diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f67f7e54..bdef8b135 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ### Builds after release 0.12.0
 
+#### Build 2107020
+
+-   Send websockets on every state change
+-   Improved Aurora effect
+
 #### Build 2107011
 
 -   Added MQTT button feedback option (PR #2011)
diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 9a399afd2..8d5095fb8 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -3957,7 +3957,6 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_tv_simulator(void) {
 */
 
 //CONFIG
-#define BACKLIGHT 5
 #define W_MAX_COUNT 20            //Number of simultaneous waves
 #define W_MAX_SPEED 6             //Higher number, higher speed
 #define W_WIDTH_FACTOR 6          //Higher number, smaller waves
@@ -4082,9 +4081,13 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_aurora(void) {
     }
   }
 
+  uint8_t backlight = 1; //dimmer backlight if less active colors
+  if (SEGCOLOR(0)) backlight++;
+  if (SEGCOLOR(1)) backlight++;
+  if (SEGCOLOR(2)) backlight++;
   //Loop through LEDs to determine color
   for(int i = 0; i < SEGLEN; i++) {    
-    CRGB mixedRgb = CRGB(BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT);
+    CRGB mixedRgb = CRGB(backlight, backlight, backlight);
 
     //For each LED we must check each wave if it is "active" at this position.
     //If there are multiple waves active on a LED we multiply their values.
@@ -4096,7 +4099,7 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_aurora(void) {
       }
     }
 
-    setPixelColor(i, mixedRgb[0], mixedRgb[1], mixedRgb[2], BACKLIGHT);
+    setPixelColor(i, mixedRgb[0], mixedRgb[1], mixedRgb[2]);
   }
   
   return FRAMETIME;
diff --git a/wled00/FX.h b/wled00/FX.h
index 61b641893..c791a4cce 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.h
+++ b/wled00/FX.h
@@ -320,6 +320,27 @@ class WS2812FX {
           vLength = (vLength + 1) /2;  // divide by 2 if mirror, leave at least a single LED
         return vLength;
       }
+      uint8_t differs(Segment& b) {
+        uint8_t d = 0;
+        if (start != b.start)         d |= SEG_DIFFERS_BOUNDS;
+        if (stop != b.stop)           d |= SEG_DIFFERS_BOUNDS;
+        if (offset != b.offset)       d |= SEG_DIFFERS_GSO;
+        if (grouping != b.grouping)   d |= SEG_DIFFERS_GSO;
+        if (spacing != b.spacing)     d |= SEG_DIFFERS_GSO;
+        if (opacity != b.opacity)     d |= SEG_DIFFERS_BRI;
+        if (mode != b.mode)           d |= SEG_DIFFERS_FX;
+        if (speed != b.speed)         d |= SEG_DIFFERS_FX;
+        if (intensity != b.intensity) d |= SEG_DIFFERS_FX;
+        if (palette != b.palette)     d |= SEG_DIFFERS_FX;
+
+        if ((options & 0b00101111) != (b.options & 0b00101111)) d |= SEG_DIFFERS_OPT;
+        for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; i++)
+        {
+          if (colors[i] != b.colors[i]) d |= SEG_DIFFERS_COL;
+        }
+
+        return d;
+      }
     } segment;
 
   // segment runtime parameters
@@ -613,7 +634,6 @@ class WS2812FX {
       gammaCorrectBri = false,
       gammaCorrectCol = true,
       applyToAllSelected = true,
-      segmentsAreIdentical(Segment* a, Segment* b),
       setEffectConfig(uint8_t m, uint8_t s, uint8_t i, uint8_t p),
       // return true if the strip is being sent pixel updates
       isUpdating(void);
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 8a9d2cb3c..4113ab72e 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -1010,23 +1010,6 @@ uint32_t WS2812FX::color_from_palette(uint16_t i, bool mapping, bool wrap, uint8
   return crgb_to_col(fastled_col);
 }
 
