RealDash version 2.5.8

General Announcements and updates
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2.5.8 released 26.9.2025

New:

  • Support for SVG image files.
  • Custom inputs can now be edited from ‘Settings->Units & Values->Imported Values’

Fixes:

  • Android: Fused location service is used if GPS is not available.
  • Android: Crash on switching song on YT Music.
  • Android: Bluetooth connection not re-connecting on some scenarios.

NOTES

Mainly a maintenance release. As a new feature we have added a support for SVG image files. Support is implemented with nanosvg. It is quite limited, most notably no text output support, but gives option to use scalable images on your dash. Currently RealDash does not attempt to scale the image on runtime, instead it respects to px-size attributes in SVG. We are currently experimenting with automatic ‘to-the-size’ runtime scaling.

With SVG support we retained dashboard file backwards compatibility, but naturally the SVG image in dashboard will not load on RealDash versions prior to 2.5.8.

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hi, I need help with the raspberry pi and the upgrade on the books for image! dont run the software, need upgrade on the library.

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For the Raspberry Pi platform, the software is not updated, and the executor library is not compatible with the current Raspian update. This does not allow me to run RealDash.

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Well, The ARM versions of the RealDash are actually built and tested on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, so it cannot be completely broken. I would need to get more detail of what you mean by your request. What components exactly are out of date.

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After the update I had several problems with the fade actions on my dash.

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This is related to the change that gauges inside container have their individual fade value:

Before the update

  • Container set its own fade to all its contained gauges.

After the update

  • Container fade is used as a multiplier for contained gauges.

This change was necessary to support fading of contained gauges independently. This may require some minor changes to dashboards that relied on the old system. Saving the fixed dashboard file with latest version does not break its compatibility with older versions.