groovelauncher · elffuhs · Sep 13, 2025
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -147,3 +147,4 @@ finalize.js
 version.json
 
 pagespublic
+GALLERY_REFRESH_IMPLEMENTATION.md
diff --git a/src/apps/groove.internal.settings/index.html b/src/apps/groove.internal.settings/index.html
@@ -601,6 +601,17 @@ <h1 class="app-title" data-i18n="settings.title">Settings</h1>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
+              <div class="group" id="app-preference-gallery-refresh" style="display: none;">
+                <p class="group-title" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.refresh_interval">Refresh interval</p>
+                <p class="group-description" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.refresh_interval_description">How often the gallery live tile refreshes with new photos</p>
+                <div class="metro-dropdown-menu" id="gallery-refresh-interval-chooser" selected="0">
+                  <div class="metro-dropdown-option" value="default" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.intervals.default">Default</div>
+                  <div class="metro-dropdown-option" value="15min" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.intervals.15min">15 minutes</div>
+                  <div class="metro-dropdown-option" value="1hour" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.intervals.1hour">1 hour</div>
+                  <div class="metro-dropdown-option" value="4hours" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.intervals.4hours">4 hours</div>
+                  <div class="metro-dropdown-option" value="1day" data-i18n="settings.apps.gallery.intervals.1day">1 day</div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>

diff --git a/src/apps/groove.internal.settings/pages/10_applications.js b/src/apps/groove.internal.settings/pages/10_applications.js
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ function refreshAppList(params) {
             // Setup per-app tile preferences
             setupPerAppTilePreferences(appdetail);
 
+            // Setup gallery refresh interval setting
+            setupGalleryRefreshInterval(appdetail);
+
             pageNavigation.goToPage(6)
         } catch (error) {
 
@@ -526,4 +529,97 @@ function removePerAppIconPack(appPackageName) {
     delete iconPackPerApp[appPackageName];
     localStorage["iconPackPerApp"] = JSON.stringify(iconPackPerApp);
     console.log("Removed per-app icon pack for:", appPackageName);
+}
+
+// Gallery refresh interval functionality
+function setupGalleryRefreshInterval(appdetail) {
+    const galleryRefreshGroup = document.querySelector("#app-preference-gallery-refresh");
+    const refreshIntervalDropdown = document.querySelector("#gallery-refresh-interval-chooser");
+
+    // Check if this is a gallery app (photos live tile)
+    const isGalleryApp = appdetail.packageName === "com.android.gallery3d" || 
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.google.android.apps.photos" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.samsung.android.gallery" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.miui.gallery" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.oneplus.gallery" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.huawei.photos" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.oppo.gallery3d" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.vivo.gallery" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.meizu.media.gallery" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.android.camera2" ||
+                        appdetail.packageName === "com.android.camera" ||
+                        appdetail.label.toLowerCase().includes("gallery") ||
+                        appdetail.label.toLowerCase().includes("photos") ||
+                        appdetail.label.toLowerCase().includes("camera");
+
+    if (isGalleryApp) {
+        galleryRefreshGroup.style.removeProperty("display");
+
+        // Get current refresh interval setting
+        const currentInterval = getGalleryRefreshInterval(appdetail.packageName);
+
+        // Set the dropdown to the current value
+        const options = refreshIntervalDropdown.querySelectorAll("div.metro-dropdown-option");
+        let selectedIndex = 0; // Default to "Default" option
+        options.forEach((option, index) => {
+            if (option.getAttribute("value") === currentInterval) {
+                selectedIndex = index;
+            }
+        });
+        refreshIntervalDropdown.setAttribute("selected", selectedIndex);
+        refreshIntervalDropdown.selectOption(selectedIndex);
+
+        // Add event listener for changes
+        refreshIntervalDropdown.addEventListener('selected', (e) => {
+            const selectedValue = options[e.detail.index].getAttribute("value");
+            setGalleryRefreshInterval(appdetail.packageName, selectedValue);
+
+            // Notify the photos live tile to update its refresh interval
+            if (window.parent && window.parent.liveTiles && window.parent.liveTiles.photos) {
+                window.parent.liveTiles.photos.worker.postMessage({
+                    action: "update-refresh-interval",
+                    data: { interval: selectedValue }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    } else {
+        galleryRefreshGroup.style.display = "none";
+    }
+}
+
+function getGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName) {
+    try {
+        if (window.parent.Groove && window.parent.Groove.getGalleryRefreshInterval) {
+            return window.parent.Groove.getGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName);
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error getting gallery refresh interval via Groove API:", error);
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to localStorage
+    if (!localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]) {
+        localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"] = JSON.stringify({});
+    }
+    const intervals = JSON.parse(localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]);
+    return intervals[packageName] || "default"; // Default to "default" (1 minute)
+}
+
+function setGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName, interval) {
+    try {
+        if (window.parent.Groove && window.parent.Groove.setGalleryRefreshInterval) {
+            window.parent.Groove.setGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName, interval);
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error setting gallery refresh interval via Groove API:", error);
+    }
+
+    // Also save to localStorage
+    if (!localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]) {
+        localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"] = JSON.stringify({});
+    }
+    const intervals = JSON.parse(localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]);
+    intervals[packageName] = interval;
+    localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"] = JSON.stringify(intervals);
+
+    console.log("Set gallery refresh interval for", packageName, "to", interval);
 }
diff --git a/src/scripts/GrooveBoard.js b/src/scripts/GrooveBoard.js
@@ -383,7 +383,13 @@ const boardMethods = {
             action: "photos-data",
             data: { timestamp: Date.now(), photos: window.photosCache }
           })
-
+
+          // Send refresh interval setting to photos live tile
+          const refreshInterval = getGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName);
+          liveTile.worker.postMessage({
+            action: "update-refresh-interval",
+            data: { interval: refreshInterval }
+          });
         }
       })
       Object.entries(window.liveTiles).forEach(liveTileBundle => {
@@ -1427,4 +1433,22 @@ window.addEventListener("systemThemeChange", function (e) {
   if (localStorage["theme"] == "2") {
     backendMethods.setTheme(2, true);
   }
-})
+})
+
+// Gallery refresh interval helper function
+function getGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName) {
+    try {
+        if (window.Groove && window.Groove.getGalleryRefreshInterval) {
+            return window.Groove.getGalleryRefreshInterval(packageName);
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error getting gallery refresh interval via Groove API:", error);
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to localStorage
+    if (!localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]) {
+        localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"] = JSON.stringify({});
+    }
+    const intervals = JSON.parse(localStorage["galleryRefreshIntervals"]);
+    return intervals[packageName] || "default"; // Default to "default" (1 minute)
+}
diff --git a/src/scripts/liveTileHelper.js b/src/scripts/liveTileHelper.js
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ onmessage = async function (event) {
         case 'notifications-data':
             eventListener.dispatch("notificationsdata", message.data);
             break;
+        case 'update-refresh-interval':
+            eventListener.dispatch("update-refresh-interval", message.data);
+            break;
         default:
             console.log("Worker: Unknown action received:", message.action);
     }