-//@returns `true` if color, mode, speed, intensity and palette match
-bool WS2812FX::segmentsAreIdentical(Segment* a, Segment* b)
-{
-  //if (a->start != b->start) return false;
-  //if (a->stop != b->stop) return false;
-  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; i++)
-  {
-    if (a->colors[i] != b->colors[i]) return false;
-  }
-  if (a->mode != b->mode) return false;
-  if (a->speed != b->speed) return false;
-  if (a->intensity != b->intensity) return false;
-  if (a->palette != b->palette) return false;
-  //if (a->getOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED) != b->getOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED)) return false;
-  return true;
-}
-
 
 //load custom mapping table from JSON file
 void WS2812FX::deserializeMap(void) {
diff --git a/wled00/const.h b/wled00/const.h
index 10e130051..e6297a60c 100644
--- a/wled00/const.h
+++ b/wled00/const.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_PRESET_CYCLE   8
 #define NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_BLYNK          9
 #define NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_ALEXA         10
+#define NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_WS_SEND       11     //special call mode, not for notifier, updates websocket only
 
 //RGB to RGBW conversion mode
 #define RGBW_MODE_MANUAL_ONLY     0            //No automatic white channel calculation. Manual white channel slider
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@
 #define SEG_OPTION_FREEZE         5            //Segment contents will not be refreshed
 #define SEG_OPTION_TRANSITIONAL   7
 
+//Segment differs return byte
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_BRI        0x01
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_OPT        0x02
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_COL        0x04
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_FX         0x08
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_BOUNDS     0x10
+#define SEG_DIFFERS_GSO        0x20
+
 //Playlist option byte
 #define PL_OPTION_SHUFFLE      0x01
 
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 5c5ef4794..ddad77025 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -9,158 +9,160 @@
 void deserializeSegment(JsonObject elem, byte it, byte presetId)
 {
   byte id = elem["id"] | it;
-  if (id < strip.getMaxSegments())
-  {
-    WS2812FX::Segment& seg = strip.getSegment(id);
-    uint16_t start = elem[F("start")] | seg.start;
-    int stop = elem["stop"] | -1;
+  if (id >= strip.getMaxSegments()) return;
 
-    if (stop < 0) {
-      uint16_t len = elem[F("len")];
-      stop = (len > 0) ? start + len : seg.stop;
-    }
-    uint16_t grp = elem[F("grp")] | seg.grouping;
-    uint16_t spc = elem[F("spc")] | seg.spacing;
-    strip.setSegment(id, start, stop, grp, spc);
-    seg.offset = elem[F("of")] | seg.offset;
-    if (stop > start && seg.offset > stop - start -1) seg.offset = stop - start -1;
+  WS2812FX::Segment& seg = strip.getSegment(id);
+  //WS2812FX::Segment prev;
+  //prev = seg; //make a backup so we can tell if something changed
 
