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# 8.5.0

> ZedControl 8.5.0 release notes: staggered application start on EVE-OS, GPS location from cellular modules, and the Prepared Poweroff feature for nodes.

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## What's new (User Facing)?

\*\*Support for Staggered Start–\*\*Starting with ZedControl Release 8.5.0  introduces a delay between the time EVE-OS is ready to process application instance configurations and the time the application is started.

Look at \[       [Create Edge Application Instance on Nodes](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/infrastructure-services/applications/deploy-an-application-instance.md) and   [Projects Overview](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/infrastructure-services/projects-overview.md) ].

 

\*\*Support for GPS location from the Cellular Module–\*\*Starting with ZedControl Release 8.5.0,  geolocation information from cellular modules is supported. If both cellular-based geolocation and IP-based geolocation information are present, cellular-based geolocation coordinates take priority.

Look at \[     [Onboard (Create) Node](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/infrastructure-services/nodes/onboard-nodes.md) and    [Networks](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/infrastructure-services/networks/create-a-network.md)].

 

\*\*Support for Prepared Poweroff Feature–\*\*Starting with ZedControl Release 8.5.0, the 'Prepared Poweroff' feature is supported. This feature is useful when you need to gracefully shut down the set of applications running on EVE-OS.

Look at \[[Lifecycle Operations on Nodes](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/infrastructure-services/nodes/manage-node-lifecycle.md)].

 

## Deprecated Features

There are no deprecated features in this release.

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Source article: [8.5.0](https://zededa.mintlify.site/new-ui/release-notes/8-5-0.md)