diff --git a/front/css/app.css b/front/css/app.css
index f2e89d99..524a03a4 100755
--- a/front/css/app.css
+++ b/front/css/app.css
@@ -1460,6 +1460,10 @@ input[readonly] {
 }
 /* #panDetails .dataTables_wrapper .bottom .paging_simple_numbers */
 
+#panDetails #NEWDEV_devIcon
+{
+    display: none;
+}
 
 #panDetails #NEWDEV_devCustomProps_label
 {
diff --git a/front/js/common.js b/front/js/common.js
index f0314f02..ebe2a936 100755
--- a/front/js/common.js
+++ b/front/js/common.js
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@ function utf8ToBase64(str) {
 // General utilities
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
-
 // check if JSON object
 function isJsonObject(value) {
   return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
diff --git a/front/php/templates/header.php b/front/php/templates/header.php
index 667d10a7..756ab493 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/header.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/header.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
           </li>			
           <!-- Clear cache & Reload -->		 
           <li>
-            <a id="reload-button" href='#' role="button" span  onclick='clearCache()'>🔃</a>
+            <a id="reload-button" href='#' role="button" span  onclick='clearCache()' class='fa-solid fa-rotate'></a>
           </li>	
           <!-- Full Screen -->		 
           <li>
diff --git a/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py b/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py
index 58e47852..73579058 100755
--- a/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'script.{pluginName}.log')
 RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
 
 
-
 no_internet_ip = '0.0.0.0'
 
 def main():
@@ -55,10 +54,13 @@ def main():
     PREV_IP         = values.prev_ip.split('=')[1]        
     DIG_GET_IP_ARG  = get_setting_value("INTRNT_DIG_GET_IP_ARG")
 
+    new_internet_IP = no_internet_ip
+
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] INTRNT_DIG_GET_IP_ARG: ', DIG_GET_IP_ARG])     
 
+    # METHOD 1: dig
     # perform the new IP lookup N times specified by the INTRNT_TRIES setting
-    new_internet_IP = ""
+    
     INTRNT_RETRIES  = get_setting_value("INTRNT_RETRIES")
     retries_needed  = 0
 
@@ -66,12 +68,22 @@ def main():
 
         new_internet_IP, cmd_output = check_internet_IP( PREV_IP, DIG_GET_IP_ARG)   
 
+        #todo: use `curl ifconfig.me/ip` if above fails
+
         if new_internet_IP == no_internet_ip:
             time.sleep(1*i) # Exponential backoff strategy
         else:
             retries_needed = i
             break
 
+    # METHOD 2: curl
+    if new_internet_IP == no_internet_ip:
+        new_internet_IP, cmd_output = fallback_check_ip()
+        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Curl Fallback (new_internet_IP|cmd_output): {new_internet_IP} | {cmd_output}'])   
+
+    #  logging
+    append_line_to_file (logPath + '/IP_changes.log', '['+str(timeNowTZ()) +']\t'+ new_internet_IP +'\n')    
+
     plugin_objects = Plugin_Objects(RESULT_FILE)    
     
     plugin_objects.add_object(
@@ -110,9 +122,6 @@ def check_internet_IP ( PREV_IP, DIG_GET_IP_ARG ):
 
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}]          previous_IP : {previous_IP}']) 
 
-    #  logging
-    append_line_to_file (logPath + '/IP_changes.log', '['+str(timeNowTZ()) +']\t'+ internet_IP +'\n')          
-
     return internet_IP, cmd_output
     
 
@@ -139,6 +148,21 @@ def get_internet_IP (DIG_GET_IP_ARG):
 
     return IP, cmd_output
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def fallback_check_ip():
+    """Fallback mechanism using `curl ifconfig.me/ip`."""
+    try:
+        cmd_output = subprocess.check_output(['curl', '-s', 'ifconfig.me/ip'], text=True).strip()
+        if cmd_output and re.match(r"^\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,3}){3}$", cmd_output):
+            mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Fallback IP retrieved via curl: {cmd_output}'])
+            return cmd_output, f'Fallback via curl: "{cmd_output}"'
+        else:
+            mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Invalid IP received from fallback'])
+            return no_internet_ip, f'Fallback via curl failed: "{cmd_output}"'
+    except Exception as e:
+        mylog('none', [f'[{pluginName}] Fallback curl exception: {e}'])
+        return no_internet_ip, f'Fallback via curl exception: "{e}"'
+
 #===============================================================================
 # BEGIN
 #===============================================================================
diff --git a/server/initialise.py b/server/initialise.py
index f9fbe6c7..6f3abdea 100755
--- a/server/initialise.py
+++ b/server/initialise.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def importConfigs (db, all_plugins):
             # ccd(key, default, config_dir, name, inputtype, options, group, events=None, desc="", setJsonMetadata=None, overrideTemplate=None, forceDefault=False)
             ccd('VERSION', buildTimestamp , c_d, '_KEEP_', '_KEEP_', '_KEEP_', '_KEEP_', None, "_KEEP_", None, None, True)
             
-            write_notification(f'[Upgrade] : App upgraded 🚀 Please clear the cache: <ol> <li>Click OK below</li>  <li>Clear the browser cache (shift + browser refresh button)</li> <li> Clear app cache with the 🔄 (reload) button in the header</li><li>Go to Settings and click Save</li> </ol> Check out new features and what has changed in the <a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/releases" target="_blank">📓 release notes</a>.', 'interrupt', timeNowTZ())
+            write_notification(f'[Upgrade] : App upgraded 🚀 Please clear the cache: <ol> <li>Click OK below</li>  <li>Clear the browser cache (shift + browser refresh button)</li> <li> Clear app cache with the <i class="fa-solid fa-rotate"></i> (reload) button in the header</li><li>Go to Settings and click Save</li> </ol> Check out new features and what has changed in the <a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/releases" target="_blank">📓 release notes</a>.', 'interrupt', timeNowTZ())