[Ovmsdev] UI redesign in Android App - Needs beta testing

Sat Mar 8 22:19:57 HKT 2025

That does look much better, thanks.

//.ichael

On Sat, 8 Mar 2025, 18:48 Michael Balzer via OvmsDev, <
ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:

> Michael G,
>
> I've given up on getting the layout to flow the text around the timestamp
> as was intended by dfj, and changed the layout back to a simple vertical
> one.
>
> I've also changed some colors & added some padding to improve readability.
>
> Please test.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
>
> Am 05.02.25 um 10:23 schrieb Michael Geddes via OvmsDev:
>
> This issue with the Push Notifications area in portrait is still an issue
> for me
>
> Michael G
>
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2025, 15:33 Michael Geddes, <frog at bunyip.wheelycreek.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Looking good!
>> No crashes when charging
>> Shows as Ioniq 5
>> The widget starts the app correctly.
>>
>> One thing I found was in the  Push Notifications/ command area:
>> Portrait mode:
>>
>> Note the really big boxes. This is because the date column is squished to
>> a couple of pixels and it is displaying it wrapped downwards.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Looks fine in landscape mode
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> //.ichael
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024, 15:47 Michael Geddes, <frog at bunyip.wheelycreek.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ah, thanks Chris.  Maybe you need to obey that setting when you click on
>>> the widget then :)
>>>
>>> //.
>>>
>>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 at 15:38, van der Meijden, Chris via OvmsDev <
>>> ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The apo crashes regardless how I open it.
>>>>
>>>> I'm running on LineageOS (based on Android 14) without Google. I don't
>>>> give the app GPS permissions.
>>>>
>>>> @Michael: The old UI is still in the app. You can select it from the
>>>> gear symbol under "Settings".
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 31. Dezember 2024 03:35:21 MEZ schrieb Michael Geddes via OvmsDev <
>>>> ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Font size looks all fixed, thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> For some reason when I click on the widget it opens the old look ovms
>>>>> still... is the old look still hidden somewhere?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also if I start charging my car (not through the app),  then whenever
>>>>> I switch to or open the app, the app crashes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm just doing ac charging from a wallbox.
>>>>>
>>>>> //.ichael.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024, 06:48 Developer From Jokela via OvmsDev, <
>>>>> ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> New update is released at
>>>>>> https://github.com/openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Android/tree/test-dfj-ui/latest
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brief:
>>>>>> - Quick actions customisable
>>>>>> - Twizy UI fixes
>>>>>> - Font size related issues should be gone (hopefully ;D)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - DFJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> van der Meijden, Chris <chris at arachnon.de> kirjoitti 30.12.2024
>>>>>> kello 13.12:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like the design of the Mercedes Ne app. Don't need a one to one
>>>>>> copy, but it has a good mixture between info and links, I think.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 30. Dezember 2024 11:29:37 MEZ schrieb Developer From Jokela <
>>>>>> info at developerfromjokela.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What info would you like to be shown on main screen?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 30. Dec 2024, at 11.16, Chris van der Meijden <chris at arachnon.de>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Also many thanks for the effort. The new design is not my cup of
>>>>>>> tea, but that is question of personal liking I suppose. For me the menu is
>>>>>>> far to present, whereas the information of the vehicle seems barely
>>>>>>> visible.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For the e-Up the climate control throws an error. "Fehler bei der
>>>>>>> Kommandoausführung".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Am Montag, dem 30.12.2024 um 15:20 +0800 schrieb Michael Geddes via
>>>>>>> OvmsDev:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the update. In general I like the new design.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've attached a screen  shot.  The list box items need to resize for
>>>>>>> larger fonts to stop them being all cut off.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also where does the "Unknown Vehicle model" come from?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <1000012000.jpg>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a slightly larger font setting:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <1000012001.jpg>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <1000012002.jpg>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ..where the labels are overlapping due to the font size.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And the ... here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <1000012003.jpg>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm also getting a crash when opening the settings on the map. (App
>>>>>>> disappears. First time it prompted to clear cache which I did)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there a new widget?  If I click on the widget I see the old UI.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> //.ichael
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, 07:28 Developer From Jokela via OvmsDev, <
>>>>>>> ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Android users.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I’ve recently redesigned UI for Android and it would need some
>>>>>>> testing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is the latest build available for UI redesign:
>>>>>>> https://github.com/openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Android/tree/test-dfj-ui/latest
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please report any issues, improvement suggestions, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Br, DFJ
>>>>>>>
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