Update documentation and dependencies for MeshCore Open

- Replaced sqflite with shared_preferences for local key-value storage in README.md
- Updated gradle.properties to include builtInKotlin and newDsl flags
- Enhanced translation feature documentation in additional-features.md
- Modified BLE protocol documentation to include new command and response codes in ble-protocol.md
- Clarified channel management details in channels.md
- Improved chat and messaging documentation, including message path viewing and translation options in chat-and-messaging.md
- Updated contacts management details in contacts.md
- Revised map and location documentation for inferred locations and user interface changes in map-and-location.md
- Adjusted navigation flow in navigation.md to reflect changes in screen transitions
- Updated notification system details in notifications.md
- Enhanced repeater management documentation in repeater-management.md
- Clarified scanner and connection process in scanner-and-connection.md
- Reorganized settings documentation for better clarity and added new node and location settings in settings.md
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@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ Settings are only accessible while a device is connected.
The settings screen is a scrollable list of cards:
1. [Device Info](#device-info)
2. [App Settings](#app-settings) (link to sub-screen)
3. [Node Settings](#node-settings)
4. [Actions](#actions)
5. [Debug](#debug)
2. [Node Settings](#node-settings)
3. [Location](#location)
4. [App Settings](#app-settings) (link to sub-screen)
5. [Actions](#actions)
6. [Export](#export)
7. [About](#about)
7. [Debug](#debug)
8. [About](#about)
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@@ -40,56 +41,6 @@ Battery shows an alert icon and orange text when at 15% or below. The toggle onl
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## App Settings
A dedicated sub-screen for app-level preferences (nothing here is sent to the device). All settings persist locally via SharedPreferences.
### Appearance
- **Theme**: System / Light / Dark
- **Language**: System default or one of 18 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Dutch, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean)
- **Enable Message Tracing**: Shows path trace overlays and extra metadata on messages
### Notifications
- **Master enable/disable**: Requests OS permission when enabling
- **Message notifications**: New direct message alerts
- **Channel message notifications**: New channel message alerts
- **Advertisement notifications**: New node discovery alerts
### Messaging
- **Clear Path on Max Retry**: Erases the stored routing path after all retries fail
- **Jump to Oldest Unread**: When opening a chat, scrolls to the oldest unread message instead of the newest
- **Auto Route Rotation**: Enables weighted routing algorithm. When enabled, expands to show five slider sub-settings (hidden when off):
- Max Route Weight (110, default 5, integer steps)
- Initial Route Weight (0.55.0, default 3.0)
- Success Increment (0.12.0, default 0.5, 0.1 steps)
- Failure Decrement (0.12.0, default 0.2, 0.1 steps)
- Max Message Retries (210, default 5)
### Battery
- **Battery Chemistry**: NMC / LiFePO4 / LiPo (per device, used to calibrate percentage from voltage)
### Translation
Not shown on web. Controls on-device message translation powered by a locally-downloaded ML model:
- **Enable Translation**: Translates incoming messages into the selected target language
- **Translate Composer**: Translates outgoing messages from the target language back before sending
- **Target Language**: Language to translate into (searchable list; defaults to the app language)
- **Downloaded Model**: Dropdown to select among already-downloaded translation models
- **Preset Model**: Download a curated preset model with one tap
- **Custom Model URL**: Enter a URL to download a custom GGUF-format model; shows download progress and a cancel button
### Map Display
- **Show Repeaters**: Toggle repeater markers on map
- **Show Chat Nodes**: Toggle chat node markers
- **Show Other Nodes**: Toggle room/sensor markers
- **Time Filter**: All time / Last 1h / Last 6h / Last 24h / Last week
- **Units**: Metric / Imperial
- **Offline Map Cache**: Navigate to tile download screen
### Debug
- **App Debug Logging**: Enable the in-app debug log
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## Node Settings
These settings are sent directly to the connected device firmware.
@@ -101,7 +52,7 @@ These settings are sent directly to the connected device firmware.
### Radio Settings
Opens a dialog pre-populated with the device's current radio settings. Contains:
- **Preset dropdown**: 19 regional presets — selecting a preset immediately fills all fields below. Full list: Australia, Australia (Narrow), Australia SA, WA, QLD, Czech Republic, EU 433MHz, EU/UK (Long Range), EU/UK (Medium Range), EU/UK (Narrow), New Zealand, New Zealand (Narrow), Portugal 433, Portugal 869, Switzerland, USA Arizona, USA/Canada, Vietnam, Off-Grid 433, Off-Grid 869, Off-Grid 918
- **Preset dropdown**: Regional presets — selecting a preset immediately fills all fields below. Includes presets for Australia, Australia (Narrow), Australia SA WA QLD, Czech Republic, EU 433MHz, EU/UK (Long Range), EU/UK (Medium Range), EU/UK (Narrow), New Zealand, New Zealand (Narrow), Portugal 433, Portugal 869, numerous Russia city presets, Switzerland, USA Arizona, USA/Canada, and Vietnam
- **Frequency** (MHz): Free text, validated 3002500 MHz
- **Bandwidth**: Dropdown (7.8 / 10.4 / 15.6 / 20.8 / 31.25 / 41.7 / 62.5 / 125 / 250 / 500 kHz)
- **Spreading Factor**: SF5SF12
@@ -109,6 +60,13 @@ Opens a dialog pre-populated with the device's current radio settings. Contains:
- **TX Power** (dBm): Validated 0 to device max (typically 22 dBm)
- **Client Repeat** toggle: Only shown on firmware v9+; requires frequency to be exactly 433.000, 869.000, or 918.000 MHz (the Off-Grid presets). Save is blocked with a warning if enabled on other frequencies
### Companion Radio Stats
Opens the RF statistics screen (RSSI, SNR, packet counts) for the paired radio. Only enabled when connected to a device that supports companion radio stats.
