MicroPythonOS/CHANGELOG.md

0.3.1

• OSUpdate app: fix typo that caused update rollback
• Fix 'Home' button in top menu not stopping all apps
• Update micropython-nostr library to fix epoch time on ESP32 and NWC event kind

0.3.0

• OSUpdate app: now gracefully handles the user closing the app mid-update instead of freezing
• Launcher app: much faster thanks to PackageManager + UI only rebuilt when apps actually change
• AppStore app: improved stability + icons for already-installed apps are shown instantly (no download needed)
• API: Add SDCardManager for SD Card support
• API: add PackageManager to (un)install MPK packages
• API: split mpos.ui into logical components
• Remove 'long press pin 0' for bootloader mode; either use the Settings app or keep it pressed while pressing and releasing the 'RESET' button
• Increase framerate on ESP32 by lowering task_handler duration from 5ms to 1ms
• Throttle per-frame async_call() to prevent apps from overflowing memory
• Overhaul build system and docs: much simplier (single clone and script run), add MacOS support, build with GitHub Workflow, automatic tests, etc.

0.2.1

• Settings app: fix stray /cat in Europe/Brussels timezone
• Launcher app: fix handling of empty filesystem without apps

0.2.0

• Fix KeyPad focus handling for devices without touch screen like the Fri3d Camp 2024 Badge
• Use direction arrows for more intuitive navigation instead of Y/A or pageup/pagedown for previous/next
• About app: enable scrolling using arrow keys so off-screen info can be viewed
• About app: add info about freezefs compiled-in filesystem
• AppStore app: don't update UI after the user has closed the app
• Launcher app: improve error handling
• Wifi app: cleanup and improve keyboard and focus handling
• Wifi app: improve different screensize handling

0.1.1

• Update to MicroPython 1.25.0 and LVGL 9.3.0
• About app: add info about over-the-air partitions
• OSUpdate app: check update depending on current hardware identifier, add 'force update' option, improve user feedback
• AppStore, Camera, Launcher, Settings: adjust for compatibility with LVGL 9.3.0

0.0.11

• Merge official Fri3d Camp 2024 Badge support

0.0.10

• About app: add machine.freq, unique_id, wake_reason and reset_cause
• Reduce timezones from 400 to 150 to reduce scrolling
• Experimental Fri3d Camp 2024 Badge support

0.0.9

• UI: add visual cues during back/top swipe gestures
• UI: prevent menu drawer button clicks while swiping
• Settings: add Timezone configuration
• Draw: new app for simple drawing on a canvas
• IMU: new app for showing data from the Intertial Measurement Unit ('Accellerometer')
• Camera: speed up QR decoding 4x - thanks @kdmukai!

0.0.8

• Move wifi icon to the right-hand side
• Power off camera after boot and before deepsleep to conserve power
• Settings: add 20 common theme colors in dropdown list

0.0.7

• Update battery icon every 5 seconds depending on VBAT/BAT_ADC
• Add 'Power' off button in menu drawer

0.0.6

• Scale button size in drawer for bigger screens
• Show 'Brightness' text in drawer
• Add builtin 'Settings' app with settings for Light/Dark Theme, Theme Color, Restart to Bootloader
• Add 'Settings' button to drawer that opens settings app
• Save and restore 'Brightness' setting
• AppStore: speed up app installs
• Camera: scale camera image to fit screen on bigger displays
• Camera: show decoded result on-display if QR decoded

0.0.5

• Improve focus group handling while in deskop keyboard mode
• Add filesystem driver for LVGL
• Implement CTRL-V to paste on desktop
• Implement Escape key for back button on desktop
• WiFi: increase size of on-screen keyboard for easier password entry
• WiFi: prevent concurrent operation of auto-connect and Wifi app

0.0.4

• Add left edge swipe gesture for back screen action
• Add animations
• Add support for QR decoding by porting quirc
• Add support for Nostr by porting python-nostr
• Add support for Websockets by porting websocket-client's WebSocketApp
• Add support for secp256k1 with ecdh by porting and extending secp256k1-embedded
• Change theme from dark to light
• Improve display refresh rate
• Fix aiohttp_ws bug that caused partial websocket data reception
• Add support for on Linux desktop
• Add support for VideoForLinux2 devices (webcams etc) on Linux
• Improve builtin apps: Launcher, WiFi, AppStore and OSUpdate

0.0.3

• appstore: add 'update' button if a new version of an app is available
• appstore: add 'restore' button to restore updated built-in apps to their original built-in version
• launcher: don't show launcher apps and sort alphabetically
• osupdate: show info about update and 'Start OS Update' before updating
• wificonf: scan and connect to wifi in background thread so app stays responsive
• introduce MANIFEST.JSON format for apps
• improve notification bar behavior

0.0.2

• Handle IO0 'BOOT button' so long-press starts bootloader mode for updating firmware over USB

0.0.1

• Initial release