Freedom Farm News: MicroPythonOS 0.5.0 has left the barn and is running wild! LightningPiggy 2.0 owners, you’ll want to roll in the mud with this one ⚡️🐽👩🌾
ESP32 / Core
* Unified build system: now one build to rule them all. A single firmware image auto-detects and initializes any supported board at runtime.
MposKeyboard
* Fixed bug where **q, Q, 1, ~** keys were unclickable
* Increased keyboard font size 16 → 20
* Replaced newline symbol with a checkbox for “OK, Ready”
* Enlarged space bar for easier typing
OSUpdate App
* Simplified network handling using ConnectivityManager
* Updated logic to support new device IDs
ImageView App
* Improved error handling and overall robustness
Settings App
* Tweaked font sizing for improved readability
* Added new option: “Format internal data partition”
* Fixed checkbox + button interaction issues
UI / UX Improvements
* Pass-through: clicks on the invisible “gesture swipe start” area are now correctly forwarded
* Back/down gesture icons now show only during swipe, not on tap
* Doubled the size of the back/down gesture activation zones
* Increased overall gesture sensitivity
* Fixed visual glitches during UI animations
API / System
* Added instrumentation hooks (screengrabs, mouse-click simulation)
* Moved WifiService to mpos.net
* Removed unused fonts to reduce firmware size
* Replaced font_montserrat_28 with a compressed version
* Improved SD-card error handling
WifiService
* Now prioritizes connecting to the strongest available networks
Credits
* nostr:npub1rqgnwp20ucxl295fwcc37zl5fklyh4xjuzhkjvjalm5l4qdge0dqx9dkr7
