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11. Firmware release notes

This page records the user-visible changes in each Ego firmware release. The two hardware models have separate firmware lines; go by the model and version the device's upgrade page shows.

Which version should I install?

The newest release documented in the 2026-10-09 manual is v1.1.6 for both EGO1GS and EGO1 (released 2026-10-01). Upgrade from the app — see 4. Phone app & web preview → Firmware upgrade (OTA). Firmware is not interchangeable between EGO1 (ego_v2) and EGO1GS (audio_ego_v3); pick the hardware model first. Releases marked deprecated below should not be installed.

EGO1GS · v1.1.6 · 2026-10-01​

New​

  • Bluetooth control with app 1.1.6: enable in Device settings to start / stop recording and change settings. Preview, recording copies, and updates still need Wi-Fi or USB. Off by default.
  • With app 1.1.6, copy recordings to a phone or delete them from the device over USB or Wi-Fi; unavailable while recording.
  • Support for Report a problem and Request repair, including SD fault diagnostics to distinguish card and device problems.
  • Per-frame exposure information in recordings for more precise video / IMU alignment.

Improved​

  • Thermal protection pauses cloud upload and live preview without interrupting recording; both resume after cooling.
  • Brief camera outages recover without interrupting recording. If recovery fails, the device saves and ends the recording and announces why. Resolve the cause, then move the switch O → I.
  • The setup hotspot selects the least busy available 5 GHz channel.
  • Invalid individual calibration fields no longer invalidate all calibration data.
  • New recordings cannot start during firmware image transfer.
  • More stable long-running operation.

Fixed​

  • Unexpected device restarts interrupted recordings.
  • Dropped frames in both cameras together, approximately every 30 minutes with a phone connected, during phone reconnection or settings changes, and during cloud upload.
  • Voice notices sometimes stopped for the rest of a boot.
  • Short recordings could be lost entirely after power loss; recovery now usually loses only the last few seconds.
  • On some SD cards, power loss left unreadable session metadata or extra files in recording folders.
  • Cloud uploads now follow recording order.
  • After Mac file operations on an SD card, uploaded recordings could remain listed and recording metadata could be read incorrectly.

EGO1 · v1.1.6 · 2026-10-01​

The previous supported release was v1.1.2; v1.1.5 is deprecated. This release includes all subsequent updates.

Upgrading from v1.1.2: a switch already at I during power-on no longer starts recording automatically. Move it to O, then back to I.

New​

  • With app 1.1.6, copy recordings to a phone or delete them from the device over USB or Wi-Fi; unavailable while recording.
  • Problem reports and repair requests, including SD fault diagnostics.
  • Recording encryption.
  • Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob upload destinations.
  • Delete SD recordings from a computer over USB.
  • Disable recording location tagging in app Settings → Location.
  • Per-frame exposure information for video / IMU alignment.

Improved​

  • Recording will not start without camera or IMU data; prolonged SD write failure ends a recording.
  • Brief camera outages recover without interruption. If recovery fails, the device saves and ends recording; resolve the cause, then move the switch O → I.
  • Smoother Wi-Fi preview; the hotspot selects the least busy available 5 GHz channel.
  • Upload pauses during recording and resumes after stopping. Damaged recording parts are repaired before upload.
  • Recording and firmware upgrade cannot start while the other is in progress.
  • Invalid individual calibration fields no longer invalidate all calibration data.
  • More stable long-running operation.

Fixed​

  • Unexpected restarts during recording.
  • Dropped frames with phone preview, at recording start, in both cameras together, approximately every 30 minutes with a phone connected, during reconnection or settings changes, and during cloud upload.
  • Hotspot connection failures and repeated restarts after joining saved Wi-Fi, including 5 GHz.
  • Short recordings lost after power loss; recovery now usually loses only the last few seconds.
  • Uploads out of recording order.
  • Formatting failures on full SD cards and failure to recognize GPT-partitioned cards.
  • Recording folders appearing empty over USB.
  • Camera recovery failures after slow startup, such as after a firmware update.
  • Incorrect recording lists and metadata after Mac file operations on an SD card.

EGO1GS · v1.1.5 · 2026-09-17​

Includes all v1.1.4 changes; v1.1.4 is deprecated.

