Allow OTA upgrade between ESP32_V4 and ESP32 release names#5407
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Allow OTA upgrade between ESP32_V4 and ESP32 release names#5407
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[WIP] Allow upgrade from ESP32_V4 to ESP32
Allow OTA upgrade between ESP32_V4 and ESP32 release names
Mar 6, 2026
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The OTA compatibility check performs exact string matching on release names, which prevents upgrading between
ESP32_V4(IDF v4 builds) andESP32(newer IDF builds) even though they target identical hardware.Changes
wled00/wled_metadata.cppnormalizeReleaseName()helper that strips a trailing_V4suffix before comparisonshouldAllowOTA()to fall back to normalized name comparison when exact match fails — OTA is allowed if normalized names match, blocked otherwiseOriginal prompt
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