- New
A new Apps tab for adding ready-made signage apps
A clock in the lobby or a news feed in the break room no longer means hunting for a web page to paste in. Pick an app from the signage app store in Add asset > Apps, fill in its settings, and it plays like any other asset.
- Security Breaking change
The API checks file paths and YouTube links when you create an asset
Creating an asset through the API now protects the files on your player: a file path has to point into the asset folder, and a youtube_asset needs a YouTube link. An integration that relied on either may need a change.
- Fix
Raspberry Pi 2 and Pi 3 keep full resolution when the TV turns off and on
On the 32-bit Raspberry Pi 2 and Pi 3 images, a TV that switched itself off and on could leave the picture stuck at 1024x768 until the Pi was power-cycled. The TV's own resolution now returns when it wakes, and a Pi that started with no display starts showing content when you plug one in.
- Fix
A very long asset duration no longer crashes the viewer
A duration such as 9999999999999 seconds, typed to keep an asset on screen forever, made the viewer crash and restart over and over. Anthias 2026.07.1 limits durations to 1 year.
- Fixes and improvements
Video keeps its sound after a reboot, and other fixes
Large backups restore through the API on boards with 1 GB of RAM, uploads to a full disk say so, and a balena device carries out a reboot even while its supervisor restarts.