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v4.8.8
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v4.8.8 adds explicit bootloader-entry controls for connecting and updating
OpenMV Cams, a per-board safe default for forcing bootloader entry from the
"Install the Latest Development Release" dialog, and a handful of connection
and installer fixes. This release remains based on Qt Creator 14.0.2, with no
Qt Creator base change and no breaking changes for user projects.

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Highlights
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- **Force enter OpenMV Cam bootloader** is now available from the ``Tools``
  menu, forcing the connected cam into its bootloader on disconnect.
- **Force bootloader** checkbox added to the ``Install the Latest Development
  Release`` dialog to force bootloader entry when installing development
  firmware, with a per-board safe default.
- **DFU-only devices no longer spuriously auto-connect**, since auto-reconnect
  and board-settings auto-connect now trigger only for normally running boards.
- **PAG7936 example scripts on the AE3** are auto-rewritten to upscale the
  ``QQVGA`` framesize to ``QVGA`` on load.
- **Installer license handling fixed** so installation proceeds correctly from
  the Ready-for-Installation page.

New features
------------

- **Force enter OpenMV Cam bootloader.** A new item in the ``Tools`` menu
  forces the connected cam into its bootloader on disconnect. The
  ``Install the Latest Development Release`` dialog (reached from the ``Tools``
  menu) also gains a **Force bootloader** checkbox to force bootloader entry
  when installing development firmware.
  (`350beb306 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/350beb306>`__,
  `13ca76904 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/13ca76904>`__)

Other changes and improvements
------------------------------

- **Per-board force-bootloader default.** The development-release install
  force-bootloader default is now driven per board via a new
  ``forceBootloaderDefaultSafe`` setting, defaulting on for the AE3 and N6
  (96E3/9206) boards and off for older DFU boards to avoid them not
  auto-exiting the bootloader.
  (`13ca76904 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/13ca76904>`__)
- **PAG7936 framesize upscaling on the AE3.** On the AE3 with the PAG7936
  sensor, example scripts are auto-rewritten to upscale the ``QQVGA``
  framesize to ``QVGA`` when loaded.
  (`eed6325f5 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/eed6325f5>`__)
- **Non-DFU-only auto-connect.** Auto-reconnect and board-settings
  auto-connect now trigger only for non-DFU (normally running) boards rather
  than any present board, so DFU-only devices no longer spuriously
  auto-connect.
  (`350beb306 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/350beb306>`__)

Bug fixes
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- Fixed a typo in the connect-time firmware-update prompt ("lastest" ->
  "latest release firmware").
  (`13ca76904 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/13ca76904>`__)
- Fixed the installer's license-acceptance handling so the install step runs
  on the Ready-for-Installation page instead of the license-check page, and
  removed the buggy bundled license file.
  (`a9d3fb904 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/a9d3fb904>`__,
  `716827f07 <https://github.com/openmv/qt-creator/commit/716827f07>`__)

Platform and tool support
-------------------------

- **Qt Creator base:** 14.0.2.
- **OpenMV IDE:** version bumped to 4.8.8.

Breaking changes
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None. This release introduces no user-visible workflow or behavior breaks.