blog/meshtastic-2-6-preview/

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blog/meshtastic-2-6-preview/

Meshtastic version 2.6 preview is here! This has been 1.5 years in the making and includes the first release of our brand new UI for standalone devices, MUI, as well as an all new routing algorithm for Direct Messages. Plus more!

https://meshtastic.org/blog/meshtastic-2-6-preview/

[dataslayermedia]

I had to ChatGPT the secret code.. major improvements all around! Thank you.

[kd7eir]

So what is the secret code, because I do not see 2.6 when I choose SenseCAP?

[carlotech]

whats the code pls.?

[RealBenAnderson]

Google "Konami code."

[carlotech]

Google "Konami code."

i never understood the konami until someone told a rambo cheat code then i realized konami is the maker. thanks.

[Nobodytoyou1]

Any Chance the nodes with color screens could get some love on the UI front? the T114 and T190 mainly come to mind.

[RCGV1]

I think some work is being done on the front.

[sq4nyy]

Well, 25 years after I lat time saw my NES you are telling me there was a code... A bit too late! Haha

[Yikes-Cyborg-Run]

...and to think that my parents said nothing would ever come from playing all those video games.
Hacker Voice: "I'm IN!!!!!"
x-D

[thefoeyouknow]

Marked improvement. Is there an issues discussion? I don't want to duplicate.

[jlhudson]

Very exciting!
The web link to discord, says invite expired.

[rcarteraz]

Thanks, we've updated it!

[zerofox3d]

As there is no mention in the article I’d like the draw attention to the fact the new GUI was, AFAIK, largely developed by one person, mverch aka Manuel. Amazing effort by him and disappointing to not see him given some recognition if this is the case.

[rcarteraz]

There was no intent to overlook Manuel’s contributions—he played a key role in developing MUI, and I worked directly with him to include information about it in this blog post. As a developer within the Meshtastic organization, his success is our success. That said, we absolutely want to recognize all the developers who contribute to Meshtastic and specifically this 2.6 preview, so we’ve added a special callout to highlight their efforts. Thanks for bringing this up!

[kd7eir]

Not listed in the flasher, and not in Github. I have to call BS on this.

[RCGV1]

Read the blog. The code is in the 2.6 branch.

[kd7eir]

Then why are some people seeing in the Flasher? And some of us have no idea what their "clue" is referring to.

[RCGV1]

I think a tool like Google will help you find out what it is referring to or even use ChatGPT to tell you.

[kd7eir]

I found the code, entered it on the web flasher page, and got nowhere. I Guess This non-gaming retired engineer is to stupid to install it. And to think that I have actually supported this project, and still get the middle finger. Never more, quoth the Jim...

[kd7eir]

OK, it finally worked. Had to do it before making any selections it seems.

[WA3ADI]

After selecting Seeed SenseCAP Indicator, I was not able to find 2.6.0 in the drop down menu. I have the "code", but did not see a place to insert that either. I'm trying to flash a LilyGo T-Deck+
Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!

[todd-herbert]

No special place, just start pressing keys! Believe it or not, this sneaky code actually gets semi-regular use as a way to get new features out to the brave souls in the #alphanauts channel on the Meshtastic Discord server.

[WA3ADI]

#Thanks, Todd. I realized that I wasn't initially entering the code correctly. I flashed my T-deck, and I really appreciate all the work that has been done to get Meshtashtic to this point. It is really nice.

[kd7eir]

I got it installed and working. I'm going to stick to the non-GUI version though, as frankly, my fingers are too fat to type on the SenseCAP pop-up keyboard!

[madeofstown]

No love for Meshtasticd? Was excited to check out the new UI but it looks there is no preview release on the opensuse repositories.

[thebentern]

Unfortunately those won't be officially distributed until we cut a github release. @vidplace7 has some really cool prerelease flatpaks with 2.6 / MUI available on Discord in the #linux-native channel though, if you're interested.

[madeofstown]

I'll wait for the official release or build it myself if I get too impatient. Thanks.