Upgrading directly from v1.1.3: since v1.1.4, a switch already at I during power-on does not start recording. Move it to O, then back to I.

Fixed​

  • session.json could be unreadable if power was removed soon after stopping; the .mcap recordings were unaffected.
  • Removed the extra device_log_start.txt and device_log_stop.txt files introduced in v1.1.4.
  • The setup hotspot disappeared after joining 5 GHz Wi-Fi; hotspot and Wi-Fi can now operate together.

EGO1 · v1.1.5 · 2026-09-17 (deprecated)​

This release followed v1.1.2 and is superseded by v1.1.6. Its release history is retained below.

New​

  • Recording encryption, Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob uploads.
  • Delete SD recordings from a computer over USB.
  • Turn off GPS recording tags in app Settings → Location.

Improved​

  • Power-on with the switch at I no longer starts capture; move O → I.
  • No recording without camera or IMU output; prolonged SD write failure ends recording.
  • Fewer dropped frames with preview enabled and at recording start; smoother Wi-Fi preview.
  • Upload pauses during recording, resumes after stopping, and is rate-limited during preview.
  • Damaged parts are repaired before upload.
  • Firmware upgrades cannot start during recording.

Fixed​

  • Hotspot failures and repeated restarts after joining saved Wi-Fi, including 5 GHz.
  • Formatting full SD cards and recognizing / formatting GPT-partitioned cards.
  • Empty recording folders over USB.
  • Camera recovery after slow startup, including after a firmware update.

EGO1GS · v1.1.4 · 2026-09-15 (deprecated)​

Superseded by v1.1.5; v1.1.6 is the newest release documented in this manual.

Improved​

  • More stable continuous recording with fewer dropped frames.
  • More reliable OTA: recording starts reliably after updates and hand detection remains available.

Fixed​

  • Sensor failures (such as missing IMU data) no longer produce recordings lacking sensor data; recording stops promptly to avoid corruption.
  • All recording files appear correctly in folders accessed over USB.

EGO1GS · v1.1.3 · 2026-08-26​

New​

  • Recording encryption: bind a recording key to the device and recordings are written to the SD card as ciphertext, unreadable without the key. How to enable and read: 12. Recording encryption.
  • Hand detection: recognize the left and right hands while recording and save the result in the file alongside the video; toggled in the app at any time, off by default. See 13. Hand detection.
  • Cloud upload adds Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob, alongside Aliyun OSS, AWS S3 and Tencent COS.

Improved​

  • Long recordings are noticeably more stable: 60 minutes of continuous recording with stereo preview, hand detection, voice notices and cloud upload all on, with no dropped frames.
  • Lower peak load, so the device runs cooler over long recordings.

Fixed​

  • The setup hotspot restarting repeatedly when a phone reconnected, which briefly dropped frames in the recording.
  • Occasional dropped frames during recording in specific situations.

EGO1GS · v1.1.2 · 2026-08-13​

Fixed​

  • A brand-new device, or one that had never been configured for Wi-Fi, could fail to show its setup hotspot, making it impossible to connect with the app. The device now always brings up the setup hotspot.

Improved​

  • The setup hotspot picks a usable 5 GHz channel automatically and falls back to 2.4 GHz when none is available, so a phone can always connect.

EGO1 · v1.1.2 · 2026-08-13​

Improved​

  • The setup hotspot now supports 5 GHz, for a smoother phone preview and less heat; use a phone that supports 5 GHz to connect to it. Falls back to 2.4 GHz when no 5 GHz channel is available.

EGO1GS · v1.1.1 · 2026-08-12​

Deprecated — upgrade to v1.1.2 or later

Do not install this release.

Fixed​

  • The IMU-to-image time-alignment offset introduced in v1.1.0: timestamps are back within 2 ms of each other. Recording, frame rate and data integrity were never affected. Devices calibrated at the factory on older releases do not need this upgrade.

EGO1 · v1.1.1 · 2026-08-11​

Optional upgrade.

Improved​

  • IMU output rate 200 → 201 Hz, holding steadily above 200 Hz in testing.

EGO1GS · v1.1.0 · 2026-08-10​

Deprecated — upgrade to v1.1.2 or later

Do not install this release.

