2.1

Rollout Status

Version 2.1 is currently being deployed as part of a phased rollout. Each server will be updated individually over the coming period.

Breaking Changes

• Legacy UI transition: As part of the transition to the new UI, certain features will become exclusive to the new interface over time. Accessing these menus in the legacy UI will automatically redirect you to the new UI. Additional menus will follow in future releases.

Headline Features in 2.1

• AI-Powered Datasources: New Web Scraper and AI Datasource types. Extract information from any website using plain English, combine and process multiple datasources with built-in web search, social media monitoring, and smart data transformation.
• Slide Widget Embedding: Slides can now embed other slides and playlists, enabling multi-zone layouts without using Content. Build reusable templates with dynamic zones directly in playlists.
• Shared Datasource Editing: Share special links that allow non-technical users (restaurant managers, reception staff, store managers) to update datasource content without logging into Wallboard, with configurable permissions and row locking.
• External Website in Separate Webview: Display external websites with full native performance in a dedicated webview instead of an embedded iframe, with optional script injection and layer ordering control.
• Extended Datasource Mappers: Datasource mappers now support multiple datasource inputs and flexible output options (mock datasource, property path, or internal datasource overwrite).
• Power BI Integration: Connect directly to Power BI reports and display them as high-quality images on any device. No Power BI license needed on the player. Requires Premium, Embedded, or Fabric capacity.
• Native SAML & OAuth SSO: Enterprise single sign-on built right in. Connect to Azure AD / Entra ID, Okta, OneLogin, and any SAML 2.0 or OpenID Connect provider.
• Enhanced Admin Controls: Redesigned two-factor authentication with setup/teardown wizard, force-2FA enforcement, and TOTP verification for sensitive operations. Magic code login for passwordless authentication. Improved bot protection with reCAPTCHA integration.

May 29, 2026

UI version: 2.1.984

Improvements:

• Temporarily removed the transformations option from internal datasources while it is being reworked. It will return in a future release.

May 28, 2026

Legacy UI version: 2.1.323
System version: 2.1.262

Improvements:

• Improved the reliability of time-based events and added debug logging to make them easier to troubleshoot.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where devices could occasionally generate sustained, increasing server load over time.

May 27, 2026

Legacy UI version: 2.1.317

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where, in a Table widget with a column that embedded other content per row, only the first row's bound widgets displayed their data while the remaining rows appeared blank.

May 21, 2026

UI version: 2.1.980
Legacy UI version: 2.1.315

New features:

• Added Amadeus Event integration as a new cloud credential and datasource type for retrieving event listing data.
• Started the phased Legacy UI Retirement. Opening the first batch of Settings menus (Alerts, Advertisers, Install Rules, Screens, Contents, Logs, Licenses) in the legacy UI now shows a transition popup with an option to switch to the New UI. When the transition window ends, these menus will redirect to the New UI exclusively. Learn more
• The New UI button in the legacy UI is now always visible and can no longer be hidden via UI profiles.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the Quick Editor showed an empty quick-editable widget list, no preview, and a blank resolution value for slides that were converted from a content whose Default page had been deleted.
• Fixed an issue where newly added or duplicated page thumbnails in the content editor showed a placeholder until the editor was closed and reopened.
• Fixed an issue where Devices, Contents, and Files Overview pages opened with an invalid ID showed an empty page instead of a 404 not-found page.

May 20, 2026

UI version: 2.1.959
System version: 2.1.248

New features:

• Added a mobile-friendly view for the Shared Datasource Editor, making it easier for non-technical users to update content from a phone.
• When deleting a file from the File Manager, you can now choose to also remove it from any playlists it is directly used in.
• AI token usage limits can now be set per customer.
• ChatGPT and other AI assistants can now connect to Wallboard through MCP, with per-user and per-customer permissions covering read, create/update, and delete access.

