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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