Lock Screen Wallpaper or Basic Info

[dmark]

Hello,

will there be a way to put some basic wallpaper on the lock screen, like it is the case with Amazon Kindle for instance?

Thanks in advance!
Dragan

[smuch]

Welcome, yes, it is possible.

Customization of the home screen?

I’ll ask the team if they are planning to any updates with this option. I know that custom lock screen is on the roadmap for 2026, but I will ask about custom home screen. [image] However, as mentioned by @smuch you can check out InkOS or another launcher reviewed by Mudita Kompakt users in our Community App Rating section of the FORUM:

[dmark]

Hi @smuch ,

thanks a lot for your quick and helpful answer!

Cheers!

[dmark]

Hi @smuch ,

I have tried the software mentioned here, but it is rich with lots of options, but an overkill for just a simple lock screen wallpaper, possibly with some notifications on top, but nothing more. It would be nice if it became a standard feature in new MuditaOS, especially considering that the lock screen wallpaper without notifications should be simple to achieve in OS.

Thanks,
Dragan

[gezimos]

@dmark

I have tried the software mentioned here, but it is rich with lots of options, but an overkill for just a simple lock screen wallpaper

1. The software mentioned there, doesn’t support “lockscreen” notifications or lockscreen wallpapers.
2. We need to clarify the technical terms, what you’re calling lockscreen is not a lockscreen by android definitions, that’s an AOD (always on display). The lockscreen is the screen that says "touch the power button to unlock.
3. For my other launcher, Katapult i’m testing some workarounds to bring

• notifications in the lockscreen

• screensaver workaround to mimic the always on display.

Preview:

Lockscreen Notifications & AOD Screensaver Mudita Kompakt

[dmark]

Yes, that’s a good point - it might not really lockscreen by Android definitions, but more something like “Kindle”-style lockscreen, that stays “always-on”, simply taking advantage of the E-ink display.

I tried opening the page that you sent, but it might be within the maintenance window?

Anyway, I guess that kindle-like lock screen still sounds like something that many users would like…

[gezimos]

Sorry mistyped, katapult.gez.im

Just to clarify, the features I showed in the video are not yet available to the launcher

[smuch]

Sorry, I found the device isn’t satisfactory

[Sylvia99]

Do you still have the Kompakt?

[urszula]

@dmark

will there be a way to put some basic wallpaper on the lock screen,

Like others have mentioned, lockscreen customization is on the roadmap, but the team has not confirmed about wallpapers. I’m still waiting for a response from the team.

[dmark]

Thanks @urszula ,

I guess it would not be that complicated, since the tiny lock on the screen when locked (or Mudita logo in the previous software versions) could also be considered as a special kind of the lock screen (Kindle-style).

Anyway, let’s wait for the next version, hopefully also bringing some security updates.

[smuch]

@Sylvia99

Do you still have the Kompakt?

Dear @Sylvia99 of course, yes, I still have it. I might set it outside on a bench under a clear sky, but not in full sun, and wait for it to begin working perfectly.

[dmark]

Hi Urszula,

is there maybe some update about lock screen wallpapers? Not talking about notifications on the screen, so nothing complicated, just replacing the lock icon on the right side of the screen with a e-ink optimized wallpaper?

There is already a mention about wallpapers for 2.0, but it seems that it does not apply to the lock screen

Thanks a lot,

Dragan

[spencersabo]

Very curious about this too! It’s really the main feature I’ve been waiting on for this phone. The amount my Kompakt sits face up next to me at work or coffee shops, I’m really quite excited to finally have some content there. Imo Boox does it the best.

[dmark]

Something like this would be more complicated, because it would require refreshing the screen at least, but a static picture instead of the small lock should be really simple to implement and would make a phone so much more pleasant to look at, as you said

[Denis]

I would love that on my Mudita.

[urszula]

@dmark

is there maybe some update about lock screen wallpapers?

MuditaOS K will have lockscreen wallpapers. However, are you looking to upload your own?

[dmark]

Hi Urszula,

thanks for your reply! This however looks like a regular wallpaper, when the phone is unlocked.

Lockscreen wallpaper is something specific to e-ink screens, so instead of screen staying blank when locked, it shows a wallpaper.

Here is a small example I made of how it is now (a small lock icon on the right):

…and here is how it would be with a regular wallpaper:

Would something like this be possible? Just to answer your question too - it is actually not uploading our custom wallpaper, but simply choosing from maybe a set of built-in wallpapers, that would show something pleasant on the screen, instead of the blank display with a small lock

Thanks a lot!

Dragan

[gezimos]

I will leave this here in case it help the confusion with these terminology.

This is what it’s the lock-screen in Android technical terms:

Lockscreen in AOSP supports wallpapers, but Mudita has disabled it (covered it up). Because if you use the gallery app or other launchers you can set Lockscreen Wallpapers but they won’t appear.

This is the Sleep Screen, not a Lockscreen (despite having a lock icon) which is where the confusion comes.

[dmark]

Thanks for this correction, @gezimos.

So it is the sleep screen that currently shows a small lock, meaning that the requested feature would just mean replacing the “special kind of wallpaper with a small lock icon” with another wallpaper, like the one that @urszula showed in the photo.

I had a few friends and random people being curious when seeing Mudita and it would definitely make many more people attracted to Mudita Kompakt if they saw it with a pleasant sleep screen, like Kindle does it since its beginnings
…and thus leading to more sold units