diff --git a/www/assets/defaultlivetiles/photos.js b/www/assets/defaultlivetiles/photos.js
@@ -13,11 +13,25 @@ importScripts('./../../dist/liveTileHelper.js');
 
 liveTileHelper.eventListener.on("draw", draw);
 var photos = [];
+var refreshInterval = "default"; // Default to "default" (1 minute)
+var refreshTimer = null;
+
 liveTileHelper.eventListener.on("photosdata", (data) => {
     //console.log("photos data!!!!!!!!", data)
     photos = data.photos;
     liveTileHelper.requestRedraw();
+});
 
+// Listen for refresh interval updates
+liveTileHelper.eventListener.on("update-refresh-interval", (data) => {
+    refreshInterval = data.interval;
+    console.log("Photos live tile: Updated refresh interval to", refreshInterval);
+    // Restart both timers with new interval
+    if (refreshTimer) {
+        clearInterval(refreshTimer);
+    }
+    scheduleRefresh();
+    scheduleRotation(); // Also restart rotation timer
 });
 
 
@@ -37,16 +51,59 @@ function draw(args) {
     return tileFeed;
 }
 
-// Replace the minute scheduler with a 10-second rotation using requestGoToNextPage
+// Convert refresh interval string to milliseconds
+function getRefreshIntervalMs(interval) {
+    switch (interval) {
+        case "default":
+            return 60 * 1000; // 1 minute
+        case "15min":
+            return 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes
+        case "1hour":
+            return 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
+        case "4hours":
+            return 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 4 hours
+        case "1day":
+            return 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 day
+        default:
+            return 60 * 1000; // Default to 1 minute
+    }
+}
+
+// Schedule refresh based on the current interval setting
+function scheduleRefresh() {
+    const intervalMs = getRefreshIntervalMs(refreshInterval);
+    console.log("Photos live tile: Scheduling refresh every", refreshInterval, "(" + intervalMs + "ms)");
+
+    refreshTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        console.log("Photos live tile: Refreshing photos due to interval");
+        liveTileHelper.requestRedraw();
+    }, intervalMs);
+}
+
+// Replace the minute scheduler with rotation based on refresh interval
 var page = 0
+var rotationTimer = null
+
 function scheduleRotation() {
-    setInterval(() => {
+    // Clear existing rotation timer
+    if (rotationTimer) {
+        clearInterval(rotationTimer);
+    }
+
+    // Calculate rotation interval based on refresh interval
+    // Rotate every 1/10th of the refresh interval, but minimum 10 seconds, maximum 60 seconds
+    const refreshIntervalMs = getRefreshIntervalMs(refreshInterval);
+    const rotationIntervalMs = Math.max(10000, Math.min(60000, refreshIntervalMs / 10));
+
+    console.log("Photos live tile: Scheduling rotation every", rotationIntervalMs + "ms");
+
+    rotationTimer = setInterval(() => {
         liveTileHelper.requestGoToNextPage();
         page++;
         if (page == 10) {
             liveTileHelper.requestRedraw()
         }
-    }, 10000 + Math.random() * 5000); // 5 to 10 seconds
+    }, rotationIntervalMs);
 }
 
 // Start the rotation
@@ -56,7 +113,7 @@ function init(args) {
     //console.log("Init called:", args);
     //liveTileHelper.requestRedraw();
     scheduleRotation();
-
+    scheduleRefresh(); // Start the refresh timer
 }
 /*setInterval(() => {
     postMessage({

diff --git a/www/assets/defaultlocales/settings.json b/www/assets/defaultlocales/settings.json
@@ -150,7 +150,18 @@
       "light": "light"
     },
     "live_tile": "Live tile",
-    "show_app": "Show in apps list"
+    "show_app": "Show in apps list",
+    "gallery": {
+      "refresh_interval": "Refresh interval",
+      "refresh_interval_description": "How often the gallery live tile refreshes with new photos",
+      "intervals": {
+        "default": "Default",
+        "15min": "15 minutes",
+        "1hour": "1 hour",
+        "4hours": "4 hours",
+        "1day": "1 day"
+      }
+    }
   },
   "roles": {
     "team_groove": "Team Groove",
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		version.json

		pagespublic
		GALLERY_REFRESH_IMPLEMENTATION.md