I was trying to upload an image in a comment. After messing with it for a while, I figured out that I get a button to do the upload only if I have Markdown turned off. Is this something others are seeing too?

I ask because client-specific issues (like browser and extensions) can sometimes cause problems like this.

I love the relatively new feature that allows you to update radio firmware directly through the app. Because of it, I haven't been checking the Flasher for updates. Now I see that I'm several version behind. My app is still showing 2.7.19 as the latest Alpha. The Flasher has 2.7.24 available.

Is anyone else having a similar issue? Does anyone know of a way to get it to update itself?

We have an old Prius we rarely used that has needed a new battery for...I'm too embarrassed to say. It's more of a project than it sounds like for several reasons.

First, without a working battery, the rear hatch does not open normally. The only way to open it is to crawl through the interior into the back, then find a small opening with a manual release, then figure out how to get it to actually release. And if you don't apply upward force on the door while you do that, it will immediately latch itself closed again. Adding to the fun, the release is below the rear deck, so you have to lift it out of the way, when you would prefer to be sitting on it. It is awkward.

Second, getting to the battery requires you to remove a lot more than anyone would reasonably expect. To take out the small section of floor above it, you first half to remove the main floor and the storage tray underneath it. Then you finally have access to the battery. You have to unscrew the contacts and the bracket the holds it in place down inside a narrow well that's just big enough or the battery. It does not easily fit ratchets or even screwdrivers at the angles where you need them. It is also awkward.

Third, it's a simple thing, but lifting a car battery out of a narrow hole when you have nothing to hold onto is surprisingly difficult. The battery that was in there no longer had any kind of a lifting strap, so I had to lift it out by pressing my fingertips around the sides of it. It was awkward and also somewhat painful.

Fourth, lifting in the new battery was easy, but putting everything back together was every bit as much fun as it was t take it apart. See "Second" above.

It would have all been a lot easier if I weren't 65 and seriously overweight. I'm still fairly strong, but I am not nearly as flexible as I used to be and I don't fit into small spaces well.

I wasn't at all sure the car would start, even with a new battery, but it did start right up. Now I just have to do some basic cleaning and I can take it to CarMax to see what they'll give me for it.

I'm claiming victory, if only a small one.

I just bought a T1000-E Tracker with the hope of putting it on my dog. I don't let him run loose, but he's gotten out a few times and it makes me crazy when it happens. Having a way to locate him would be a relief.

Several of the options in the Positions configuration screen are not working for me. The Broadcast Interval drop-down has options down to 1 minute, but it ignores anything I try to set that is less than 1 hour. Likewise, the Smart Interval drop-down goes to 15 seconds, but it will not allow me to set less than 5 minutes.

I understand the need to avoid flooding the mesh with updates. My use case is likely to be active for less than 15 minutes out of any given year, but during that time I need faster updates than once every five minutes. My dog can easily cover several blocks in that time.

I thought the limits might be in the app, so I used the Meshtastic CLI to set those values where I wanted them. That appeared to work, but when the device finished rebooting they were still set to the same minimum values I ran into with the app. Given that, the limitation is almost certainly built into the firmware and not the app.

I'm hoping that someone can give me some information on how this really works. I assume the drop-down values originally made sense. Have the minimums for those intervals been changed by that much? And was it intentional and not a side-effect or bug? Is there any workaround?

If the ranges available for those values have changed in the firmware, it would be nice to get them updated to match in the app.

On a side note, I apologize for posting in two different Meshtastic communities. I may have to switch back from Piefed to Lemmy so I can do normal cross-posting.

I just bought a T1000-E Tracker with the hope of putting it on my dog. I don't let him run loose, but he's gotten out a few times and it makes me crazy when it happens. Having a way to locate him would be a relief.

Several of the options in the Positions configuration screen are not working for me. The Broadcast Interval drop-down has options down to 1 minute, but it ignores anything I try to set that is less than 1 hour. Likewise, the Smart Interval drop-down goes to 15 seconds, but it will not allow me to set less than 5 minutes.

I understand the need to avoid flooding the mesh with updates. My use case is likely to be active for less than 15 minutes out of any given year, but during that time I need faster updates than once every five minutes. My dog can easily cover several blocks in that time.

I thought the limits might be in the app, so I used the Meshtastic CLI to set those values where I wanted them. That appeared to work, but when the device finished rebooting they were still set to the same minimum values I ran into with the app. Given that, the limitation is almost certainly built into the firmware and not the app.

I'm hoping that someone can give me some information on how this really works. I assume the drop-down values originally made sense. Have the minimums for those intervals been changed by that much? And was it intentional and not a side-effect or bug? Is there any workaround?

If the ranges available for those values have changed in the firmware, it would be nice to get them updated to match in the app.

My eyes are not what they used to be, and I sometimes have trouble reading the messages in the channels. I may be missing something obvious, but I can't find any options to configure how they look. Does anyone know if there's a way? Being able to make the text a little larger, and to turn off the background colors under the text, would make it a lot easier for me to use.

The way it used to be was a lot easier for me to deal with. I wish there were a way to get back to something closer to that.

My eyes are not what they used to be, and I sometimes have trouble reading the messages in the channels. I may be missing something obvious, but I can't find any options to configure how they look. Does anyone know if there's a way? Being able to make the text a little larger, and to turn off the background colors under the text, would make it a lot easier for me to use.

The way it used to be was a lot easier for me to deal with. I wish there were a way to get back to something closer to that.