved the "Add Player" provisioning process.
• BCN-18078: Added support for the CL435 model (custom model based on the LS445).
• BCN-18099: Updated the styling of the consent banners to match recent UI changes.
• BCN-18112: Updated the terminology across the app to reflect the new styling of the app name (BrightAuthor:connected is now written as brightAuthor connected).

Bug Fixes

• BCN-11298: Fixed an issue where a failure would occur when trying to export a presentation with HTML 5 content on Windows whereas the same export would work fine on macOS.
• BCN-17924: Fixed an issue where descenders (the part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the font) of the media title (during Upload New Media) is cropped.
• BCN-17932: (DWS) Fixed an issue where the Flash tab is displayed twice.
• BCN-18023: Addressed the error Cannot set properties of undefined (setting 'isLoaderEnabled') which could adversely affect the saving of Simple presentations. …

Improvements

• OS-17836: (General) Fixed a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-3925)
• OS-16200, 17236: (General) Upgraded to latest version/branch of OpenEmbedded Dunfell, fixing many CVEs.
• OS-15757: Added support for Prometheus node_exporter (link) to allow player information monitoring.
• OS-16404, OS-16405, OS-16406, OS-16407, OS-16023, OS-16269, OS-13111, OS-17498: Support for Telextext captions.
• OS-17751: (Series 3 and 4) Disabled tooltips and touch selection menu in Chromium.
• OS-18002: (General) Removed all hidden sections from the registry_dump API.
• OS-18181: (General) Chromium has changed the way it caches XHR requests, which can cause a buildup of files resulting in issues accessing a portion of the SD card. To address this, we have added a new html > disable-http-cache registry value which users can set to 1 to disable HTTP caching.

Supervisor (2.0.23) and DWS (0.1.51) and default-autorun (0.0.87) (OS-18585)

• BCN-17638: Reboot is now faster when a WiFi module is present but not configured with internet access.
• PE-600: Fixed issue where Option 43 did not send some headers when "ru" registry is not set.
• BCN-15698: Added search capability to the Log tab of the local and remote DWS.
• BCN-15944: Removed the BSN.Cloud networking setup type from On-Device Setup. …

Download: Mac (.dmg), Win (.exe)

Improvements

• BCN-17523: Added a FLASH tab in the DWS for systems capable of using onboard / built-in storage instead of having to rely on external storage.
• BCN-17601: Fixed the broken link for the tooltip on the Setup screen and moved the tooltip icon to a more sensible location.
• BCN-17665: Improved terminology consistency in the Network tab (Player ID → Serial No., Setup Type → Publishing Mode, Partner application → Partner App, Firmware → OS); changed references for support@brightsign.biz to support.brightsign.biz.
• BCN-17654: Removed warning dialogs for non-Chrome browsers when using the web interface. The web interface now supports Edge, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and most Chromium-based browsers.
• BCN-17847: Updated the BA:connected application icon.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-15905: Fixed a broken link on the HTML5 Widget Enable Javascript Console tooltip.
• BCN-17351: Fixed an issue in which descenders (the part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the font) in the Content Library were cropped.
• BCN-17684: Removed Size "Width" and "Height" from the Super State Properties.
• BCN-17705: Fixed an issue where the Presentation Properties would display the key (software variable) instead of the label (UI text). …

Improvements

• BCN-16683: Added new elements to the DWS to support the display products with BrightSign built-in.
• BCN-17050: Added support for notes on the player properties.
• BCN-17294: Modified the layout of the DWS' OS update section to improve readability.
• BCN-17344: Added DWS support for storage encryption. Full implementation of storage encryption also requires an update to BrightSignOS which will likely be included in the next BrightSignOS release (the current release is 9.0.189).
• BCN-17363: Made the network list wider to better accommodate long network names.
• BCN-17437: Added a link for the BSN.Cloud status page (https://status.bsn.cloud) to the message informing users of the BSN and BSN.Cloud maintenance window.
• BCN-17611: Implemented a cookie consent banner for anonymized data collection.
• BCN-17661: Based on customer feedback, navigation menus now only open when clicked as opposed to when hovered over.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-16093: When creating a Setup with a Web Folder Publishing Mode, the "Allow Basic Authentication" text was truncated. This has been fixed so that the entire message is visible.
• BCN-17213: Fixed an issue where all the date boxes in the calendar under Schedule were blank instead of showing the dates. …

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Improvements

• BCN-17239: Improve wording / terminology of some menu items.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-17203: Fixed an issue where an unnecessary horizontal scrollbar would appear under "Use password to update USB content" in the Player Setup screen.
• BCN-17204: Fixed an issue where the Dashboard menu would be cut off and thus not be fully visible on the New Presentation screen.
• BCN-17206: Fixed an issue where the highlighting of folders in the Library is not properly centered with the text.
• BCN-17230: Fixed an issue where scroll bars would fail to appear when the Network drop-down menu had too many items to fit on the screen.
• BCN-17232: Fixed an issue where the key is shown for the Content Library instead of the key value.
• BCN-17241: Fixed an issue where user sign-in would sometimes not work properly due to ad blockers and/or network policies.
• BCN-17244: Fixed an issue where signing in with the Chrome browser would result in a fatal error.
• BCN-17286: Fixed an issue where it was not possible to change any of the settings in the Network Options > Player form.
• BCN-17304: Fixed an issue where a full-screen confirmation window would appear upon sign-out that would prevent the user from navigating away from it.

