# 📱 App Documentation --- ## 🔧 Features **Padding Size** Controls the gap between home app items. Font family and size can affect this spacing, so it’s recommended to adjust it for better visibility. **Re-order Apps** Easily drag and drop apps to rearrange their order in the home menu. **Extend Clickable Area** Makes the full horizontal area of app names clickable. E.g., `[Calendar] → [ Calendar ]` **Number of Home Apps** Sets how many apps in total are featured on the home screen. **Number of Pages** Determines the total number of pages. Apps will be auto-divided across pages. **Enable Page Indicator** Displays dots on the right side to indicate the current page. **Show Clock** Enables the clock widget at the top of the home screen. **Show Battery** Enables the battery widget at the bottom of the home screen. **Home Page Reset** When enabled, pressing the home button will reset to the 1st page (by default, it remembers your last page). **Small Caps Apps** This feature changes all app names in home and app drawer to be small caps (e.g., Camera → camera). **Empty Spaces App** Add empty spaces as an app to create uneven layouts or reposition apps higher/lower on the page. --- ## 🅰 Fonts **Universal Font** Sets a single font family for all font-selectable items. When enabled, only text size can be modified. *Tip: Set a universal font, then disable it to customize specific fonts (e.g., a display font for the clock).* **Settings Font/Text Size** Controls font family and text size for all settings menus. **App Font/Text Size** Controls font and size for home menu apps, app drawer, and hidden apps. **Clock Font/Text Size** Controls font and size for the Clock widget. **Battery Font/Text Size** Controls font and size for the Battery widget. **Label Notifications** Controls font and size for notification previews under app names. E.g., `Whatsapp` `John: Message goes here` *Character limit adjustable in* **Settings > Notifications**. **Window Title/Font/Size** Sets the title string and its font/size for the notification window (opened by swiping left). **Body Font** Controls the body text in the notification window. --- ## 🎨 Look & Feel **Theme Mode** Switch between light and dark themes. **E-Ink Auto Refresh** Optimized for e-ink devices (e.g., Mudita Kompakt). Flashes the screen after exiting apps to clean ghosting artifacts. *Note: Doesn't apply to overlays like quick settings; press the home button to exit.* **Manual E-Ink Refresh (Double Tap)** Double tap gesture can be set to manually refresh the screen and clear ghosting, without enabling auto-refresh. **Show Status Bar** Displays the top status bar (carrier, clock, battery, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth). **Element Colors** Allows setting custom UI colors. *Recommended only for AMOLED displays. Not suitable for e-ink screens.* **Background Image / Opacity** Set a custom background image and adjust its opacity for the home screen (not tied to Android wallpaper system). **Show Gesture/Navbar** Option to hide/show gesture bar and navbar for fullscreen look. **Top Margin for Clock/Date** Adjust the top margin for the clock/date widget. **Bottom Margin for Battery/Quote** Adjust the bottom margin for the battery/quote widget. **Simple Date Widget** Add a simple date widget to the home screen. **Vibration Feedback** Vibration feedback is now available for gestures, apps, widgets, and not only for scrolling up/down pages. --- ## ✋ Gestures **Volume Keys Swipe** Navigate between pages using the volume keys. **Double Tap** Customize double tap to: - Restart launcher - Open notifications window - Manual E-Ink refresh (flash and clear ghosting) - Disable the gesture **Click on Clock** Customize clock tap to: - Open clock (alarm app) - Restart launcher - Open notifications window **Click on Date** Customize date tap as a gesture action. **Swipe Left / Swipe Right / Clock** Choose which app the gesture opens, or assign to: - Open Drawer - Open Notifications - Open Apps - Lockscreen - Power dialog - Recents - Quick settings - Exit inkOS (switch between launchers) --- ## 🔔 Notifications **Push Notifications** Enable or disable notifications system-wide. *System permission dialog will guide you.* **Asterisk** Adds a `*` next to app names with pending notifications. **Label Notifications** Shows actual notification content below app names. *Great for chat/media apps.* **Media Playing Indicator** Displays a `*` beside apps currently playing media (previously a music note `♪`). **Media Playing Name** Displays the name of currently playing media (e.g., song, podcast, audio file). **Home Notifications Allowlist** Choose which apps can show label notifications on the home screen. *Highly recommended for focus and clarity.* **Chat Notifications** Controls for: - Sender/group name - Message preview - Character limits *Important for layout stability—depends on font and size.* **Notification Window** Enables a dedicated window to read full messages. - Has a separate allowlist - Some limitations apply based on app permissions - Keypad shortcuts: 1 to dismiss notifications, 3 to open notifications (for keypad phones) **Audio Widget** Widget appears when audio is playing, remains even if paused, and can be dismissed by clicking stop. --- ## ⚙️ Advanced **Hidden Apps** Hide apps from the App Drawer (e.g., system apps). **Lock Home Apps** Prevents app changes on the home screen via long press. **Long Press for App Info** Opens the system dialog to uninstall or force stop apps. *Especially useful for phones with no recents menu.* **Lock Settings** Lock the Settings menu with fingerprint or PIN to avoid accidental changes. **Backup / Restore** - **Backup:** Save current settings for future restoration (e.g., factory reset or new device). - **Restore:** Load saved settings. *Note: Custom fonts are not backed up.* - **Clear All Data:** Reset everything to default. **Paged Scrolling** Improved paged scrolling for fewer mishaps of going up/down during swipes on touch devices. **Dynamic & Legacy Icons** Improved icon support for dynamic and legacy icons. --- ## 🗂️ App Drawer Displays a scrollable list of all installed apps. **Long Press Options:** 1. **Delete:** Uninstalls the app 2. **Rename:** Change app name/alias (affects home too) 3. **Hide:** Moves the app to the hidden apps list 4. **Lock:** Requires fingerprint/PIN to open 5. **Info:** Opens the system info dialog **App Drawer as an App** App Drawer can now be added as an app in the app list.