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## Location
### Location
Opens a dialog pre-populated with the device's current coordinates (if known):
- Latitude and longitude fields (decimal, 6 decimal places). If only one field is provided, the other uses the device's current value
@@ -125,8 +83,68 @@ Five toggles controlling which node types are auto-added when heard:
- Auto-add Sensors
- Overwrite Oldest (when contact list is full)
### Privacy Mode
Opens a confirmation dialog with three buttons: Cancel, Enable, and Disable. Both states can be set from the same dialog regardless of current state. A snackbar confirms which state was applied. When on, the node stops broadcasting its location in advertisements.
### Privacy
Opens a dialog with controls for how the node shares telemetry and location data:
- **Advert Location**: Toggle whether the node broadcasts its location in advertisements
- **Multi-Ack**: Toggle multi-ack delivery confirmations
- **Telemetry Base Mode**: Deny All / Allow by Contact / Allow All
- **Telemetry Location Mode**: Deny All / Allow by Contact / Allow All
- **Telemetry Environment Mode**: Deny All / Allow by Contact / Allow All
Settings take effect when saved. A snackbar confirms the update.
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## App Settings
A dedicated sub-screen for app-level preferences (nothing here is sent to the device). All settings persist locally via SharedPreferences.
### Appearance
- **Theme**: System / Light / Dark
- **Language**: System default or one of 18 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Dutch, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean)
### Notifications
- **Master enable/disable**: Requests OS permission when enabling
- **Message notifications**: New direct message alerts
- **Channel message notifications**: New channel message alerts
- **Advertisement notifications**: New node discovery alerts
### Messaging
- **Clear Path on Max Retry**: Erases the stored routing path after all retries fail
- **Jump to Oldest Unread**: When opening a chat, scrolls to the oldest unread message instead of the newest
- **Auto Route Rotation**: Enables weighted routing algorithm. When enabled, expands to show five slider sub-settings (hidden when off):
- Max Route Weight (110, default 5, integer steps)
- Initial Route Weight (0.55.0, default 3.0)
- Success Increment (0.12.0, default 0.5, 0.1 steps)
- Failure Decrement (0.12.0, default 0.2, 0.1 steps)
- Max Message Retries (210, default 5)
- **Enable Message Tracing**: Shows path trace overlays and extra metadata on messages
### Battery
- **Battery Chemistry**: NMC / LiFePO4 / LiPo (per device, used to calibrate percentage from voltage)
### Map Display
- **Show Repeaters**: Toggle repeater markers on map
- **Show Chat Nodes**: Toggle chat node markers
- **Show Other Nodes**: Toggle room/sensor markers
- **Time Filter**: All time / Last 1h / Last 6h / Last 24h / Last week
- **Units**: Metric / Imperial
- **Offline Map Cache**: Navigate to tile download screen
### Translation
Not shown on web. Controls on-device message translation powered by a locally-downloaded ML model:
- **Enable Translation**: Translates incoming messages into the selected target language
- **Translate Composer**: Translates outgoing messages from the target language back before sending
- **Target Language**: Language to translate into (searchable list; defaults to the app language)
- **Downloaded Model**: Dropdown to select among already-downloaded translation models
- **Preset Model**: Download a curated preset model with one tap
- **Custom Model URL**: Enter a URL to download a custom GGUF-format model; shows download progress and a cancel button
### Cyrillic-to-Latin (Cyr2Lat)
Controls character substitution profiles used to render Cyrillic text in Latin characters. A dropdown selects the active profile; Add, Edit, and Delete buttons manage the profile list (the last remaining profile cannot be deleted). Each profile stores a JSON character map.
### Debug
- **App Debug Logging**: Enable the in-app debug log
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@@ -136,10 +154,24 @@ One-tap device operations:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Send Advertisement | Floods the mesh with your node's advertisement |
| Sync Time | Sends current Unix timestamp to the device |
| Refresh Contacts | Re-requests the full contact list |
| Reboot Device | Confirmation dialog → reboots the device (shown in orange) |
| Reboot Device | Confirmation dialog → reboots the device (shown in warning color) |
| Delete All Paths | Confirmation dialog → clears all stored routing paths (shown in alert color) |
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## Export
Three GPX export options (not available on web):
| Option | Exports |
|---|---|
| Export Repeaters | Repeaters and Rooms with GPS coordinates |
| Export Contacts | Chat contacts with GPS coordinates |
| Export All | All contacts with GPS coordinates |
Each creates a `.gpx` file and opens the OS share sheet. Feedback via snackbar for four outcomes: success, no contacts with coordinates, feature not available (web), or error.
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@@ -160,20 +192,6 @@ Structured log entries (Info / Warning / Error), with tag, message, and timestam
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## Export
Three GPX export options (not available on web):
| Option | Exports |
|---|---|
| Export Repeaters | Repeaters and Rooms with GPS coordinates |
| Export Contacts | Chat contacts with GPS coordinates |
| Export All | All contacts with GPS coordinates |
Each creates a `.gpx` file and opens the OS share sheet. Feedback via snackbar for four outcomes: success, no contacts with coordinates, feature not available (web), or error.
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## About
Shows the standard Flutter about dialog with app name, version, and legal notice.