-    int segbri = elem["bri"] | -1;
-    if (segbri == 0) {
-      seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 0, id);
-    } else if (segbri > 0) {
-      seg.setOpacity(segbri, id);
-      seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 1, id);
-    }
-  
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, elem["on"] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_ON), id);
-    
-    JsonArray colarr = elem["col"];
-    if (!colarr.isNull())
-    {
-      for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-      {
-        int rgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
-        bool colValid = false;
-        JsonArray colX = colarr[i];
-        if (colX.isNull()) {
-          byte brgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
-          const char* hexCol = colarr[i];
-          if (hexCol == nullptr) { //Kelvin color temperature (or invalid), e.g 2400
-            int kelvin = colarr[i] | -1;
-            if (kelvin <  0) continue;
-            if (kelvin == 0) seg.setColor(i, 0, id);
-            if (kelvin >  0) colorKtoRGB(kelvin, brgbw);
-            colValid = true;
-          } else { //HEX string, e.g. "FFAA00"
-            colValid = colorFromHexString(brgbw, hexCol);
-          }
-          for (uint8_t c = 0; c < 4; c++) rgbw[c] = brgbw[c];
-        } else { //Array of ints (RGB or RGBW color), e.g. [255,160,0]
-          byte sz = colX.size();
-          if (sz == 0) continue; //do nothing on empty array
-
-          byte cp = copyArray(colX, rgbw, 4);      
-          if (cp == 1 && rgbw[0] == 0) 
-            seg.setColor(i, 0, id);
-          colValid = true;
-        }
-
-        if (!colValid) continue;
-        if (id == strip.getMainSegmentId() && i < 2) //temporary, to make transition work on main segment
-        {
-          if (i == 0) {col[0] = rgbw[0]; col[1] = rgbw[1]; col[2] = rgbw[2]; col[3] = rgbw[3];}
-          if (i == 1) {colSec[0] = rgbw[0]; colSec[1] = rgbw[1]; colSec[2] = rgbw[2]; colSec[3] = rgbw[3];}
-        } else { //normal case, apply directly to segment
-          seg.setColor(i, ((rgbw[3] << 24) | ((rgbw[0]&0xFF) << 16) | ((rgbw[1]&0xFF) << 8) | ((rgbw[2]&0xFF))), id);
-          if (seg.mode == FX_MODE_STATIC) strip.trigger(); //instant refresh
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // lx parser
-    #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_LOXONE
-    int lx = elem[F("lx")] | -1;
-    if (lx > 0) {
-      parseLxJson(lx, id, false);
-    }
-    int ly = elem[F("ly")] | -1;
-    if (ly > 0) {
-      parseLxJson(ly, id, true);
-    }
-    #endif
-
-    //if (pal != seg.palette && pal < strip.getPaletteCount()) strip.setPalette(pal);
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_SELECTED, elem[F("sel")] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_SELECTED));
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED, elem["rev"] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED));
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_MIRROR  , elem[F("mi")]  | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_MIRROR  ));
-
-    //temporary, strip object gets updated via colorUpdated()
-    if (id == strip.getMainSegmentId()) {
-      byte effectPrev = effectCurrent;
-      effectCurrent = elem[F("fx")] | effectCurrent;
-      if (!presetId && effectCurrent != effectPrev) unloadPlaylist(); //stop playlist if active and FX changed manually
-      effectSpeed = elem[F("sx")] | effectSpeed;
-      effectIntensity = elem[F("ix")] | effectIntensity;
-      effectPalette = elem["pal"] | effectPalette;
-    } else { //permanent
-      byte fx = elem[F("fx")] | seg.mode;
-      if (fx != seg.mode && fx < strip.getModeCount()) {
-        strip.setMode(id, fx);
-        if (!presetId) unloadPlaylist(); //stop playlist if active and FX changed manually
-      }
-      seg.speed = elem[F("sx")] | seg.speed;
-      seg.intensity = elem[F("ix")] | seg.intensity;
-      seg.palette = elem["pal"] | seg.palette;
-    }
-
-    JsonArray iarr = elem[F("i")]; //set individual LEDs
-    if (!iarr.isNull()) {
-      strip.setPixelSegment(id);
-
-      //freeze and init to black
-      if (!seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE)) {
-        seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE, true);
-        strip.fill(0);
-      }
-
-      uint16_t start = 0, stop = 0;
-      byte set = 0; //0 nothing set, 1 start set, 2 range set
-
-      for (uint16_t i = 0; i < iarr.size(); i++) {
-        if(iarr[i].is<JsonInteger>()) {
-          if (!set) {
-            start = iarr[i];
-            set = 1;
-          } else {
-            stop = iarr[i];
-            set = 2;
-          }
-        } else {
-          JsonArray icol = iarr[i];
-          if (icol.isNull()) break;
-
-          byte sz = icol.size();
-          if (sz == 0 || sz > 4) break;
-
-          int rgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
-          copyArray(icol, rgbw);
-
-          if (set < 2) stop = start + 1;
-          for (uint16_t i = start; i < stop; i++) {
-            strip.setPixelColor(i, rgbw[0], rgbw[1], rgbw[2], rgbw[3]);
-          }
-          if (!set) start++;
-          set = 0;
-        }
-      }
-      strip.setPixelSegment(255);
-      strip.trigger();
-    } else { //return to regular effect
-      seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE, false);
-    }
+  uint16_t start = elem[F("start")] | seg.start;
+  int stop = elem["stop"] | -1;
 
