# New beta firmware

**URL:** <https://forum.sensor.community/t/new-beta-firmware/8422>\
**Category:** Announcement\
**Created:** [July 28, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.sensor.community/t/new-beta-firmware/8422 "2026-07-28T21:30:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ricki-z](https://forum.sensor.community/user_avatar/forum.sensor.community/ricki-z/32/215_2.png) [@ricki-z](https://forum.sensor.community/u/ricki-z)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.sensor.community/t/new-beta-firmware/8422/1 "2026-07-28T21:30:14Z")

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Today we will release the new beta firmware version.

Beside some cleanup and changed translations there is the support for the new openSenseMap version (“support openSenseMap device API keys”, which will become the default)

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**Author:** ![sven](https://forum.sensor.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sven](https://forum.sensor.community/u/sven)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.sensor.community/t/new-beta-firmware/8422/2 "2026-08-06T11:34:34Z")

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Some additional information regarding the openSenseMap: With the latest beta firmware version, your are now able to contribute to the public beta test version of the newly developed openSenseMap version that will become widely available this summer: [staging.opensensemap.org](http://staging.opensensemap.org)

Note: The beta firmware stays backwards compatible to the currently running “old” version of the openSenseMap (simply [opensensemap.org](http://opensensemap.org))

A detailed tutorial can be found here: [openSenseMap public beta with Sensor.Community / Luftdaten.Info devices - HedgeDoc](https://pad.opensenselab.org/s/trm-LuCtm)

**Please note:** Data contributed during our public beta will only be retained during the test phase and deleted once we roll out the production version later this year.