New​

  • Voice-notice volume is adjustable from the app: the device speaks at the new volume as you adjust, so one pass finds the right level; 0 is silent.
  • Cloud upload adds Tencent COS, alongside Aliyun OSS and AWS S3.
  • A brand-new, unpartitioned SD card can be initialized with the app's Format SD card — no computer needed.

Improved​

  • Noticeably lower overall load, so long recordings with stereo preview are more stable and run cooler.
  • Much faster boot: the wait from power-on to ready is far shorter.
  • The setup hotspot moved to the 5 GHz band for a smoother phone preview; use a 5 GHz-capable phone.
  • Faster reconnection after a phone disconnects; the device is no longer held for a long time by a connection that has already gone.
  • When uploading a recording to the cloud, the completion marker (session.json) is written only after every file of that recording has uploaded, so a complete upload is easy to confirm.
  • The installer is checked against the device before a firmware upgrade starts, avoiding mid-way failures.

Fixed​

  • Voice notices with the first words clipped, unclear, or missing entirely.
  • Possible data loss in a recording when a firmware upgrade was started mid-recording.
  • Some devices repeatedly reporting insufficient storage and then being unable to upgrade.
  • In rare cases the IMU stream stopped and did not recover; it now recovers within about 0.5 s.

EGO1 · v1.1.0 · 2026-08-10​

New​

  • Cloud upload adds Tencent COS, alongside Aliyun OSS and AWS S3.
  • A brand-new, unpartitioned SD card can be initialized with the app's Format SD card — no computer needed.

Improved​

  • Much faster boot: the wait from power-on to ready is far shorter.
  • Faster reconnection after a phone disconnects; the device is no longer held for a long time by a connection that has already gone.
  • When uploading a recording to the cloud, the completion marker is written only after every file of that recording has uploaded, so a complete upload is easy to confirm.
  • The installer is checked against the device before a firmware upgrade starts, avoiding mid-way failures.

Fixed​

  • Possible data loss in a recording when a firmware upgrade was started mid-recording.
  • Some devices repeatedly reporting insufficient storage and then being unable to upgrade.

EGO1GS · v1.0.10 · 2026-08-04​

Fixed​

  • The camera live preview failing to display in some situations.

EGO1 · v1.0.10 · 2026-08-04​

Fixed​

  • The camera live preview failing to display in some situations.

EGO1GS · v1.0.9 · 2026-08-03​

Deprecated — upgrade to v1.0.10 or later

Do not install this release.

Improved​

  • Steadier recording frame rate, with far fewer dropped frames.
  • A sound every 5 seconds during recording, to confirm the device is running.
  • Clearer voice notices: when a recording can't start or stops mid-way, the reason is spoken ("SD card full", "No SD card detected").

Fixed​

  • A brief frame skip at the very start of a recording.

EGO1 · v1.0.9 · 2026-08-03​

Deprecated — upgrade to v1.0.10 or later

Do not install this release.

Improved​

  • Steadier recording frame rate, with far fewer dropped frames.

Fixed​

  • A brief frame skip at the very start of a recording.

EGO1GS · v1.0.8 · 2026-07-29​

Improved​

  • More stable phone preview and data transfer: faster to enter preview and reconnect on a shaky network or a busy phone, and a broken picture recovers by itself.
  • Better continuity and time consistency of video, IMU and audio over long recordings, for easier playback and analysis.
  • More reliable joining of saved Wi-Fi networks.
  • Better recovery after an SD-card fault or re-insertion.
  • Better color consistency and white balance, with less color cast between devices and lighting conditions; some camera faults recover automatically without a manual restart.

Fixed​

  • The phone occasionally unable to reconnect to the device.
  • Some recording-control actions not taking effect.
  • Incomplete recording data or missing auxiliary information in specific situations.

EGO1 · v1.0.8 · 2026-07-29​

Improved​

  • More stable phone preview and data transfer: more reliable first open and reconnect on a shaky network or a busy phone, and a broken picture recovers by itself.
  • Better continuity and time consistency of video and IMU data over long recordings, for easier playback and analysis.
  • Better Wi-Fi reconnection and multi-network handling.
  • Better automatic recovery after an SD-card fault.
  • Better color consistency and white balance, with less color cast between devices and lighting conditions; improved overall stability, with some camera faults recovering automatically.

Fixed​

  • The phone occasionally failing to reconnect.
  • Incomplete recording data or session information in specific situations.