+  if (stop < 0) {
+    uint16_t len = elem[F("len")];
+    stop = (len > 0) ? start + len : seg.stop;
   }
+  uint16_t grp = elem[F("grp")] | seg.grouping;
+  uint16_t spc = elem[F("spc")] | seg.spacing;
+  strip.setSegment(id, start, stop, grp, spc);
+  seg.offset = elem[F("of")] | seg.offset;
+  if (stop > start && seg.offset > stop - start -1) seg.offset = stop - start -1;
+
+  int segbri = elem["bri"] | -1;
+  if (segbri == 0) {
+    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 0, id);
+  } else if (segbri > 0) {
+    seg.setOpacity(segbri, id);
+    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 1, id);
+  }
+
+  seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, elem["on"] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_ON), id);
+  
+  JsonArray colarr = elem["col"];
+  if (!colarr.isNull())
+  {
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+    {
+      int rgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
+      bool colValid = false;
+      JsonArray colX = colarr[i];
+      if (colX.isNull()) {
+        byte brgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
+        const char* hexCol = colarr[i];
+        if (hexCol == nullptr) { //Kelvin color temperature (or invalid), e.g 2400
+          int kelvin = colarr[i] | -1;
+          if (kelvin <  0) continue;
+          if (kelvin == 0) seg.setColor(i, 0, id);
+          if (kelvin >  0) colorKtoRGB(kelvin, brgbw);
+          colValid = true;
+        } else { //HEX string, e.g. "FFAA00"
+          colValid = colorFromHexString(brgbw, hexCol);
+        }
+        for (uint8_t c = 0; c < 4; c++) rgbw[c] = brgbw[c];
+      } else { //Array of ints (RGB or RGBW color), e.g. [255,160,0]
+        byte sz = colX.size();
+        if (sz == 0) continue; //do nothing on empty array
+
+        byte cp = copyArray(colX, rgbw, 4);      
+        if (cp == 1 && rgbw[0] == 0) 
+          seg.setColor(i, 0, id);
+        colValid = true;
+      }
+
+      if (!colValid) continue;
+      if (id == strip.getMainSegmentId() && i < 2) //temporary, to make transition work on main segment
+      {
+        if (i == 0) {col[0] = rgbw[0]; col[1] = rgbw[1]; col[2] = rgbw[2]; col[3] = rgbw[3];}
+        if (i == 1) {colSec[0] = rgbw[0]; colSec[1] = rgbw[1]; colSec[2] = rgbw[2]; colSec[3] = rgbw[3];}
+      } else { //normal case, apply directly to segment
+        seg.setColor(i, ((rgbw[3] << 24) | ((rgbw[0]&0xFF) << 16) | ((rgbw[1]&0xFF) << 8) | ((rgbw[2]&0xFF))), id);
+        if (seg.mode == FX_MODE_STATIC) strip.trigger(); //instant refresh
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // lx parser
+  #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_LOXONE
+  int lx = elem[F("lx")] | -1;
+  if (lx > 0) {
+    parseLxJson(lx, id, false);
+  }
+  int ly = elem[F("ly")] | -1;
+  if (ly > 0) {
+    parseLxJson(ly, id, true);
+  }
+  #endif
+
+  //if (pal != seg.palette && pal < strip.getPaletteCount()) strip.setPalette(pal);
+  seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_SELECTED, elem[F("sel")] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_SELECTED));
+  seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED, elem["rev"] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_REVERSED));
+  seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_MIRROR  , elem[F("mi")]  | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_MIRROR  ));
+
+  //temporary, strip object gets updated via colorUpdated()
+  if (id == strip.getMainSegmentId()) {
+    byte effectPrev = effectCurrent;
+    effectCurrent = elem[F("fx")] | effectCurrent;
+    if (!presetId && effectCurrent != effectPrev) unloadPlaylist(); //stop playlist if active and FX changed manually
+    effectSpeed = elem[F("sx")] | effectSpeed;
+    effectIntensity = elem[F("ix")] | effectIntensity;
+    effectPalette = elem["pal"] | effectPalette;
+  } else { //permanent
+    byte fx = elem[F("fx")] | seg.mode;
+    if (fx != seg.mode && fx < strip.getModeCount()) {
+      strip.setMode(id, fx);
+      if (!presetId) unloadPlaylist(); //stop playlist if active and FX changed manually
+    }
+    seg.speed = elem[F("sx")] | seg.speed;
+    seg.intensity = elem[F("ix")] | seg.intensity;
+    seg.palette = elem["pal"] | seg.palette;
+  }
+
+  JsonArray iarr = elem[F("i")]; //set individual LEDs
+  if (!iarr.isNull()) {
+    strip.setPixelSegment(id);
+
+    //freeze and init to black
+    if (!seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE)) {
+      seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE, true);
+      strip.fill(0);
+    }
+
+    uint16_t start = 0, stop = 0;
+    byte set = 0; //0 nothing set, 1 start set, 2 range set
+
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < iarr.size(); i++) {
+      if(iarr[i].is<JsonInteger>()) {
+        if (!set) {
+          start = iarr[i];
+          set = 1;
+        } else {
+          stop = iarr[i];
+          set = 2;
+        }
+      } else {
+        JsonArray icol = iarr[i];
+        if (icol.isNull()) break;
+
+        byte sz = icol.size();
+        if (sz == 0 || sz > 4) break;
+
+        int rgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
+        copyArray(icol, rgbw);
+
+        if (set < 2) stop = start + 1;
+        for (uint16_t i = start; i < stop; i++) {
+          strip.setPixelColor(i, rgbw[0], rgbw[1], rgbw[2], rgbw[3]);
+        }
+        if (!set) start++;
+        set = 0;
+      }
+    }
+    strip.setPixelSegment(255);
+    strip.trigger();
+  } else { //return to regular effect
+    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_FREEZE, false);
+  }
+  return; // seg.hasChanged(prev);
 }
 
 bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte presetId)
@@ -300,6 +302,8 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte presetId)
   if (!playlist.isNull()) {
     loadPlaylist(playlist, presetId);
     noNotification = true; //do not notify both for this request and the first playlist entry
+  } else {
+    interfaceUpdateCallMode = NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_WS_SEND;
   }
 
   colorUpdated(noNotification ? NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_NO_NOTIFY : NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_DIRECT_CHANGE);
diff --git a/wled00/led.cpp b/wled00/led.cpp
index 344bc2a45..9f034ca2b 100644
--- a/wled00/led.cpp
+++ b/wled00/led.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void colorUpdated(int callMode)
         
     notify(callMode);
     
-    //set flag to update blynk and mqtt
+    //set flag to update blynk, ws and mqtt
     interfaceUpdateCallMode = callMode;
   } else {
     if (nightlightActive && !nightlightActiveOld && 
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ void colorUpdated(int callMode)
 void updateInterfaces(uint8_t callMode)
 {
   sendDataWs();
+  if (callMode == NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_WS_SEND) {
+    lastInterfaceUpdate = millis();
+    return;
+  }
+  
   #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_ALEXA
   if (espalexaDevice != nullptr && callMode != NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_ALEXA) {
     espalexaDevice->setValue(bri);
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 6e65af0c2..1d06859f0 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2107011
+#define VERSION 2107020
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG
diff --git a/wled00/ws.cpp b/wled00/ws.cpp
index 2d1747559..3a1c8686b 100644
--- a/wled00/ws.cpp
+++ b/wled00/ws.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ void wsEvent(AsyncWebSocket * server, AsyncWebSocketClient * client, AwsEventTyp
 
           verboseResponse = deserializeState(root);
         }
-        if (verboseResponse || millis() - lastInterfaceUpdate < 1900) sendDataWs(client); //update if it takes longer than 100ms until next "broadcast"
+        //update if it takes longer than 300ms until next "broadcast"
+        if (verboseResponse && (millis() - lastInterfaceUpdate < 1700 || !interfaceUpdateCallMode)) sendDataWs(client);
       }
     } else {
       //message is comprised of multiple frames or the frame is split into multiple packets