inkOS v0.2 UPDATE - Text Based Launcher with Notifications

2 new simple C-64 wallpapers

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This looks awesome on the e-ink!

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Thanks for trying it :slight_smile: Maybe I should move the text down so the time can be above it ?
Btw, what is this Wyze app ?

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Wyze is a company that sells various smart home devices like video doorbells, wireless cameras, power plugs, etc. I have a lot of their color light bulbs and power plugs at home, so I use the app to control all the lights. I have lamps connected to the plugs, so the app lets me schedule timers for them or turn them on/off from my phone. And with the color light bulbs I can change the color, add schedules, or set the default light temperature from the app. It’s nice being able to control all my lights and change up the overall vibe of the apartment however I want, but I will admit it is not very minimalist :sweat_smile:

I would absolutely prefer if they had a desktop PC application so I didn’t have to sideload their Android app on my Kompakt, but that’s just the way it is I guess.

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I can totally imagine you in your home disco :wink:

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@gezimos Any updates on a place where we can all share our wallpapers?

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He is still on vacation until the end of October, but maybe he will check in.

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Upload please!

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Had AI generate a mockup of a wallpaper. I like the idea, but I don’t have the design expertise to make it a reality. Obviously the books would have to be stacked vertically, but… what do y’all think?

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It looks awesome. But how do you make those books clickable ? Usually apps need to be listed vertically. Maybe InkOS can be modified to allow horizontal apps like these as well ? But I’d assume it’s not that simple.

Update: it is NOT possible like this. You’d have to stack the books vertically.

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@justdanwithaplan Here’s a quick edit of the image with the right resolution and books stacked vertically.

However this style won’t work in an e-ink phone because of there’s too many shades of gray that can’t be translated well in this type of display.

You need to use black lines only (solid black #000000).
I’ll try to make one on Figma because I really like the idea.

Also I’m not sure when the wallpaper sharing thing will come out because I’m still away in and when I get back I’m pretty busy with the work that’s waiting for me.

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Monochrome Halloween wallpaper:

I also made some C-64 games wallpapers, but although they look good on the PC, they seem pale on the Kompakt. They would need more contrast, but when I increase contrast, some grey shades fade to white and therefore become invisible. Sometimes I wish the Kompakt had a colour screen.

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Once again a re-upload of a bunch of wallpapers for InkOS. Some are lame, some are great, and some are still unfinished. Maybe some of them are useful.

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@gezimos Thank you so much! And all good, I’ll be watching for it when you’re ready. :raised_hands:

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For the hardcore Trekkies I added a few new wallpapers, especially two tricorder backgrounds. Of course they would look better in colour, but no matter how hard I tried, they stayed monochrome. So here it is:

STAR TREK: THE NEXT DECORATION:

The whole collection, including the tricorders WITHOUT the explanatory text, can be downloaded here:

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I am loving inkOS! Being able to have a minimal amount of notifications and to (almost) fully control the notifications is great.

However on the Mudita Kompakt it isn’t possible by default to access the per-application granular notification settings.

If you enable dev tools and install adb on your computer, you can access an applications granular notifications settings via adb:

  1. find the app’s package name with adb shell cmd package list packages
  2. open the notifcations settings activity with db shell am start -a android.settings.APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS --es android.provider.extra.APP_PACKAGE <package-name>, replace <package-name> with the package name from step 1

Example:
I installed syncthing to sync my e-books and periodicals, and syncthing has a persistent notification I want to disable:

adb shell am start -a android.settings.APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS --es android.provider.extra.APP_PACKAGE com.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork

@gezimos It would be very useful if inkOS could launch this activity for us somehow?

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Hello there, thanks for the comment, I’m happy you’re liking inkOS.

You can already access this using inkOS.

Go to Settings / Extras / System Shortcuts and Check “App Notifications”.

When that is done, go to the App Drawer you’ll Have App Notifications shortcut where u can control per-application granular notification settings.

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It it my pleasure to inform you if that in v1.4.0 of Mudita OS K the accessibility permission is back. So if you want to set one of the gestures (example double tap to “Lock screen”).

It’s very useful if you have the phone in the desk and it’s easier to double tap or clock on the clock than to hold the phone to press the power off button.

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Considering the fact that in the new mudita update, they added the audio widget to the lock screen, you reckon you’re gonna be able to do the same in a future update?

also can you add a killall app within the inkos somehow if it is possible now that accessibility permissions is back.

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@jdot No that can’t be done, as per usual Mudita is committed to close their “widgets” from non sysem apps.

So no Mudita Music player won’t show the “playing widget” in inkOS and inkOS can’t show it’s Widget in the Mudita Lockscreen.

Last time I tried I wasn’t able to, but I’ll give it another shot on this update that I’m working on.

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