From 3530eed2899f0b54e70108964d672a64f6b447f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:32:12 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Rename jelly star post, provide intro --- .../blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/index.md | 215 ------------ .../blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/js2.xml | 325 ------------------ 2 files changed, 540 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/index.md delete mode 100644 content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/js2.xml diff --git a/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/index.md b/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5312db..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,215 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Jelly Star Setup -date: 2024-09-24T10:00:00 -tags: - - dumbphone - - featurephone ---- - -This is mostly a note to myself, -in case I ever have to factory reset this phone. -Maybe it will help other people, too. - - -Remove/Disable Apps -=================== - -This phone will never get a security patch, -so I have to be very careful about what information is stored on it. -"Information" here includes data, -but also authentication tokens. - -This means no banking apps, car apps, browsers, podcast apps (except YouTube Music, -which I verified re-encodes podcast icons), or cloud storage clients. - -My first step was to remove or disable as many apps as I could tolerate. -This included: - -* Google Drive -* Google Photos -* Google TV -* Google Assistant -* Chrome -* Gmail -* Keep Notes -* YouTube - - -Install No-Icons Launcher -========================= - -I like OLauncher. - -My two home screen apps are a calculator (I use RealCalc, -because I like Reverse Polish Notation), and -YouTube Music (for podcasts, mostly). - -I have the launcher configured to swipe right for the phone app, -swipe left for the messages app. -I had to reassign the phone app to the swipe right action -to prevent it from bringing up the dialer each time. - -I also had to briefly switch back to the factory launcher -to get the right bottom face button (recent apps) to work. -I don't understand why this worked to fix it, but it did. - -Setting the font to the largest size was also helpful. - - -Install Better Camera -===================== - -The built-in camera is actually pretty good: -better than OpenCamera and a few others I tried. -But GCam is still the best. - -I used [MGC 8.9.097 A11 V25](https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-bsg/f/dl227/) -and loaded the [Jelly Star config](https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/configs-bsg-05/). -I've mirrored these in `media/software/GCam` on my NAS, -if those links ever break. - -I made a few changes to the config: -[my config](js2.xml) might be a better starting point -if I have to reinstall the phone. - -I installed the "Gallery" app (by Google) -to view photos. -Google Photos doesn't appear to provide anything I want. - -I can't get "top shot" to work: -it's the feature that records a little video when you take a photo. - - -RCS with Messages -================= - -RCS wouldn't enable until I had updated the Messages app to the latest version, -and then cleared data for the app. - - -Weird System Things -=================== - -The OS has some strange additions in the settings. - -Apply Advanced Settings ------------------------ - -There are three things under here: - -Network Manager -: A handly little thing to disable Internet access to certain apps. -I disabled it for GCam - -App Blocker -: This is a power saving feature that works alongside (or maybe against) -the power saving already in the OS. I turned it off. - -Freezer -: I think this is a way to hide apps from yourself. -Olauncher has it built in, so I haven't used it. - - -LED lights ----------- - -You can make the lights on the back of the phone flash. -I'm probably going to turn it off, -it's starting to annoy me. - -Intelligent Assistance ----------------------- - -Some of these are well-explained on screen. -Some aren't: - -Physical key switch -: "Lefty" mode, switches the function of the left and right face buttons -below the LCD, by making them "recent apps", "home", and "back". - -Memory Extension -: I think this just creates a swap file. I wouldn't do it, -once you wear out the flash memory, you have to buy a new phone. - -Call recorder -: I guess this is nice? I turned it off. - -LED notification -: This is the LED on the face of the phone. -Super useful! I have mine blink on missed notifications. -I wish more phones did this, but I guess it would mean -people aren't turning their phones on all the time, -which manufacturers probably don't want to happen. - - -Shortcut Settings ----------------- - -PTT key -: I guess there are some apps that work like a walkie-talkie. -You can turn this on to have the red side button be "push to talk" -for these apps. - -Programmable key -: I left it at "None". I don't know what