Frigate NVR Updates: Beta Cleanup and a Birdseye Rethink
Josh Hawkins shipped a batch of 0.18 beta fixes covering audio transcription controls, mobile UI spacing, and a region grid restart bug, while a proposed Birdseye refactor to boolean-based activity types is still under review with change requests.
Duration: PT1M55S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Frigate NVR Updates.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Frigate NVR Updates
- Published: 2026-08-09T13:10:35Z
- Audio duration: PT1M55S
Transcript excerpt
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Good morning, it's August 9th, 2026, and here's your Frigate NVR briefing.
The main thread today is beta stabilization. As Frigate 0.18 beta continues, the project is in cleanup mode, fixing smaller issues that surface from real-world use rather than adding new features.
PR 23934 from Josh Hawkins, merged yesterday, is a good example. It bundles several unrelated fixes: live audio transcription can now be toggled over M Q T T, mobile drawer spacing got more consistent, and a bug where clearing the region grid didn't survive a restart is fixed. That last one matters most for…
Alongside that, documentation kept pace with the code. PR 23939 added an FAQ section to the notifications docs, giving users a reference point as notification features stabilize.
The second theme is a bigger structural question still being worked out. PR 23940, opened by Ersaoktaviannn, proposes refactoring Birdseye camera selection away from mutually exclusive modes into independent boolean activity types — continuous being one of them. This touches the API, M Q T T, and the dispatcher, so…
What's next: expect more targeted 0.18 beta fixes as edge cases get reported, and keep an eye on the Birdseye PR — if it…