Version 2.8.1

23. February 2026

Officially Certified Matter Bridge

Added

• App/UI: User room permissions are now enforced
• Backend: Matter performance and security improvements
• Backend: New APIs getUserRoomPermission, setUserRoomPermission, getUserGroupRoomPermission, and setUserGroupRoomPermission
• Backend: New APIs getUserScenePermission, setUserScenePermission, getUserGroupScenePermission, and setUserGroupScenePermission
• Backend: New API expandFileSystem to expand/resize the file system
• Backend: New API getKNXTopology
• Backend: New API autodetectProfiles and new event onProfilesDetected
• Config/UI: User permissions expanded to include rooms and scenes
• Config/UI: Additional Matter pairing mode
• Config/UI: KNX group address monitor
• Config/UI: Automatic device discovery and skill activation during initial setup
• Config/UI: Contextual help

Changes

• Backend: Improved free@home connection reliability
• Backend: Improved Gardena/Husqvarna connection reliability
• Backend: Improved Wiser connection reliability
• Backend: Improved MQTT connection reliability
• Backend: Improved Somfy connection reliability
• Backend: Improved cloud connection reliability and performance
• Backend: Gardena/Husqvarna Cloud API v2 upgrade
• Backend: Improved Backup & Restore functionality
• Config/UI: Improved default table sorting
• Config/UI: Improved KNX menu navigation
• Config/UI: Improved Matter user interface
• Config/UI: Deprecation notice added to HAP skill
• Config/UI: Project Editor is hidden when user authentication is disabled
• NodeRED: Upgraded to version 4.1.5
• System: Improved DHCP client/lease settings
• System: General performance and security improvements

Fixed

• App/UI: Custom color scheme selection did not work
• App/UI: Remote access could refuse connections
• App/UI: Crash on Android 14+ when receiving push notifications
• Backend: Cloud connection error could cause a crash under certain circumstances
• Backend: Z-Wave devices could not be successfully added under certain circumstances
• Backend: free@home WebSocket authentication stopped working due to API changes
• Backend: KNX QuickConfig "Scrolling" events could only be partially deleted
• Config/UI: Somfy gateway settings could not be updated
• Config/UI: Custom KNX tunnel port was not displayed correctly
• Config/UI: Malformed network redirect link
• System: Controller unreachable after power failure when the DHCP server was not available quickly enough