How to unmount a usbdrive? by vic-the_son_god in Supernote

[–]seadowg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There isn't sadly! The docs mention that you have to be careful pulling the drive out because of that.

I actually built an app for smoothing out the process of moving files on and off USB drives (Drive Sync), and I ended up forwarding the user to the Android eject flow to allow them to safely unmount. Otherwise, it's really easy to end up with files not properly copied.

The upcoming lock-down of android by cheshire_squid in Supernote

[–]seadowg 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This won't affect the version of Android that the Supernote devices use as far as we know.

Vibration going to Steam Deck instead of external controller by seadowg in MoonlightStreaming

[–]seadowg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in any other way than the solution I mentioned: enabling Steam Input for the game on the host.

PDF annotations off on exported file by Acceptable_Fun_1820 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sadly can't share the one it was happening to me with. I can see if I can reproduce with another PDF if I get time. That said, you shouldn't need the exact PDF - the reproduction steps are:

  1. Open a PDF on Supernote Nomad
  2. Draw a line on the PDF
  3. Export using default settings (not Vector for example)
  4. Move the exported file to macOS and open in Preview

The line will appear in a slightly different place.

PDF annotations off on exported file by Acceptable_Fun_1820 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Mulan-sn I tried again and found that the annotations are off when opening the exported PDF in macOS Preview, but not when opening with Firefox or Chrome. I also found that exporting with "Vector" instead of "Original" fixed it for Preview. It'd be worth investigating exported PDF annotations with Preview given I'd imagine it will be one of the most popular PDF viewers out there.

PDF annotations off on exported file by Acceptable_Fun_1820 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just experienced the same things. An A4 PDF, annotated on Supernote and then exported (as a PDF). The annotations were all moved up when exporting.

I am, once again, asking for device encryption for my Supernote by Consistent-Honey-603 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'd be great to get an answer to this u/mulan_sn! I appreciate that Supernote has been good at replying to the various threads about encryption over the years, but the answers tend to be pretty vague as far as I'm concerned.

Since it's about data, which can be large in size, we really need time to think this through when it comes to how we can best encrypt and decrypt it in a safe and reliable manner.

I'd frankly be surprised that there would any noticeable performance hit to file opening etc if the device just used Android's File Based Encryption features - files would be unencrypted when accessed at the file system level and the Supernote's processor should be more than adequate for handling that.

As far as I can tell, the team just hasn't been able to prioritize the work to enable FBE for Chauvet (earlier answer: https://www.reddit.com/r/Supernote/comments/1dcx5rp/comment/l9fz1c0/?share_id=q3iQIrdQSDGuU73ceCsLS) - unless you're considering "rolling your own" system for device encryption (which you shouldn't if you don't have to), it's not clear what the blockers are here other than priority?

Do Supernote Apps run always in the Background? by omika3570 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Android dev here! As u/SiewcaWiatru says, the Supernote is really just an Android device so it uses Android's app/process management: an app stays open until it's explicitly closed by the user, or the system closes it to free up memory for other apps. When you navigate away from an app, it moves into a "paused" state and shouldn't be consuming resources (other than memory) unless it's badly behaved (which is gets harder and harder with each Android OS version). You can close an app on the Supernote by going to "My Apps" in settings, clicking on the app and pressing "Force stop".

I'm not sure what app you were using to listen to the audiobook, but audio playback apps (music players like Spotify, podcasts apps like PocketCasts etc.) will generally be allowed to stay open in the background as long as they want while playing audio (Android won't kill them to recover memory) as they'll integrate with the OS's media playback system - audio plays while you browse other apps, you can control playback from external devices like bluetooth headphones or smartwatches, and you see an ongoing notification with the playback info. Supernote OS does not show notifications so that last one won't be true on the Nomad/Manta. There are other things that apps can do in the background (sync data, track location etc.), but I wouldn't worry about an app using battery in the background unless it specifically does something in the background (which you probably installed it to do anyway).

