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RSS feedMay 2024
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge v1.5.0 (LTS) release
The Azure IoT Edge release of v1.5 is the latest LTS version of Azure IoT Edge.
March 2024
Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Core Snaps
We are expanding the Azure IoT Edge supported platforms to include Ubuntu Core Snaps on IoT Edge as a Tier 1 supported operating system.
May 2023
General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 on AMD64 devices.
March 2023
General availability: Yocto Kirkstone recipes for IoT Edge 1.4 LTS
Announcing the addition of Kirkstone compatible recipes to build the latest IoT Edge 1.4.x LTS release.
February 2023
General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu 22.04
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu 22.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.
January 2023
General availability: IoT Edge Metrics Collector 1.1
This refresh updates the module's dependencies and base image.
December 2022
General availability: Yocto recipes for IoT Edge 1.4 LTS
Announcing refreshed recipes for IoT Edge to build the latest 1.4 LTS release.
November 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) update
The update brings enhancements to IoT Edge 1.4 and more.
August 2022
Generally available: IoT Edge 1.4
The Azure IoT Edge release 1.4 is the long term servicing (LTS) release of IoT Edge. The companion release of Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) 1.4 long term servicing will be coming later this fall.
July 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge 1.3.0 release
The Azure IoT Edge release 1.3 is available with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and requires that inbound/outbound communication use TLS 1.2 by default.
May 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Debian Bullseye on ARM32v7
Target availability: Q2 2022
Debian is included in the Tier 1 OS support list for ARM32v7 devices. Official packages for Bullseye on ARM32v7 are now available on packages.microsoft.com.
April 2022
Generally available: Migrate devices across templates at scale in Azure IoT Central
Migrating devices across device templates at scale is now supported in Azure IoT Central jobs.
February 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Server 20.04 and ARM64
The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.
General Availability: IoT Edge monitoring with Azure Monitor
Use the latest IoT Edge Metrics collector module to send metrics to Azure Monitor and leverage updated visualizations to monitor and troubleshoot your IoT Edge devices.
January 2022
Generally available: Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension now supports Visual Studio 2022
Download and install the Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio extension that includes latest features and .NET 6 support in Visual Studio 2022.
October 2021
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 RTM for OEMs
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, the operating system offering for embedded and IoT device has gone RTM for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
September 2021
Windows Server IoT 2022 now generally available
Get all the latest capabilities including hybrid capabilities with Azure, advanced multilayer security and faster innovation for applications. .
August 2021
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—July 2021
July updates include enhancements to device information displays and new features to help you manage your IoT Edge devices.
July 2021
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—June 2021
June updates include dashboard enhancements, the IoT Plug and Play smartphone app including updated quickstarts, rule condition enhancements, a new responsive UI, and a new Learn module.
June 2021
Azure IoT Edge for Linux now generally available
Leverage existing Windows expertise and seamlessly connect Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows devices to Microsoft Azure and quickly bring cloud intelligence to your edge.
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