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Hardware PIR Motion Sensor Support

Adds native, root-free motion sensor control for Nixplay-style digital frames (/dev/motion0).

  • Motion Detection: Background coroutine loop polls /dev/motion0 using a PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK to keep the CPU awake during display standby.
  • Display Power Management: Uses native DevicePolicyManager.lockNow() and PowerManager wake routines to sleep and wake the screen cleanly without requiring root or /sys modifications.
  • Schedule Integration: Respects existing "Active Times" schedules to prevent motion-triggered wakeups during off-hours.
  • Settings UI: Added a new "Motion Sensor" settings category featuring configurable standby timeouts (1–30 min) and an in-app Device Administrator permission prompt.

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  • New Features

    • Added motion-sensor support to automatically sleep and wake the display based on activity.
    • Added settings for motion sensing, standby timeouts, and screen-off permissions.
    • Expanded settings navigation and device-admin management.
    • Added timeout options from 1 to 30 minutes.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved schedule summaries with current status and upcoming activation times.
    • Added validation for server URLs before leaving settings.
    • Prevented motion monitoring while Settings is open or the frame is inactive.
  • Chores

    • Updated the app version to 1.0.51.0.

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The app adds motion-sensor display sleep and wake control. MainActivity manages the controller across lifecycle events. The settings screens add motion, timeout, device-admin, URL validation, and schedule summary behavior. The application version changes to 1.0.51.0.

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Motion display and settings

Layer / File(s) Summary
Hardware display manager
app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt
HardwareDisplayManager probes and polls /dev/motion0, schedules display sleep, handles wake events, and manages a partial CPU wake lock.
Activity lifecycle integration
app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt
MainActivity configures the manager, applies motion settings, and starts or stops it during frame activation and activity lifecycle events.
Motion and device settings
app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/SettingsActivity.kt, app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/SettingsFragment.kt, app/src/main/res/xml/settings_view.xml, app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
The settings screens add motion enablement, timeout choices, device-admin handling, server URL validation, and updated schedule summaries.
Application version metadata
app/build.gradle.kts
The version code changes to 51, and the version name changes to 1.0.51.0.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: patbaumgartner

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MainActivity
  participant HardwareDisplayManager
  participant MotionDevice as /dev/motion0
  participant AndroidDisplay
  MainActivity->>HardwareDisplayManager: start with enabled state and timeout
  HardwareDisplayManager->>MotionDevice: probe and poll motion
  MotionDevice-->>HardwareDisplayManager: return motion data
  HardwareDisplayManager->>MainActivity: invoke sleep or wake callback
  MainActivity->>AndroidDisplay: change display state
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0b1ee

During inactive hours, settings changes or interaction can resume motion polling, wake the display, or arm another sleep timeout. This should be fixed before merge.

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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt`:
- Line 43: Update HardwareDisplayManager.start() so resetSleepTimer() is called
only after the motion sensor device has been successfully opened and confirmed
usable. When /dev/motion0 is unavailable or unreadable, keep the display awake
without arming the sleep timer.

In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt`:
- Line 939: Update MainActivity.onPause() to stop HardwareDisplayManager
whenever the activity pauses, regardless of isFinishing, and restart it in
MainActivity.onResume(). Preserve the existing display sleep behavior while
ensuring SettingsActivity cannot be affected by polling or
turnScreenOffForMotion().
- Around line 937-941: Update the Active Times deactivation and activation flows
in MainActivity so deactivation stops motion management before or alongside
displayManager.sleepDisplay(), and activation restarts it when the frame becomes
active. Use the existing HardwareDisplayManager motion-management start/stop
APIs and preserve the current display sleep/wake behavior.

In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/SettingsActivity.kt`:
- Line 54: Update SettingsActivity.SettingsFragment to preserve the preference
handlers for useWebView, activeTimes, authSecret, settingsLock, and
closeSettings, and invoke updateScheduleSummary() during initialization and
resume. Port the equivalent behavior from the top-level fragment before removing
that implementation.

In `@app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml`:
- Line 4: Update the timeout label item in the arrays resource so the value 1
uses the singular text “1 Minute” instead of “1 Minutes”.