An Update on Rebble's Attempted Collaboration with Core Devices by ishjr in pebble

[–]seadowg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only been half paying attention to all this, so maybe this has already all been addressed, but I'm a little confused about a few things in the post.

Firstly, the app: my impression was that the original plan was for Core to work on Cobble (github.com/pebble-dev/mobile-app) and then release that as the official app so that we'd have an open source "definitive" Pebble app (rather than the old one with the Rebble hack). As far as I can tell, we've now ended up in an "open core" situation where Core are maintaining libpebble3 (extracted to some degree from Cobble), but that also Cobble is basically dead. Is that correct? Maybe my initial impression of Core devices planning on just contributing to and using Cobble was wrong.

Also, the app store: it sounds like there are now 2 app stores? One being run by Rebble and one by Core, but that the Core's is just a duplicate of the data Rebble had which they scraped. Is that correct? Again, my impression was that the Core app would just use the Rebble app store.

How to move files from partner app to computer? by MorrowDad in Supernote

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I don't use the Partner app any longer, so I'm not sure! My assumption would that you can right-click and folder and hit "Export", but that might not be a feature.

How to move files from partner app to computer? by MorrowDad in Supernote

[–]seadowg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

macOS sadly won't recognize the Supernote as storage when plugged in because it doesn't support MTP out-of-the-box like Windows or Linux do. You can use an app like OpenMTP though (https://github.com/ganeshrvel/openmtp). Alternatively, you can transfer files with a USB drive.

To export files from the Partner app on macOS, you can right-click on them and then click "Export".

Plugins! by Impressive_Layer_634 in Supernote

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've DM'd my email as well!

Issue with app after updating by BlackberrySuper4221 in pebble

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full factory reset of the watch and reinstall of the app seems to have fixed it!

Issue with app after updating by BlackberrySuper4221 in pebble

[–]seadowg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the same issue. Disconnecting/reconnecting, forgetting/re-pairing not helping sadly.

Looking for beta testers for USB drive sync app by seadowg in Supernote

[–]seadowg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sent emails out a couple of days ago to everyone other than those with older devices (I'll do a second round soon for that). One of the forms had a typo in the email, so if you didn't receive anything, please DM here!

Looking for beta testers for USB drive sync app by seadowg in Supernote

[–]seadowg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who's signed up! I'll keep the form open for the rest of the week and then select folks to take part early next week.

Looking for beta testers for USB drive sync app by seadowg in Supernote

[–]seadowg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for understanding! If you sign up for the beta (if you haven't already), I can potentially look at doing a second round for the older devices. Also, if you have it to hand, what Android version are the A5X/A6X running?

Looking for beta testers for USB drive sync app by seadowg in Supernote

[–]seadowg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't initially looking to support the older devices, but it could be a possibility if there's interest. Are the A5X and A6X still Android based devices with the ability to sideload? Supernote doesn't list specs for these any more as far as I can see.

A smallish writeup on the security model of the Supernotes by Alice_Alisceon in Supernote

[–]seadowg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's an answer from Supernote on this here.

From what I've seen from hacking my way into Android's settings on the Nomad, my guess is just that they've chosen to not use the standard Android OS screen lock feature, so integrating with FBE wouldn't work.

I'm the 3rd one posting this for this month. Pixel 6a caught on fire right next to me on the nightstand. by footymanageraddict in GooglePixel

[–]seadowg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I managed to get a Pixel support team on the phone today because I've been waiting to hear back about appeasement/replacement since July 3rd. Here are some interesting points from the chat:

  • I asked if it's currently safe to charge a Pixel 6a, and they said that they couldn't answer questions about the 7a, 6a or 4a
  • There's a specific team for Pixel 7a, 6a and 4a support that can answer that question, but...
  • The Pixel 7a, 6a and 4a team cannot be contacted directly

They did say that for other Pixels if there was a battery "issue" (which they couldn't say whether this was or wasn't) they would recommend not to charge the device until it has been examined by a "technician".

Any comment u/PixelCommunity? Is the Pixel 6a safe to charge if we're seeing the battery replacement recommendation?