MK review plus suggestions

[jordanortizc]

Hi,

I’ve been using MK as my primary device for a couple weeks now and I just want to say how much more I appreciate all the small things that happen around me compared to when I used my smartphone as my only device. I still feel the need/cravings to get hold of my smartphone (it’s turned off and in a cubbard at home and only used for checking my banking apps, amazon…) and check apps I don’t have on my MK.

The overall experience has been quite challenging, coming from a sysadmin used to mature systems and quite demanding as a user when it comes to technology, but very gratifying. Getting used to not having a smartphone in our pockets is harder than expected.

The E-ink UX is amazing tbh, I didn’t expect to like it so much, the screen response is much faster than expected. Calls are clear, battery life is insane (I come from an apple device). I could go on for a while on the pros.

I would like to make a few suggestions/point out a couple of things I would like:

-In the sound menu, I think that the ring and notification volume should be two different options, not the same one, like it is atm. For example, If I needed to have a high volume on the call option to obviously not miss calls but less volume on the notification option so whenever I get a notification, the whole room doesn’t look in my direction, this would solve this problem. Sometimes I can’t put it on silent mode because i’m expecting a phonecall.

-If I call someone and I’m using cabled headphones, they can’t hear me, somethings going on with the mic. Same mic works perfectly on the recorder app and on other devices.

-I just updated to MuditaOS K 1.6.1 and the estimated battery is “about 1 day” being fully charged. Could it be it’s recalibrating after the update? Does the new version have a different battery consumption?

-It would be nice that the music widget displayed what song it’s playing rather than just the control buttons.

If I’m doing something wrong that would solve any of these problems/requests, please let me know.

Also thanks to @gezimos for all the hard work. Katapult just upgrades the whole UX. I feel like some of the things you use on katapult should just be implemented into the native OS.

I love and believe in the direction mudita is going towards with it’s device.

Thanks a lot.

[Cardiomannisback]

Here is a tip for the text notfications, sideload frdriod, and from fdriod download activity manager, you can silence text notifications from there. If you want them off forever and don’t care then you can deleted activity manager off your kompakt. the notifcations will say silenced BUT you will not be able to turn them back on UNLESS you reinstall activity manger. I have done this and I love it , because I like you don’t want notifications off especially say for example I need a power nap but I still need to be reached by phone from my kids school

[ArmchairSetup]

I actually prefer that the music widget doesn’t show the current song since it makes the UI feel more minimal. Since I have to load music onto the Kompakt anyway, I generally know which songs are playing. But I do love that InkOS and Katapult give the option for a more featured music widget for folks that prefer that.

[urszula]

@jordanortizc

Thanks so much for sharing your review. We really appreciate it. It’s lovely to hear that Mudita Kompakt is helping you notice and appreciate more of what’s happening around you. That pull to check your old smartphone can be strong (I think we’ve all been there), so we REALLY appreciate your honesty about the adjustment, too.

Your suggestion about separate ringtone and notification volumes makes a lot of sense, especially when you’re expecting an important call but want other notifications to stay discreet. Custom ringtones are coming in MuditaOS K 2.0, so that’s something to look forward to.
I will let the team know that showing the current song in the music widget would also be a useful addition.

Regarding the wired headphones, could you share the make and model, and whether this happens on every call? The fact that the microphone works in the Recorder app is a helpful detail for investigating.

For the battery, have you noticed it actually draining faster since updating to 1.6.1, or is it just the estimated time remaining that has changed? That distinction would help us understand what’s happening before attributing it to recalibration or increased consumption. One thing to keep in mind, if you’re just looking at the battery estimation screen, like this:

It can take some time for this to be accurate. You mentioned that you’ve been using the device for a couple of weeks, but some times it can take a bit more time for that estimation to get closer to the actual estimation.

Thanks for recognizing @gezimos, too! It’s great to see the community contributing so much to the Mudita Kompakt experience.
Thank you, again, for believing in the direction we’re taking and for helping us understand where the experience can improve.