diff --git a/selfdrive/manager.py b/selfdrive/manager.py
index 6de644c3368f36..5562dc98b50f5f 100755
--- a/selfdrive/manager.py
+++ b/selfdrive/manager.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def unblock_stdout():
   if is_neos:
     version = int(open("/VERSION").read()) if os.path.isfile("/VERSION") else 0
     revision = int(open("/REVISION").read()) if version >= 10 else 0 # Revision only present in NEOS 10 and up
-    neos_update_required = version < 10 or (version == 10 and revision != 3)
+    neos_update_required = version < 10 or (version == 10 and revision != 4)
 
   if neos_update_required:
     # update continue.sh before updating NEOS
@@ -504,8 +504,24 @@ def manager_prepare():
 
   # build all processes
   os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-  for p in managed_processes:
+  
+  params = Params()
+  process_cnt = len(managed_processes)
+  loader_proc = subprocess.Popen(["./spinner"], stdin = subprocess.PIPE,
+        cwd=os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui", "spinner"),
+        close_fds=True)
+  spinner_text = "chffrplus" if params.get("Passive")=="1" else "openpilot"
+  
+  for n,p in enumerate(managed_processes):
+    if os.getenv("PREPAREONLY") is None:
+      loader_text = "loading {0}: {1}/{2} {3}".format(spinner_text, n+1, process_cnt, p)
+      loader_proc.stdin.write(loader_text + "\n")
     prepare_managed_process(p)
+    
+  loader_proc.stdin.close()
+  loader_proc.terminate()
+  # end subprocesses here to stop screen flickering 
+  #[loader_proc[pc].terminate() for pc in range(process_cnt) if loader_proc]
 
 def uninstall():
   cloudlog.warning("uninstalling")
@@ -518,6 +534,9 @@ def main():
   # the flippening!
   os.system('LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:user_rotation --bind value:i:1')
 
+  # disable bluetooth
+  os.system('service call bluetooth_manager 8')
+
   if os.getenv("NOLOG") is not None:
     del managed_processes['loggerd']
     del managed_processes['tombstoned']
@@ -585,9 +604,11 @@ def main():
     spinner_proc = None
   else:
     spinner_text = "chffrplus" if params.get("Passive")=="1" else "openpilot"
-    spinner_proc = subprocess.Popen(["./spinner", "loading %s"%spinner_text],
+    init_text = "initializing {0}".format(spinner_text)
+    spinner_proc = subprocess.Popen(["./spinner"], stdin = subprocess.PIPE,
       cwd=os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui", "spinner"),
       close_fds=True)
+    spinner_proc.stdin.write(init_text + "\n")
   try:
     manager_update()
     manager_init()
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner b/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner
index acc86c78cd1229..50f2bce6e7bab7 100755
Binary files a/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner and b/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner differ
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner.c b/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner.c
index ad74251502155f..95780d2623f258 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner.c
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/spinner/spinner.c
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 
 #include "common/framebuffer.h"
 
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+int main() {
   int err;
-
-  const char* spintext = NULL;
-  if (argc >= 2) {
-    spintext = argv[1];
-  }
+  fd_set readfds;
+  FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+  struct timeval timeout;
+  timeout.tv_sec = 0;
+  timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+  char spintext[50];
 
   // spinner
   int fb_w, fb_h;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   NVGcontext *vg = nvgCreateGLES3(NVG_ANTIALIAS | NVG_STENCIL_STROKES);
   assert(vg);
 
-  int font = nvgCreateFont(vg, "Bold", "../../assets/OpenSans-SemiBold.ttf");
+  int font = nvgCreateFont(vg, "Bold", "../../assets/fonts/opensans_semibold.ttf");
   assert(font >= 0);
 
   int spinner_img = nvgCreateImage(vg, "../../assets/img_spinner_track.png", 0);
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   assert(spinner_comma_img >= 0);
 
   for (int cnt = 0; ; cnt++) {
+    FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &readfds);
+    if (select(1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &timeout)) {
+      fgets(spintext, sizeof spintext, stdin);
+      spintext[strcspn(spintext, "\n")] = 0;
+    }
     glClearColor(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0);
     glClear(GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT | GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -85,11 +91,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     nvgFill(vg);
 
     // message
-    if (spintext) {
-      nvgTextAlign(vg, NVG_ALIGN_CENTER | NVG_ALIGN_TOP);
-      nvgFontSize(vg, 96.0f);
-      nvgText(vg, fb_w/2, (fb_h*2/3)+24, spintext, NULL);
-    }
+    nvgTextAlign(vg, NVG_ALIGN_CENTER | NVG_ALIGN_TOP);
+    nvgFontSize(vg, 96.0f);
+    nvgText(vg, fb_w/2, (fb_h*2/3)+24, spintext, NULL);
 
     nvgEndFrame(vg);
     eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);