From 1bda6ba072ca25312be475d7a09a70c4c6997021 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank <91616163+softhack007@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:56:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] align improv chip and version reporting with upstream

* allows for easier support of other MCUs (p4, c6, etc)
* removes a second place where the version strings had to be maintained
* use the same codename "next step" for v14.8
---
 wled00/data/index.js |  2 +-
 wled00/improv.cpp    | 29 +++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wled00/data/index.js b/wled00/data/index.js
index bb0f15b6..d1e367dd 100644
--- a/wled00/data/index.js
+++ b/wled00/data/index.js
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ function populateInfo(i)
 	if (i.ver.includes("0.14.3-b")) vcn = "Fried Chicken";
 	if (i.ver.includes("14.5.")) vcn = "Small Step";
 	if (i.ver.includes("14.6.")) vcn = "New Light";
-	if (i.ver.includes("14.7.")) vcn = "Next Step";
+	if ((i.ver.includes("14.7."))||(i.ver.includes("14.8."))) vcn = "Next Step";
 
 	cn += `v${i.ver} &nbsp;<i>"${vcn}"</i><p>(WLEDMM ${i.rel}.bin)</p><p><em>build ${i.vid}</em></p><table>
 ${urows}
diff --git a/wled00/improv.cpp b/wled00/improv.cpp
index d5110ee1..7e5b3a4d 100644
--- a/wled00/improv.cpp
+++ b/wled00/improv.cpp
@@ -194,25 +194,22 @@ void sendImprovIPRPCResult(ImprovRPCType type) {
 }
 
 void sendImprovInfoResponse() {
-  const char* bString = 
-    #ifdef ESP8266
-      "esp8266"
-    #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
-      "esp32-c3"
-    #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2
-      "esp32-s2"
-    #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-      "esp32-s3"
-    #else // ESP32
-      "esp32"
-    #endif
-    ;
-
+  char bString[32] = { '\0' };
+  #ifdef ESP8266
+  strcpy(bString, "esp8266");
+  #else // ESP32
+  strncpy(bString, ESP.getChipModel(), 31);
+  #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+  bString[5] = '\0';  // disregard chip revision for classic ESP32
+  #else
+  bString[31] = '\0'; // just in case
+  #endif
+  strlwr(bString);    // convert to lower case
+  #endif
   //Use serverDescription if it has been changed from the default "WLED", else mDNS name
   bool useMdnsName = (strcmp(serverDescription, "WLED") == 0 && strlen(cmDNS) > 0);
   char vString[32] = { '\0' };
-  //snprintf_P(vString, sizeof(vString)-1, PSTR("0.14.1-b34.42/%i"),VERSION); // upstream baseline
-  snprintf_P(vString, sizeof(vString)-1, PSTR("14.7.1/%i"),VERSION);      // WLEDMM version
+  sprintf_P(vString, PSTR("%s/%i"), versionString, VERSION);
   const char *str[4] = {"WLED", vString, bString, useMdnsName ? cmDNS : serverDescription};
 
   sendImprovRPCResult(ImprovRPCType::Request_Info, 4, str);