[jahway603]

I'll wait for the official release or build it myself if I get too impatient. Thanks.

Where are the build instructions for meshtasticd?

[kd7eir]

I hope to see an improved keyboard. With all the screen space on the SenseCAP Indicator, they could make a full-screen keyboard that would give us boomers and others with shaking hands a better chance of realizing the MUI as a standalone device.

Other than that, I am impressed with what they have accomplished here.

[rcarteraz]

Thanks! Please feel free to make a request in the github issues for the keyboard improvements.

[lhloftin47]

Downloaded the "atlas" to my SD card, but don't see any maps on device. I am sure I am missing something.
A bit more detail would be appreciated. I simply loaded the atlas file through my computer to the SD card. Perhaps that is not the process.

[FunMrWuffles]

got it working kinda seem to work with FAT32 but not exFat. still not seeing maps tho

[lhloftin47]

This new UI does not seem to let one set Lat and Lon. That may hinder map view, but I don't think so.

[carlotech]

does anyone have the links of the updates or codes pls?

[rcarteraz]

We have not added the docs yet, because this is a preview. We will once it’s actually released.

[RealBenAnderson]

We have not added the docs yet, because this is a preview. We will once it’s actually released.

Any timeline on this? Randomly clicking/holding things to see what happens is the only way any of us currently have to learn how this works...

[rcarteraz]

https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/meshtastic-ui/

[lhloftin47]

In order to see maps does the radio/system need to know your GPS location?
If there is no GPS attached, what then?
Running a SenseCAP

[mverch67]

Seeing map requires an SDCard with stored map tiles. However due to the dual-MCU architecture of the SenseCAP it requires some more effort to support it also on that device.

[WA3ADI]

After installing 2.6.0, for the US, LoRa indicates 906.875 MHz. Should I be changing it to 915? I tried to change it but the closest I could get to 915 was 915.125. Thanks!

[mverch67]

The US LoRa frequency range is 902 to 928 MHz. You'll want the same exact frequency as your friends otherwise you can't hear each other. For US the default slot is 20, see here:
https://meshtastic.org/docs/configuration/tips/#default-primary-frequency-slots-by-region

[WA3ADI]

Thanks for the info, Manuel. I’ll make sure to use the same frequency as my friends so we can hear each other. 👍🏻73, VinceWA3ADIOn Mar 4, 2025, at 4:42 PM, Manuel ***@***.***> wrote: The US LoRa frequency range is 902 to 928 MHz. You'll want the same exact frequency as your friends otherwise you can't hear each other. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[CyberMinion]

Thank you for the work which has gone into this!

Is anyone else having issues adding channels? I can't do it through the UI, or the web client.

I accidentally wiped my v2.3 fancy UI setup, and was not mentally prepared for the work of rebuilding it. I'm excited to try out 2.6!

[mverch67]

In 2.6 there is a MUI BT programming mode where you'll be able to use the phone's copy & paste functions for programming the channels, otherwise need to type in the base64 strings into MUI manually. Eventually, there will be export/import to/from SD card.

[CyberMinion]

That sounds good, but I'm honestly willing to type it in by hand. I just can't. The UI doesn't give me the add channel page, and the web client won't save it to the device. (I can save other changes to the device via web client, but not a new channel.)
I suppose I can try it via BT also, but if 2 of 3 methods are broken, I wouldn't count on the third working.

[mverch67]

That sounds good, but I'm honestly willing to type it in by hand. I just can't. The UI doesn't give me the add channel page

It does under settings -> channel (forth setting from top)

[CyberMinion]

It wasn't saving my changes on that page, when I asked it to. I did a fresh install yesterday, though, and now it seems to be saving properly. I have not yet confirmed it will receive on those channels properly, but will do so soon.

[RealBenAnderson]

When I hold down on the house icon, I get a message that says "resyncing." What does this mean?

[mverch67]

The UI is reloading all data from the device database as it does during bootup (e.g. in case it was out of sync).

