HyVibe releases Essential firmware version 1.5.0

December 1, 2024 · 1 sources

HyVibe published a firmware update to version 1.5.0 for the HyVibe Essential, with a download dated December 2024. The maker's page is titled "HyVibe Essential Firmware Update Version 1.5.0"¹.

The update is installed from a computer rather than over the air. HyVibe's instructions say to download the firmware file, connect the HyVibe to the computer with a USB C-A cable, and enter the Bootloader menu by holding the L button while powering the unit on. Powering on can be done with button 3 of the remote or the jack panel button, and the page says entering the Bootloader is confirmed by all the LEDs blinking one by one in sequence¹.

Inside the Bootloader, button 1 activates USB mode; the corresponding LED should light and the HyVibe drive should appear on the computer. The unzipped V1.5.0 HEF file is dragged to the parent directory of that drive, and button 1 is pressed again to deactivate USB mode. Pressing the L button exits the Bootloader and restarts the device, and the firmware installs itself during the reboot¹.

The download is a zip file named "hyvibe_ME1.5.0.hef_.zip"¹. The page does not list a change log, new features or fixes for version 1.5.0, and gives no price.