{"id":349701,"date":"2026-01-29T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/?p=349701"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:35:55","slug":"uv-50pro-firmware-changelog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/uv-50pro-firmware-changelog\/","title":{"rendered":"UV-50PRO Firmware Changelog"},"content":{"rendered":"

This page lists official UV-50PRO radio firmware releases in reverse chronological order.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Update tip: After flashing, if the screen does not power back on: unplug the radio from power \u2192 <\/b>Press and hold the Menu button<\/strong> (the top left white button) \u2192 <\/b>While holding the Menu button, reconnect power and turn the radio on (after releasing the reset will take about 1 minute). This will reflash the display firmware and restore normal operation.<\/p>\n

Best practice: After major updates, back up your channels, then perform a\u00a0Factory Reset<\/strong>\u00a0and re-sync using the\u00a0BTECH UV Programmer<\/strong>\u00a0app.<\/p>\n

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V0.9.2 \u2014 January 29, 2026<\/h2>\n

New<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • KISS Mode Enhancements: Configure TX and RX frequencies independently, and set TX power for the KISS profile.<\/li>\n
  • Smart Beacon Control: Added Max Interval under General Settings \u2192 Digital Mode to set the maximum smart beacon transmit interval.<\/li>\n
  • Radio Settings Update: Added a Reverse Frequency switch in Radio Settings.<\/li>\n
  • Programmable Buttons: New assignable actions: Squelch Level +, Squelch Level \u2212, Display Squelch Level, VFO Toggle, Reverse Frequency Toggle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Improvements<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • Satellite Mode Display Batching: Screen updates are now batched to prevent flickering.<\/li>\n
    • DTMF Display: When transmitting DTMF, the radio now displays the characters being sent.<\/li>\n
    • Audio Relay is Added to the on-board radio Menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Fixes<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • Satellite Mode Audio Link: Fixed an issue where voice communication between the radio and phone could be blocked after a PTT transmission.<\/li>\n
      • Boot \u201cLast Received Channel\u201d Indicator: Prevents the \u201clast received channel\u201d indicator from showing during boot by initializing it as invalid at startup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        V0.9.0 \u2014 December 17, 2025<\/h2>\n

        Fixes<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • Fixed MIC-E Parsing Errors Caused by Overflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          V0.8.15 \u2014 December 03, 2025<\/h2>\n

          New<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • GPWPL Location Reporting: Adds support for reporting received position reports using GPWPL. (Requires enabling \u201cGPWPL Upload\u201d under: General Settings \u2192 Data Mode \u2192 GPWPL Upload. Signaling format selector in Signaling Settings (choose BSS or APRS)).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Improvements<\/h3>\n
              \n
            • Satellite Mode Enhancements: Now displays satellite name, azimuth, elevation, orbital altitude, range to satellite, and pass countdown timer on-screen.<\/li>\n
            • Keypad Lock Behavior: The radio now restores the previous key lock state after powering back on, ensuring front panel behavior is consistent between uses.<\/li>\n
            • Mute Status Indicators: The mute icon now distinguishes between different mute conditions (e.g., manual mute, squelch, other system mutes) for clearer status feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Fixes<\/h3>\n
                \n
              • KISS \/ TNC Data: Supports sending KISS data packets when the squelch (SQ) is open, improving compatibility with external packet\/APRS software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                V0.8.12 \u2014 October 09, 2025<\/h2>\n

                New<\/h3>\n
                  \n
                • Signaling format selector in Signaling Settings (choose BSS or APRS).<\/li>\n
                • Custom Location override for cases without GPS or when a fixed position is preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Improvements<\/h3>\n
                    \n
                  • BK4819 RF driver hardening: added host-write error detection and automatic recovery on PLL loss-of-lock.<\/li>\n
                  • Refined display communication validation to reduce false \u201cCommunication Error\u201d reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Fixes<\/h3>\n
                      \n
                    • APRS Mic-E: default icon set now applies when no icon is configured in the app, preventing malformed\/incorrect packets.<\/li>\n
                    • Audio Relay: resolved occasional silent transmit due to audio re-sampling.<\/li>\n
                    • Network channel binding status now displays correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      This page lists official UV-50PRO radio firmware releases in reverse chronological order. Update tip: After flashing, if the screen does not power back on: unplug the radio from power \u2192 Press and hold the Menu button (the top left white button) \u2192 While holding the Menu button, reconnect power and turn the radio on (after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":349718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,100],"tags":[370,283,300,368],"class_list":["post-349701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-news","tag-amateur","tag-firmware-update","tag-how-to","tag-uv-50pro"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UV-50PRO-960x445.jpg",960,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UV-50PRO-463x348.jpg",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UV-50PRO-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"full":["https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UV-50PRO.jpg",960,720,false]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UV-50PRO.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349701"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359816,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349701\/revisions\/359816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baofengtech.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}