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app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt (1)

118-132: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not mark the display as sleeping before the sleep request succeeds.

motion_sensor_enabled defaults to true, and HardwareDisplayManager.sleepDisplay() sets isDisplaySleeping, cancels the timeout, and acquires cpuWakeLock before calling MainActivity.turnScreenOffForMotion(). Without device-admin permission, lockDeviceIfPossible() only dims the window and logs a message. The display can remain on while later timeout attempts are suppressed and the partial wake lock remains held until motion or cleanup.

Make the sleep callback report success before committing this state, or disable motion standby until device-admin permission is active.

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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt`
around lines 118 - 132, The sleepDisplay flow currently commits sleeping state
before confirming that onSleepRequest succeeds. Update the sleep callback
contract and implementation around sleepDisplay and onSleepRequest so success is
reported first, then set isDisplaySleeping, cancel sleepJob, and retain
cpuWakeLock only after success; preserve the existing failure path without
suppressing later timeout attempts or leaving the wake lock held.
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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt`:
- Around line 49-50: Update HardwareDisplayManager.start() so the /dev/motion0
FileInputStream probe, including its read, executes within managerScope rather
than on the UI thread. Invoke resetSleepTimer() only after the probe completes
successfully, while preserving the existing behavior for probe failures.

In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/SettingsFragment.kt`:
- Around line 94-96: Update the closeSettings preference listener in
SettingsFragment so it validates the configured server URL before calling
setResult or finish. When the URL is blank or malformed, keep the settings
screen open and display the existing validation error; only return RESULT_OK and
finish for a valid URL.
- Around line 161-164: Update the summary logic in the active schedule
preference around parseActiveSchedule and formatScheduleSummary so an empty
schedule, identified by schedule.rules.isEmpty(), produces a blank summary and
uses the existing “Per-weekday on/off times” fallback instead of “Currently
active.” Preserve the current formatted summary behavior for schedules
containing rules.

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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/HardwareDisplayManager.kt`:
- Around line 118-132: The sleepDisplay flow currently commits sleeping state
before confirming that onSleepRequest succeeds. Update the sleep callback
contract and implementation around sleepDisplay and onSleepRequest so success is
reported first, then set isDisplaySleeping, cancel sleepJob, and retain
cpuWakeLock only after success; preserve the existing failure path without
suppressing later timeout attempts or leaving the wake lock held.

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app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt (1)

273-273: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep HardwareDisplayManager inactive while Active Times is inactive.

When isFrameInactive is true, these calls restart motion-manager work after setFrameActive(false) stopped it. A manual override can then get a motion timeout, enabled motion can resume 300 ms polling, and disabled motion can wake the display. checkActiveTime() does not correct this state because the frame is already inactive.

  • app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt#L273-L273: Reset the sleep timer only when isFrameInactive != true.
  • app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt#L603-L603: Defer lifecycle-affecting updateConfig work until activation, or split configuration updates from start/wake behavior.
Proposed guard
-        if (::displayManager.isInitialized) {
+        if (::displayManager.isInitialized && isFrameInactive != true) {
             displayManager.resetSleepTimer()
         }
-        if (::displayManager.isInitialized) {
+        if (::displayManager.isInitialized && isFrameInactive != true) {
             displayManager.updateConfig(motionSensorEnabled, timeoutMillis)
         }
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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt` at line 273,
Keep HardwareDisplayManager inactive while Active Times is inactive: in
MainActivity.kt at lines 273-273, call resetSleepTimer only when isFrameInactive
is not true; at lines 603-603, defer lifecycle-affecting updateConfig work until
activation or split configuration updates from start/wake behavior so inactive
frames cannot restart motion-manager or display activity.
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In `@app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt`:
- Line 273: Keep HardwareDisplayManager inactive while Active Times is inactive:
in MainActivity.kt at lines 273-273, call resetSleepTimer only when
isFrameInactive is not true; at lines 603-603, defer lifecycle-affecting
updateConfig work until activation or split configuration updates from
start/wake behavior so inactive frames cannot restart motion-manager or display
activity.

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