Improvements:

• Audit log entries now describe what changed in a readable summary instead of raw data.
• Devices marked as trusted during 2FA login now skip asking for the verification code for 30 days.
• Improved security around external URL fetching.
• Device and content comments now support up to 1000 characters (up from 255).
• Many parts of the system now return clearer error messages instead of generic server errors or silent failures, including Quick Filters, webhook API keys, alert rules, datasources (SharePoint, JDBC, Power BI), user updates, password resets, and customer deletion.
• API rate limits can now be configured from the Settings > Preferences menu.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the Users list showed an unlocked icon for users whose customer was restricted, even though they could not log in.
• Fixed an issue where Channel Snapshot showed generic icons and missing thumbnails for video files.
• Fixed an issue where user updates could fail under heavy load.
• Fixed an issue where the captcha could fail when changing multiple security settings at once.
• Fixed an issue where, after a content with a deleted Default page was converted to a slide, the Playlist Editor did not recognize widgets selected as the slide's duration source and only allowed setting a static duration.

May 15, 2026

UI version: 2.1.929
Legacy UI version: 2.1.299

New features:

• Added Facebook and Instagram as new datasource types, allowing page posts and feeds to be displayed on devices.
• Added Font color as a quick editor override option on the Text widget.

Improvements:

• Administrators with access to multiple customers now have their last selected customer restored on next login.
• Added more specific login error messages for cases where password login is disabled or TOTP verification is required.
• Search and filter values are now preserved in the Channels, Schedules, Contents, Sub-channels, and Settings > Datasources pages when navigating to an item or other menus and returning.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Internal Table datasource Date and Time columns stored full datetime values instead of pure date or time values.
• Fixed an issue where Playlist Editor slide thumbnails did not refresh after a slide was edited via QuickEdit.
• Fixed an issue where devices kept playing their previously cached schedule after reconnecting from an offline period.
• Fixed an issue where the PowerBI widget could not select bookmarks nested inside bookmark groups by name.
• Fixed an issue where the Weather external datasource saved compound country codes incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where the device profile editor did not list other license types when the profile was created as Unlicensed.
• Fixed additional edge cases in the paginated slide resume behavior, where playlists could complete an extra cycle or skip an entry.
• Fixed an issue where the Specific page count option had no effect on PDF slides.
• Fixed an issue where PDF slides inside a Playlist did not randomize page order when set to Random.
• Fixed an issue where the Weather widget briefly displayed the previously saved condition on slow devices before showing the current one.

May 12, 2026

Legacy UI version: 2.1.280
System version: 2.1.127

Improvements:

• Paginated slides now resume where they left off after navigating to another content page or playlist instead of restarting from page 1, with an option in the slide settings to turn this off

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where JSON datasources were marked as invalid when the response started with a hidden byte order mark (BOM) character

May 8, 2026

UI version: 2.1.888
Legacy UI version: 2.1.278
System version: 2.1.124

New features:

• Added regional format settings to UI Profiles, allowing date and number format preferences to be managed centrally per profile
• Added a Service ID input to the Clone Device modal, allowing the cloned device's Service ID to be set directly without a separate edit step

Improvements:

• Improved customer creation by changing the Type field to a dropdown with required selection, ensuring consistent customer categorization
• Improved file replace behavior by adding options for how team assignments are handled (merge, overwrite, or keep) when the replacement target already has team permissions
• Improved image upload with an option to resize images at upload time, helping prevent playback issues caused by oversized images

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Video widget end actions could fail to trigger Table widget pagination, particularly with Performance Mode enabled
• Fixed an issue where the Table widget did not refresh when its hide-rows filter depended on an external datasource that changed over time, requiring a manual refresh to see updated rows
• Fixed an issue where the PowerBI widget visibly reset to the first page, losing filters and drill-down state, every time its embed token auto-refreshed
• Fixed an issue with the post-login token loading flow so users are correctly directed to the dashboard
• Fixed an issue where the two-factor reminder modal could open for non-admin users when force-2FA was enabled
• Fixed an issue where slides imported from the Template Library into a playlist did not offer the paginated slide option, and the paginated slide icon was missing from the slide card

April 30, 2026

Legacy UI version: 2.1.248

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Channel widget actions and events had no effect when triggered inside content
• Fixed an issue where the PDF widget would not auto-scroll when the scroll speed was set to 1 or 2

April 24, 2026

UI version: 2.1.783

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Vistar Media and AI API key settings could not be saved

April 22, 2026

UI version: 2.1.782
Legacy UI version: 2.1.245

New features:

• Added the ability to quickly add another device with values pre-filled from the previous entry, speeding up bulk device registration
• Added middle-click support on file, content, device, schedule, and channel cards, along with their folders, to open items in a new browser tab

