Hello,
On the home screen of Librem 5, the apps are divided into ‘mobile optimised apps’ and ‘all apps’. In the meantime, however, I have installed apps that are indeed ‘mobile optimised’ but do not appear in the corresponding category, but only when I switch to the ‘all apps’ screen. I can’t move them all to the favourites bar either, the basic apps such as Phone, Mail etc. are already there.
What can I do?
Best regards
Klaus Hoffmann
You can add the following line of metadata code to the app’s respective .desktop entry:
X-Purism-FormFactor=Workstation;Mobile;
See also:
You can either:
$ gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive
['re.sonny.Tangram.desktop ']
$ gsettings get sm.puri.phosh app-filter-mode
or add X-Purism-FormFactor=Workstation;Mobile; to the apps desktop file but that means that it gets overwritten on updates
Create a new desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications with X-Purism-FormFactor=Workstation;Mobile; but then you don’t pick up any changes to the apps desktop file
Hence solutions 1. and 2. are recommended (and work in the Phosh version shipped in PureOS Byzantium and recent versions).
That worked.
Thank you very much!
How does one add an app to “the set of adaptive apps overrides” ?
$ gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive ['re.sonny.Tangram.desktop ']
gives
Usage:
gsettings [--schemadir SCHEMADIR] get SCHEMA[:PATH] KEY
Get the value of KEY
Arguments:
SCHEMADIR A directory to search for aditional schemas
CHEMA The name of the schema
PATH The path, for relocatable schemas
KEY They key within the schema
On it’s own
gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive
gives what I think is the current list of adaptive apps.
The piece in red is the output from the command. You don’t type it.
However that command is get not set
Sorry, I don’t understand >…<
The piece in red is the output from the command. You don’t type it.
If you just type gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive it will give you a list of what I think are the current adaptive apps.
So then, as OP asked: How do you make an app that is not mobile optimised, show in the optimised list?
However that command is
getnotset
gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive
Outputs: a list of what I think are current adaptive apps
gsettings set sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive
Outputs:
Usage:
gsettings [--schemadir SCHEMADIR] get SCHEMA[:PATH] KEY
Get the value of KEY
Arguments:
SCHEMADIR A directory to search for aditional schemas
CHEMA The name of the schema
PATH The path, for relocatable schemas
KEY They key within the schema
gsettings [--schemadir SCHEMADIR] set SCHEMA[:PATH] KEY VALUE
To get the current value you use get and don’t include a value.
To set the current value you use set and do include a value.
Note though that the syntax for set when used with a list of values is a bit baroque. The entire value argument needs to be enclosed in double quotes. The entire value inside the double quotes is enclosed in square brackets. Each value inside the square brackets is enclosed in single quotes and separated by a comma from the value that follows. Approximately like "['foo','bar']"
Thank you for sir. It does not work for me, I think I am just stupid.
The app I want to test with is called io.github.mlm_games.asteroids_revenge. It does not show in the menu and I have to tap on “Show All Apps” to see it in the menu.
As you suggested I tried gsettings set sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive "['io.github.mlm_games.asteroids_revenge']". There was no output so I assumed the command was successful.
Now, when typing gsettings get sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive it only outputs this one app ['io.github.mlm_games.asteroids_revenge'], which is a bit odd as before it gave me a list with more apps, but whatever.
Checking the menu, I still have to tap on “Show All Apps” to see the app. Even after a phone restart the app is not showing.
The value is an array so if you want more apps you do:
gsettings set sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive "['appid1', 'appid2', 'appid3']"
So go get back the default you use:
gsettings reset sm.puri.phosh force-adaptive
You can then grab that list via get and add your app. The manpage (man phosh) has examples and links to the Wiki at Configuration · Wiki · World / Phosh / phosh · GitLab
You also could install dconf-editor and go to the directory sm/puri/phosh/force-adaptive and edit the list if you are more familiar with UI than command lines or desktop files.
Maybe it needs the .desktop to be present in the name (and would, I guess, have to be an exact match on what the .desktop file is actually called).
