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Lumen 1.0.9

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 11 Oct 05:35

A big update since 1.0.1:

  • Video wallpaper (Settings > Wallpaper > Video): pick one or several places, from Apple's aerial videos and free stock videos of European countries. When the dock slides away (Down arrow), the screen becomes an aerial view: date, time and weather bottom left, the place and a description bottom right.
  • Appearance: Dark (default), Light or Auto, also in the Control Center. Frosted, see-through dock and Settings.
  • Hide the dock with Down or after idle; Apple-style clock; nine languages; 12/24-hour option.
  • Weather: choose a country and city (about 180 cities).
  • Much smoother: row changes, Settings, and the first seconds after launch; less memory in the background.
  • All apps shown, sharper icons, new icon and launch screen.
    Videos stream from the internet (about 2-3 GB per hour) and can take a few seconds to start.

Lumen 1.0.8

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 11 Oct 05:23

Changes since 1.0.7:

  • When the dock slides away (Down arrow, or after idle), the screen becomes an aerial view: date, time and weather drop to the bottom left, and the video's place and description show at the bottom right, with a small chevron to bring the dock back.
  • Video wallpaper: 14 places (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Germany, Czechia, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden) plus Apple's aerial videos; pick several at once in Settings > Wallpaper > Video. LG's screensaver is held off while it plays (needs the TV-side watcher).
  • Appearance: Light, Dark or Auto, in Settings and the Control Center. Frosted, see-through dock and Settings.
  • Smoother: moving to the second row over a video, switching Settings tabs, and the first seconds after launch.
  • Weather: choose a country, then a city (about 180 cities).
  • Nine languages for the menus, dates and weather; 12/24-hour clock option.
    Videos stream from the internet (about 2-3 GB per hour) and can take a few seconds to start.

Lumen 1.0.7

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 11 Oct 04:15

Changes since 1.0.2:

  • Video wallpaper fixed (it was playing but hidden, and the clip list was empty). It now lives in Settings > Wallpaper > Video: shuffle all places or pick one.
  • See-through glass for the dock and panels over the video.
  • Dark mode: Off / On / Auto (7 pm to 6 am), in Settings > Options and in the Control Center, which also has a Clock tile.
  • New app icon and launch screen.
  • Clock option (Auto / 12-hour / 24-hour) and a language switcher (9 languages).
  • Uses less memory while another app is on screen: wallpaper pictures and the video are released after 5 seconds.
    Note: the video wallpaper streams from Apple's servers (about 2-3 GB per hour) and can take a few seconds to start.

Lumen 1.0.2

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 10 Oct 16:09

New: clock option (Auto / 12-hour / 24-hour) and a language switcher (English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Nederlands, Türkçe, हिन्दी) in Settings > Options. Long option descriptions stay English.

Lumen 1.0.1

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 10 Oct 15:54

Lumen 1.0.1: fixes from the first round of feedback (thanks, LG C2 user!).

  • All installed apps are listed. Settings > Apps now shows every app on the TV, not only a short built-in list, and a fresh install puts your installed apps on the home screen.
  • Sharper app icons. Small square icons are no longer stretched over the wide tiles: they are drawn at a sharp size on a tile coloured like the icon.
  • Lighter panels. Control Center, Inputs and the other panels open without the animation over the glass, and the glass no longer repaints the whole screen; the TV's values are read just after the panel appears.
  • Smoother dock. The focused tile no longer needs a clip layer for its rounded corners, held remote keys are rate-limited, and tile pictures decode in the background.

Install: download com.ammar027.lumen_1.0.1_all.ipk below, then use Dev Manager Desktop (add your TV, open Apps, drop the file in) or ares-install --device lgtv com.ammar027.lumen_1.0.1_all.ipk. Installing over 1.0.0 keeps your settings.

Needs the Homebrew Channel for the live app list and the Control Center actions. Tested on an LG 65UQ8040PSB (webOS 22). Third-party app logos are not included, and the bundled wallpapers are public-domain paintings (Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0).

If it is still laggy or an app is missing on your TV, please open an issue with your TV model.

SHA-256: 37cc7cab46922a1dc71c46fd0931dbbf0e4863ac591721e56113bd1473ca71a8

Lumen 1.0.0

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@ammar027 ammar027 released this 10 Oct 13:40

Lumen 1.0.0: a tvOS-style home screen for rooted LG webOS TVs.

Install: download com.ammar027.lumen_1.0.0_all.ipk below, then use Dev Manager Desktop (add your TV, open Apps, drop the file in) or ares-install --device lgtv com.ammar027.lumen_1.0.0_all.ipk. Lumen then appears in the app list. Optional: TV scripts make the remote's Home button open it.

Needs: an LG webOS TV with the Homebrew Channel (several features use its root service: live app list, screen off, restart, picture mode, the Home-button takeover). Developed and tested on an LG 65UQ8040PSB (webOS 22); other models and versions are untested.

What's in this build: glass dock, Recent row, folders, hold-OK to move/remove/add to folder, wallpaper library with favourites, Control Center (sound mode, picture, sleep timer, screensaver time, LG Home, Settings, Art mode, screen off, restart, volume), date and weather, Settings.
Third-party app logos are left out (apps without an icon get a plain tile) and the bundled wallpapers are five public-domain paintings (Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0).

Early release: expect rough edges. Bug reports are welcome in Issues.

SHA-256: ef2295371e90ae077196732b6e8463d1a151f37cf0947d1f791d80ba9c52ba9b