Daily Build Major Changes

This topic contains a high level and non-exhaustive list of new features added to QGroundControl since the last stable release. These features are available in daily builds. There is also a Change Log available for viewing.

• Fly View
  • Toolbar
    • Individual dropdowns can now be expanded
      • The expanded pages contain app/vehicle settings which are useful after initial vehicle configuration
      • Goal is not have to dive back into more complex Vehicle Configuration or Application Settings pages from flight to flight
    • Flight Modes: Configurable list allows you to remove unused flight modes
    • Battery: Dynamic bars with configurable thresholds (100%, Config 1, Config 2, Low, Critical)
  • Instrument Selection: Right-click on desktop or long‑press on mobile to switch between different instrument clusters
  • 3D View allows you to load an OSM file as the 3D map
  • Better support for Guided GoTo Location, Orbit, Fixed Wing Loiter
  • Multi-vehicle support
    • Configurable telemetry display
    • Better support for applying actions to all vehicles
• Plan View
  • Multiple fixed wing landing sequences can now be planned for landings at different locations
• Vehicle Configuration
  • Renamed from Vehicle Setup
  • Now should be mainly used for initial vehicle design/config, not changes flight to flight
• Application Settings
  • Application settings categories have been restructed/redesigned for easier access
  • Fly View
    • New/Updated MAVLink Actions support
    • Virtual Joystick support for left handed moded
  • Telemetry
    • Added support for MAVLink 2 signing
    • Configurable stream rate support for ArduPilot vehicles
• Overall
  • Focused UI updates for smaller touch screens
    • Used by integrated controllers such as a Herelink
    • New sliders controls for value entry
    • Better touch support for various controls
  • Many, many bugs fixed
• Developer changes
  • Build system fully converted to cmake
    • qmake no longer supported
  • Source updated to use Qt 6.8.3
  • GStreamer support updated to 1.22