Download: Mac (.dmg), Win (.exe)

Improvements

• BCN-570: Added support for Local Playlists.
• BCN-15729: Added a notes icon next to states which have a note attached as well as a tool tip to reveal the note when the user hovers over the icon.
• BCN-15926: Previously, the “Add Zone” button was only available in the Presentation > Layout screen but not available in the Presentation > Content screen. It is now also available in the Presentation > Content screen.
• BCN-16904: Added a "Contact Orders" button to the subscription section of the Dashboard. This button is only visible to administrators.
• BCN-16997 / BCN-16998: The setting for Local / BSN.cloud has been redesigned to better help users understand these modes. The toggle switch has been replaced with a drop-down menu and contains more descriptive text describing these modes.
• BCN-16998: The setting for Interactive presentations has been redesigned to better help users understand the two presentation types. The toggle switch has been replaced with a drop-down menu describing the two presentation types. “Interactive” presentations are now known as “Advanced” presentations. “Non-interactive” presentations are now known as “Simple” presentations.
• BCN-16749: The primary tabs (i.e., Dashboard, Content, Presentation, etc.) have been updated to a more modern look and feel. …

Improvements

• BCN-16772: Updated the graphic for the 30-day bsn.Content (formerly Content Cloud) free trial.
• BCN-16855: The ability to "Enable Native Chromium video playback" is now available for all video-capable Series 5 players.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-16780: Fixed an issue where the screen layouts are not evenly spaced and in some cases, overlap each other.
• BCN-16578: Fixed an issue where duplicating a Live Feed item in Live Text results in a Fatal Error.
• BCN-16816: Fixed an issue where GPS events were not working properly.
• BCN-16881: Fixed an issue where adding video content to existing presentations would result in the error "An error occurred while adding states to the playlist".

Improvements

• OS-16200: (All) Upgraded to latest version of OpenEmbedded, fixing many CVEs.
• OS-16143: (All) Added libcurl security fixes (CVE-2023-38545 and CVE-2023-38546).

Bug Fixes

• OS-16196: (All) Fixed an issue where a crash would occur when trimming incorrect HTTP responses during network diagnostics.
• OS-16251: (All) Fixed an issue where a crash would occur when the virtual keyboard was enabled in HtmlWidgetQt.
• OS-16298: (All) Fixed an issue where a player using AEST does not correctly change time with DST.
• OS-16310: (All) Fixed a time zone issue where local times in Mexico would be incorrect.
• OS-16350: (All) Fixed an issue where a virtual keyboard would not be initialized properly and thus not display.
• OS-16422: (All) Fixed an issue where user variables would not be properly set when the value is an empty string.

Supervisor (2.0.20), DWS (0.1.51) and Default Autorun (0.0.80) Updates (OS-16336, OS-16603, OS-16746)

• BCN-14806: Cleaned up supervisor REST API logging to make it easier to find important information.
• BCN-15316: Fixed a regression in which the Chromium debugging section was not being displayed on the DWS Diagnostics screen.
• BCN-15244: Added the ability for users to select debug logging levels in addition to the existing INFO, WARNING and ERROR levels.
• BCN-15081: LFN splash screen now shows IP address for wifi and ethernet.
• BCN-15321: DWS improvements when displaying EDID information.

Improvements

• BCN-16395: Modified the Live Text UI to provide improved clarity regarding the positioning of new items.
• BCN-16517: Updated the landing page to reflect BrightSign’s current branding.
• BCN-15698: Added a search capability to the Log tab of the DWS and rDWS.
• BCN-15796: When creating presentations with multi-screen outputs on Series 5 Players with multiple HDMI outputs, Force Resolution is now set to ON as a mandatory default.
• BCN-15871: BrightAuthor:connected’s version number is now included in the filename of the CSV file generated from player information in the Network tab.
• BCN-16664: The Network Status indicator on the Dashboard has been modernized to improve the user experience.
• BCN-16672: The layout of the Dashboard tiles has been modernized to improve the user experience.
• BCN-16675: The maintenance page has been updated to provide better clarity as to the times of the maintenance window.
• BCN-16677: The terminology used in Network > Filter Players > Status was inconsistent with what was displayed in the Player List. This terminology is now consistent.
• BCN-16691: Activating the free trial of bsn.Content (formerly Content Cloud) no longer requires a password.
• BCN-16738: Renamed Control Cloud and Content Cloud to bsn.Control and bsn.Content, respectively.
• BCN-16741: Updated the splash screen (the screen that displays during application launch).

