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Kaj SchittecatandClaude Opus 4.8 308be40b96 touch: beta_44 — on-device text web browser + tappable chat links + French keyboard fix
- New "Web" app: on-device HTTPS text browser (strip HTML to readable text,
  tappable links, back/fwd/refresh, no proxy). Gated to 8 MB boards via
  CAP_WEB_BROWSER; hidden on the 2 MB V4 (can't do the TLS handshake).
- Tappable URLs in chat -> Open in web (8 MB) / Create QR (all boards).
- Drawn vector globe icon for the Web tile.
- Fix: French AZERTY on-screen keyboard lost its spacebar/OK/kbd-switch row
  (a stray "" mid-map terminated the LVGL button map early). Restored.
- V4 web fetch resilience (192->96->48->24 KB buffer fallback).
- Home signal box: "tap for details" cue back at the top.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-13 17:26:05 +02:00

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# beta_44 (TEST) - an on-device text web browser, tappable links in chat, and a French-keyboard spacebar fix.
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# --- New: on-device web browser ---
New "Web" app: open a URL and read the page as plain text - articles, wikis, docs, plain sites - right on the device. No proxy, no tracking, no JavaScript or images; just the words. Links are tappable, and there are back, forward and refresh buttons.
The Web app needs the memory only the 8 MB boards have (T-Deck, Tanmatsu), so it is hidden on the 2 MB Heltec V4 - that board can't complete an on-device HTTPS handshake.
# --- New: links in chat ---
Links in a chat are now tappable. Tap one for a small menu: "Open in web" loads the page in the on-device browser, and "Create QR" shows a scannable QR code so you can open the link on your phone.
Create QR works on every board, including the Heltec V4 - so even where the browser isn't available you can still bounce a link to your phone.
# --- Fixed ---
French (AZERTY) on-screen keyboard: the spacebar is back in the normal letter view (along with the OK and keyboard-switch keys). You no longer have to switch to the symbols page just to type a space.
Heltec V4: web page fetching and map tiles are more resilient when memory is tight.
Home signal & traffic box: the "tap for details" cue is back at the top of the box.