[RealBenAnderson]

Why does it sometimes take a while for the time to show on the home screen after booting? Is there any way to speed up this process?

[mverch67]

The T-Deck does not have a clock so it relies either on its own GPS time or on other nodes sending their GPS position with a valid time.

[JayzonD]

I noticed that you can’t set the LoRa freq to slot 0 like my other smaller nodes. Don’t all radios have to be on the same slot to communicate with each other? I don’t understand how the slot part of meshtastic works.

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On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM CyberMinion ***@***.***> wrote: It wasn't saving my changes on that page, when I asked it to. I did a fresh install yesterday, though, and now it seems to be saving properly. I have not yet confirmed it will receive on those channels properly, but will do so soon. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#249 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A3MCZPVIPFUYZHYC3AKUPUT2THUYPAVCNFSM6AAAAABX52XGRKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTENBTGAYDEMA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[mverch67]

It's described in detail in the meshtastic docs, see here:
https://meshtastic.org/docs/overview/radio-settings/

[fluffrider]

Love the Konami code touch! Class!

[fluffrider]

The more I use UI, the more I love it. Good job! Bravo. Thank you so much for creating this!

[targetdrone]

I've been using this release daily since it dropped, and it is fabulous! It's so good I had to join you on OpenCollective

Thank you so much!

[rcarteraz]

Available officially in our docs now: https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/meshtastic-ui/

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On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM Manuel ***@***.***> wrote: Detailed MUI documentation is also available here: https://meshtastic-git-fork-rcarteraz-add-meshtastic-ui-meshtastic.vercel.app/docs/software/meshtastic-ui/ — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#249 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABUXUWAIHZ6MATN2XPEPVGT2UBWAHAVCNFSM6AAAAABX52XGRKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTENBXHAYTINQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[KingWayCool]

2.6.1 is awesome greatly appreciate all the hard work 🙂
I do have a question I have a tdeck and tdeck plus both running 2.6.1 the plus looks like the contrast is set higher than the tdeck is there a hot key to adjust the contrast not just on the maps the hole screen?

[mverch67]

T-Deck plus has a different display then T-Deck. Even with changed gamma settings the display looks washed out compared to T-Deck.

[SymDroid]

Wanted to install latest Alpha version on Muzi Works H1 today, but screen turned black. On 2nd thought, wasn't really the point of installing 2.6 (MUI is not applicable for Heltec V3), so I stayed with 2.5.x

[Wio-Steelhor]

I love MUI on my T-Deck and InkHUD on my two T-ECHOs!! Thank you, Meshtastic team, for all you have done for this community. LoRa radios have been a fun little project to add to my growing list of hobbies.

[Wio-Steelhor]

However, I just now noticed that InkHUD on my T-ECHO does not show the last 4 characters of the Node ID or my NodeName. Since I have mutiple, it is hard to determine which is which now. I can go back to basic Firmware 2.6.4 where it had the base screen with the battery indicated in the top left corner and the last 4 characters of the Node ID to the right on the next line.

Can you consider adding this back to the top of one of the Applet pages? Or adding a "Node" info Applet page? Or... adding it under the clock on the Menu page (seems like the best place to put it)? Thank you.

[todd-herbert]

I'd imagined eventually adding some sort of a system info applet, for sure, although the to-do list is pretty long if I'm being honest. If you're open to a low-tech alternative, one thing I saw recently was someone who had printed the shortname with a label maker and attached it over-top the lilygo logo, which I thought looked very tidy.

[Wio-Steelhor]

I don't know if the T-ECHO top touch button function was changed to touch-for-light in the v2.6.4 firmware or if it came with the InkHUD, but I LUV IT!! I really like the InkHUD overall but the touch button light change is really handy. I always misclicked the buttons on the side when having to perform more than one press. Thank you!

[tanoea]

I use Heltec V3. using the new firmware and new meshtastic app, it seems that the network/wifi does not work. even after i turn off the bluetooth.