Bug Fixes …

New Features

• BCN-16078: The new Network tab interface, formerly in Beta, is now the default.
• BCN-15600: User Events have been added, and User Events can now be imported or exported (for example, from BrightAuthor classic)

Improvements

• Added translations in all languages for recent UI changes
• BCN-15834: Zone Types were renamed to: Video, Image, or Audio; Video Only; Image Only
• BCN-16296: Added information in the DWS > Control tab to clarify what Reprovision does

Bug Fixes

• BCN-15543: Tags added to media files are now saved correctly after being changed.
• BCN-16177: Removed unnecessary information from interface in Admin > Setup > Player Settings > Remote Screenshot
• BCN-16249: In Admin > Setup, the “BSN.cloud option is now “Content Cloud” and “Enable BSN.cloud” is now “Enable Control Cloud or Content Cloud”. The broken Information link has also been fixed.
• BCN-16374: In the remote DWS “BrightSignOS Update” section, the OS update option now says “Update” instead of “Reprovision”.
• BCN-16409: Fixed a crash in the new (Beta) Network Tab that occurred when the user tries to select any Group when they only have permissions to view Players and Groups.

New Features

• BCN-11951: Added a GPS event so users can change digital signage content based on geographic location (geofencing), as they could in BrightAuthor classic.   
• BCN-15649: When a state is selected in an interactive zone, users can now enter a note for the state in the property panel.

Improvements

• BCN-14751: Apple arrow Home and End of line keys now work in text fields
• BCN-14721: Added support for both or <*> for USB events through "Assign Input to variable" and "Assign wildcard to variable" check boxes
• BCN-15397: Improved the UI of the EDID window in the DWS
• BCN-15668: “Offset Next” information in the Presentation section is now hidden unless the checkbox is selected.
• BCN-15696: Updated description for Active, Setup, and Provision in the Admin tab to avoid confusion
• BCN-15703: Improved the Layers in the Presentation edit page when an item is selected by replacing “Add Item” with “Add item” and “Duplicate item”, and offset checkboxes for each.
• BCN-15765: Improved the Live Text Widget by replacing the layer move icons with layer numbers that reflect the layer ordering, and created move direction icons to the left of the numbers.

Bug Fixes

• BCN-15245: Property Lock will now be disabled shortly after setup is complete to let the user make changes to player properties instead of remaining enabled after setup.
• BCN-15472: Updated the splash screen image to remove inappropriate branding …

Improvements

• BCN-14569: The Device Setup columns in the Setup Library of the Admin tab were reordered to prioritize the name and details of the setup package.
• BCN-15418: When a player is selected in the Player List, the current presentation name associated with the player is now displayed in the Properties panel.
• BCN-15443: Users can now expand or collapse all groups when viewing players by group in the Beta version of the Player List.
• BCN-15450: Users can now drag and drop in the new Player List as they can in the current (non-Beta) Player List.
• BCN-15466, BCN-15519, BCN-14665, BCN-13690: Added various localization and formatting improvements to the UI

Bug Fixes

• BCN-13853: User variables are now available at the player_ip:8008 web page even if their values were left blank in the presentation.
• BCN-15434, BCN-13558, BCN-15295: Fixed incorrect language in the application UI dialogs and an error message
• BCN-15442: Fixed an error encountered when dragging and dropping a single item between player groups, which caused the error to persist when a user tries to drag a new item
• BCN-15472: Updated the splash screen image with the appropriate branding
• BCN-15487: Fixed an issue in the current Network tab, when the application does not retrieve the next or previous Player List page if the user scrolls to the point where the list is truncated.
• BCN-15488: Added the ability to filter players by health status in the Beta version of the Network tab …

:::hint{type="info"} Please update your firewall rules to allow outgoing connections to all *.launchdarkly.com domains. This service is used by BrightAuthor:connected in v1.19.4 and beyond to notify customers about maintenance windows. If you do not allow this API, you will not receive messages about maintenance windows and will not be able to unlock new features in the future. See LaunchDarkley’s https://docs.launchdarkly.com/sdk/concepts/domain-list and https://docs.launchdarkly.com/home/advanced/public-ip-list pages for more information. :::

New Features

• BCN-9959: The new “Registry” tab in the DWS lets users view and edit a player’s registry.
• BCN-15069: Users can now enable Telnet and SSH on their players through the Diagnostics tab of the DWS
• BCN-15312: Dynamic subscription information is now available on the Dashboard (for example, the number of subscriptions available and in use)
• BCN-15389: Users can now try features before they are released through the “Beta features” option under Admin > Preferences > User Interface. The current Beta contains the new Network tab layout and features.
• “Local IP address” is now an option in the “Select table columns to view” pulldown menu in the DWS

Improvements …