Monitor Release Notes (Beta) – XBoat

0.4.0.8 (889) - Sep. 22nd, 2026

🚀 New Features

Categorized Metric Picker: A new categorized metric selection dialog makes it easier to swap metrics on the Rowing Screen.

Display Sleep: Set how long the display stays on before sleeping. Defaults to 10 minutes.

Cox Mode (Beta): Cox mode is now available when Live Broadcast is enabled.

Live Strokes HUD: A live strokes display matching the web app's live strokes view.

Received Metrics: Receive versions of all metrics are now available.

New Wi-Fi Connection Flow: Connect to Wi-Fi from a new in-app network selector, with clearer instructions and navigation.

⚙ Bug Fixes & Reliability

Improved captive portal detection and navigation from within the app.

Fixed various crashes and improved stability throughout.

0.4.0.7 (863) - Aug. 25th, 2026

🚀 New Features

Transport Sleep Mode: Put XPods into deep sleep for shipping and transport. Wake them by placing them on a charging pad or connecting them to an oarlock.

⚙ Bug Fixes & Reliability

Improved oarlock auto-pairing.

Fixed stale speed and pace from the previous interval briefly showing at the start of a workout.

Fixed various crashes and improved stability throughout.

0.4.0.7 (853) - Jul. 30th, 2026

🚀 New Features

Intelligent Force Zeroing: Force and angle zeroing are now smarter, with an improved UI on the Oarlocks screen.

Force and angle can be manually zeroed with a single tap, with built-in steadiness detection to prevent a bad zero.

If a better zero is detected mid-session with high confidence, it is applied automatically.

To re-zero during a session, hold your oar or oars motionless for 15 seconds with no force on the handle.

Automatic zeroing can be disabled in the settings menu if you prefer manual taps only.

Adaptive and Manual Brightness Control: Set brightness to adaptive, or adjust it manually with a slider. Available in the settings menu.

Axis Line Visibility: Choose Low, Medium, or High to make force, handle speed, and boat acceleration graphs easier to read.

Configurable Oarlock Pitch: Record your oarlock pitch for tracking. Settings > Rowing Physics.

Refined Default Position of Blade Force: More accurate blade force position, in line with literature and on-water test results.

Blade force position is the distance from the tip of the oar where we assume force is applied to the blade. Blades are asymmetric, so we have found that the center of blade force is best assumed to sit at a fixed position relative to the tip of the oar.

Sweep default changed from 27.5 cm to 15 cm.

Sculling default changed from 22.5 cm to 12 cm.

The result is higher force and power readings than previous beta versions.

24-Hour Clock: The settings menu now includes a 24-hour clock option.

⚙ Bug Fixes & Reliability

Improved battery life.

Fixed a bug where factory reset did not clear all data.

Fixed various crashes and improved stability throughout.