Improvements:

• Added a warning in the Web Scraper datasource example JSON inputs when a JSON schema is pasted instead of sample data, helping users provide the correct format

Bug fixes:

• Fixed multiple issues with the quick editor previews, where widgets inside a slide could appear empty, changes could take up to 30 seconds to show, and the previously selected slide could be displayed instead of the newly chosen one on slower network connections

April 17, 2026

UI version: 2.1.763
Legacy UI version: 2.1.242

New features:

• Added quick editing support for Slide, Playlist, and Channel widgets, allowing content selection changes directly from the quick edit panel
• Added a comment indicator on content and device cards, showing at a glance which items have comments

Improvements:

• Improved login flow stability and session handling when using multiple browser tabs
• Updated the on-screen instructions shown on the device registration screen to refer to the Devices page instead of the Home page, matching the current menu label

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a logout issue that could cause authentication errors when switching between sessions
• Fixed an issue where widgets with animated transitions would remain visible after a page change event, overlapping the new page content
• Fixed an issue where vertical alignment in the Table widget was ignored when a custom image size was set
• Fixed an issue where scheduled playlist items could display incorrect start and end dates due to a timezone conversion error
• Fixed an issue where the Weather widget would not cycle between configured locations in previews and on devices

April 10, 2026

UI version: 2.1.712
System version: 2.1.67

Improvements:

• Improved file listing performance in the File Manager
• Updated the URL in the training popup

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the quick edit status was not displayed on slide cards after enabling quick edit on certain widget combinations
• Fixed an error message incorrectly appearing when logging into an expired customer account
• Fixed an issue where batch-selecting files or contents and changing team permissions would fail with an error
• Fixed inconsistent default values in the internal table datasource editor between schema templates and newly added rows
• Fixed an issue where the save button in the internal datasource editor did not persist changes in certain cases

April 6, 2026

Legacy UI version: 2.1.215
System version: 2.1.63

New features:

• Added collection-based slide pages in playlists with support for multi-row display, allowing a single slide to show data from multiple datasource rows simultaneously
• Added an enhanced History dropdown inside the content editor, replacing the previous autosave confirmation modal with a more intuitive in-editor version history
• Added device group name column to the device CSV export
• Reduced Power BI export minimum refresh interval from 1 hour to 10 minutes

Improvements:

• Improved pre-registered device matching to fall back to serial number lookup when the device's hardware ID has not been set yet
• Improved device status update performance
• Improved content preview loading performance
• Improved storage usage calculation performance
• Improved screenshot status accuracy in device overview

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the Pandora Cloud Cover audio player would not reconnect after a brief network interruption, causing audio playback to stop
• Fixed an issue where external webview players were not removed when a Slide was used inside a playlist, causing increased memory usage
• Fixed an issue where the content/contents widget did not preserve the slide background opacity
• Fixed a race condition where the preview save could reach the backend before the content save, causing quick-editable widget data to revert
• Fixed character encoding issues in email notifications across 29 languages
• Fixed text alignment and custom image sizing issues in the Table widget
• Fixed an issue where enabling playlist sync could cause intermittent connectivity issues on certain devices
• Fixed an issue where devices without a serial number could be assigned matching device IDs, causing conflicts during registration

April 2, 2026

UI version: 2.1.667

New features:

• Added a duplicate option for schedules, allowing quick cloning of existing schedule entries

Improvements:

• Improved file listing performance and refactored HTTP error handling across the application
• Improved custom domain settings page with an informational message for configuring custom domains
• Improved SAML SSO with custom attribute mapping support for user roles, teams, and UI profiles

Bug fixes:

• Fixed custom certificate modal incorrectly appearing for PWA, ePaper, and Samsung devices where custom certificates are not supported
• Fixed the device load page not passing the URL on confirm and version select defaulting incorrectly
• Fixed an issue where SSO authentication would fall back to the legacy interface when the target UI could not be determined. The default fallback is now the 2.0 interface

March 10, 2026

UI version: 2.1.531
Legacy UI version: 2.1.173
System version: 2.1.40

New features:

