π¦ v2.8.1 β 2026-09-23
π New features
- Toolbox: Clear button for the TV's install staging folder (0 rmfile) (#676)
- Debug console: a packaged service's own log, and a query against its loopback endpoint (#545) (#682)
- Debug console: report what the app was waiting for, with timings (#545) (#684)
- TV information: show this device's local IP next to the Developer host IP (#692)
- Toolbox: list and clear the install staging folder through the debug agent (#693)
- Toolbox: a "0 execute" button next to the manual app id (#695)
- Installed apps: the install-leftovers card moves here; agent icon with the Apps2Samsung logo (#697)
π Bug fixes
- Scan: probe 26101 and 8001 independently so a Developer-Mode-off TV is listed (#663), bump to 2.8.1 (#664)
- Debug agent 0.3.0: list apps and contexts through the platform callbacks (#34) (#665)
- Bump TizenSdb.Core to 1.1.5: install .wgt/.tpk files whose name contains a space (#668) (#670)
- Fail fast on [116]: tell the user the TV is out of space instead of retrying (#666) (#671)
- Debug console: stop the inspector socket dropping 30 s after attach (#672)
- Installer: stop the overwrite retry from burning the user's Overwrite/Force/Remove settings (#673)
- Debug console on desktop + identical row icons on both heads (#674)
- Debug console: don't report a dead SDB link as the TV's refusal (#545) (#688)
- Service endpoint: say nothing is listening instead of passing the socket error up (#691)
- Toolbox: the install-leftovers card moves back from Installed apps (#699)
π Translations
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#675)
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#677)
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#683)
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#685)
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#689)
- i18n: new translations from Crowdin (#700)
π§° Maintenance & CI
- fix: Fixed minor styling issue in index.html (#667)
- Crowdin sync: recreate l10n_beta from beta on every run (#678)
- deps: Bump the nuget group with 1 update (#679)
- docs: sharpen the landing page, and drop the em dashes (#686)
- docs: let the FAQ span the page like every other section (#687)
- Crowdin: approve translations on a schedule (#690)
π Other changes
- Release v2.8.1 (beta β master) (#701)
New Contributors
- @zacjmurphy made their first contribution in https://github.com/Apps2Samsung/Apps2Samsung/pull/667
Full Changelog: https://github.com/Apps2Samsung/Apps2Samsung/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1
| Platform | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| π macOS (.app + dmg) | β Stable | ARM64 + Intel |
| π macOS (CLI) | β Stable | Per-arch tar.gz |
| π§ Linux | β Stable | x64 + ARM64 (tar.gz / .deb) |
| π§ Arch Linux (AUR) | β Stable | apps2samsung, published by this release |
| πͺ Windows | β Stable | CI-built |
| π€ Android (.apk) | β Stable | Sideload; phone as installer head |
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