the other options do, -other than disable the shortcuts. - -Shortcut settings -: You can have the red button do certain things. -Right now I only have it turning the flashlight on and off. - - -Other System Settings ---------------------- - -I disabled gesture navigation. -The screen is so small, -the gestures were conflicting with other stuff like swipe text entry. -Since the phone has the three face buttons anyhow, -this works out fine. - - -Install Some Other Apps -====================== - -Like it or not, -I need a few other apps: - -* Car charging networks (PlugShare, EVGo, ChargePoint, and so on) -* PhotoSync, to back up photos. It *only* has access to photos on our NAS. -* PlayBook will play audiobooks. I like it. -* Plexamp for music. -* Travel apps: TripIt, Uber, Amtrak, Catima (stores barcodes) - - -Accelerometer -======= - -The "Toolbox" app that comes built in is actually pretty nice. -It has a Pedometer that you can't seem to disable but are free to ignore. -It also has a "bubble level" that lets you see if the accelerometer is calibrated. -Mine wasn't. - -To calibrate the accelerometer, -dial `*#*#3377#*#*` on the phone, -then select "GRAVITY CALIBRATIO N". -Set the phone on a flat surface and press "calibrate". -There's also a GPS test in here which shows speed, -and a "DISTANCE CALIBRATIO N" that exercises the proximity sensor. -Stay away from "MTKLOG", it must be force stopped to make it go away. -I don't know what "SMARTPA CALIB" does: -the Internet makes it sound like possibly something to do with the loudspeaker? -"SINGLE TEST" lets you exercise all the sensors and output devices, -including turning on both colors of flashlight LED (the amber one doesn't appear to be used by anything else) -I haven't played with "AGING TEST". - -It might be worth calibrating the gyroscope in "SINGLE TEST". -Place the phone on a flat surface to do so. - - -Browser -======= - -Two apps (TripIt and Amtrak) need a browser installed in order to log in. -I enabled Chrome temporarily to set these up, -then disabled it again. diff --git a/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/js2.xml b/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/js2.xml deleted file mode 100644 index ae07b02..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2024/09-24-jelly-star-setup/js2.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,325 +0,0 @@ - - - - 1.0 - 1 - 0.686416 - 0.686416 - zoom - 0 - 66480026 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1.0 - 1.0 - 0.556984 - 0.556984 - 0 - - 0 - - 0.340845 - 0.340845 - 71 - - - 0 - 1 - - 0 - - - 0.478985 - - 1 - ns - 0 - 0 - 0.478985 - 0.645941 - 0.645941 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0.269751 - 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0 - 0.269751 - 0.833 - 0.833 - 0.645941 - 0.645941 - 0.442842 - - 0.442842 - 2 - 3 - 0 - - - flame - 0 - full - 0 - - 0 - - com.google.android.apps.photosgo - 0 - - 0 - 0.538163 - 0.538163 - 0 - 0 - 0.686416 - 0.686416 - 0.887744 - 0.887744 - 0 - 1.00293 - 0 - 1.00293 - 0.250332 - 0.250332 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 24 - - - - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0.558293 - 0.558293 - - 0.645941 - 0.645941 - 0 - FPS_30 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - 0.446765 - 15 - 0.446765 - 0 - 0 - - - 1 - 0.584017 - 0.584017 - 20 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 3 - 0 - 0.59211 - 0.59211 - 0 - 0 - - 1 - 1727144016179 - 0.686416 - 0 - 0 - 0.686416 - 1 - 1.11318 - 1 - 1.0 - 3 - 1.11318 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - 19 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - 0 - 0.446765 - 0 - 0.446765 - 0 - 0 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.446765 - 0.446765 - 0 - 0 - 1 - - blueline - flame - 100 - 1 - 100 - 30 - 1 - 1 - 0 - - 0.967126 - 0 - 0 - - 0.967126 - 6 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 0 - - - shutter - 2 - - 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 37 - - 0 - - 0 - 1.0 - 1.0 - auto - 0 - 0 - - 1 - - - 0 - 0.645941 - 0 - 0.645941 - - - 0.478985 - - 0.478985 - 0 - - 0 - 0.686416 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0 - - - 1 - - 1 - 0 - - 0 - 0 - - - FPS_30 - 0.397625 - - 0.397625 - 0 - - - 0 - 47 - 0.686416 - 1 - 10 - 1 - 72 - - 0.478985 - 0.478985 - FPS_30 - 14 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - 0.769319 - - 1 - 1 - 0.769319 - 0.867481 - 0.867481 - 0 - 0 - 1.0 - 1.0 - 300.0 - - - - - 0 - - 0 - 1727576608591 - 1.0 - 1.0 - 0.340845 - 0.478985 - -1.3143257|-5.2562513|-2.7665257|-5.877205|-3.1138203|-2.912221|-2.2110193|-3.6040943|-1.6273756|-1.6243087|-4.4979973|-5.2233405|-1.9010562|-7.762249|-1.5987327|-1.7654476|-2.4679313|-3.2108252|-1.0079644|-4.5459213|-1.2718241|-3.3199084|-3.2101526|-6.47334|-2.3148952|-2.4767318|-7.443662|-6.6002727|-4.5507092|-8.01519|-2.9757972|-2.103111| - 0.340845 - 0.478985 - - - 66 - RES_1080P - 0.446765 - 1 - 0.0 - 0.446765 - - 0.0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 -