• Added new AI-powered datasource types: Web Scraper and AI Datasource. Extract information from any website using plain English, combine and process multiple datasources with built-in web search, social media monitoring, and smart data transformation
• Added slide widget embedding, allowing slides to embed other slides and playlists for multi-zone layouts without using Content. Build reusable templates with dynamic zones directly in playlists
• Added native SAML and OAuth authentication support
• Added a new Power BI datasource type that fetches report pages as PNG images, ideal for displaying Power BI dashboards on low-powered hardware. Requires a Power BI Pro user license and Fabric F2 (or higher) workspace capacity
• Added Audience Measurement tracking during content playback, with viewer count data from multiple sources and overlap metrics for assets, content, channels, and advertisers
• Added a redesigned datasource editor interface for external and system datasources
• Added Shared Datasource Editor with row locking, allowing non-technical users to update datasources without logging into Wallboard
• Added new column settings (sorting, locking, hide/collapse), new column types (scheduling, date/time, dropdowns), and the ability to flush all values in a worksheet for table-type internal datasources
• Added a Use separate webview option to the Custom widget (URL type), allowing external websites to run in a dedicated webview instead of an embedded iframe for full native performance, with optional script injection and layer ordering control
• Added custom preview image support for contents and playlists, allowing users to upload custom thumbnails
• Added the ability to mute individual audio and video files directly from the File Manager
• Added per-item dynamic duration support in the content picker, allowing dynamic vs static duration to be set individually per content
• Added new playlist page features: duplicate pages, lock/unlock pages to prevent accidental edits
• Added a Show in folder option when searching for files in the playlist's file manager for quicker navigation
• Added a new folder-based playlist page type, allowing folders containing multiple slides to be dragged directly into playlists
• Added per-slide duration control in playlists, with the option to set a static duration or use the duration of a specific widget on the slide
• Added numerical ordering mode for playlist file ordering, sorting files numerically (1, 2, 10, 100) instead of alphabetically (1, 10, 100, 2)
• Added internal datasource support for the Scrolling Text widget, allowing it to display scheduled messages from internal table datasources
• Added a Clear expired data option for scheduling, date, and date/time columns in internal datasources, allowing you to remove rows where the date has passed or the schedule has expired
• Added a Prevent auto-deactivation toggle for datasources, allowing them to stay active regardless of inactivity
• Added new features to Datasource Mappers, including the ability to select multiple datasources as inputs and new output modes: output to mock datasource or overwrite internal datasource (set/merge)
• Extended UI Profile options with two-factor authentication, AI settings, scheduling, preferences, and more
• Added collection-based data binding to slides, allowing you to iterate over datasource items based on a configured pivot point and display bound widget data for each entry
• Added video file display support in the Table widget's file picker column
• Added a What's new popup and menu that highlights major new features and changes, updated quarterly and accessible anytime
• Added trusted and non-trusted admin security tiers. Non-trusted admins log in read-only and must verify with 2FA to gain a 30-minute write access window

Improvements:

• Reworked the device overview page to better display currently playing content, standby contents, and active channels
• Redesigned two-factor authentication with a setup/teardown wizard, force-2FA enforcement at system/customer/user levels, and TOTP verification required for sensitive operations (password changes, user deletion, configuration changes)
• Improved OAuth with service account settings, Magic Code login toggle, reCAPTCHA v2/v3 integration with fallback on sensitive endpoints, and reworked SSO login flows
• Improved internal table datasource worksheet rename with a confirmation warning to prevent accidental renames
• Improved pre-registered device matching to fall back to serial number lookup when hardware ID is not yet available
• Improved the new user welcome email with clearer account setup instructions, getting started resources, and training links
• Removed the Profile, Users, and Teams pages from the legacy UI. Clicking these menus will now redirect to the corresponding pages in the New UI

Bug fixes:

• Fixed inconsistent behavior in delete confirmation modals when removing files and folders used in content, channels, or datasources
• Fixed an issue where view-only users could not use the quick details modal
• Fixed an issue where locked content could be opened for editing from the device overview, bypassing lock protection
• Fixed an issue where the back button in the channel editor navigated to an empty creation form instead of the channel list after saving
• Fixed an issue where sub-channels created in the new UI incorrectly opened in the old channel editor
• Fixed an issue where the No interval schedule filter did not show all schedules, and custom interval filters displayed incorrect labels