From 0676fa6247b22cd5c37e4adb4c3732cddbdf0992 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrAlders0n Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:14:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs(app): document repeater nicknames --- docs/app_settings_reference.md | 9 +++++++++ docs/app_tabs.md | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/app_settings_reference.md b/docs/app_settings_reference.md index 4045d20..ad4b074 100644 --- a/docs/app_settings_reference.md +++ b/docs/app_settings_reference.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Complete reference for every setting in MeshMapper. The Settings tab is a list o - Chooses how the Top Heard list is drawn on the Live Activity (Lock Screen and Dynamic Island), CarPlay and Apple Watch - **On** (default): named rows, one repeater per line +- Named rows show your own nickname for a repeater when you have set one (see [Repeater Nicknames](#repeater-nicknames)) - **Off**: a compact grid that fits more repeaters ### Exit (Android only) @@ -124,6 +125,14 @@ Download map areas to your device for wardriving without a data connection. Open - Makes the Top Heard overlay bigger for easier reading - Shown only while **Top Repeaters on Map** is on. Disabled by default. +#### Repeater Nicknames + +- Give repeaters your own short names, up to 8 characters, like **Mell** for `5007` +- The nickname shows instead of the hex ID in the **Top Heard** overlay, and in place of the repeater's name on the Live Activity, CarPlay, Apple Watch and Siri +- It shows only when the app can tell exactly which repeater was heard. If another repeater shares the same ID, the ID shows instead. +- Add one here with **+**, or tap a repeater on the map, open its details and tap **Add nickname**. Tap a nickname in the list to change it, or the bin to remove it. +- Nicknames are saved on your phone and stay set when you leave a region and come back. They are not shared or synced to your MeshMapper account. + --- ## Wardriving diff --git a/docs/app_tabs.md b/docs/app_tabs.md index 984905d..fa314ea 100644 --- a/docs/app_tabs.md +++ b/docs/app_tabs.md @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The overlay renders from the same vector coverage tiles as the web map, using yo **Tap to inspect:** - **Tap a coverage cell** to open a summary of its pings, with dashed connection lines fanning out to every repeater that heard that spot (each line labelled with distance). -- **Tap a repeater** to see its details plus all the coverage cells it has been heard from, colour-coded by status, while the rest of the map dims so its footprint stands out. The repeater sheet also has a **Manage** button for logging in to a repeater you administer (it needs the repeater's full key and admin password). +- **Tap a repeater** to see its details plus all the coverage cells it has been heard from, colour-coded by status, while the rest of the map dims so its footprint stands out. The repeater sheet also has a **Manage** button for logging in to a repeater you administer (it needs the repeater's full key and admin password), and an **Add nickname** tag under the name for giving it your own short name. If **Top Repeaters on Map** is enabled in Settings > Map, a **Top Heard** overlay appears on the map. **Larger Top 3 Overlay** makes it bigger. @@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ If **Top Repeaters on Map** is enabled in Settings > Map, a **Top Heard** overla Each row also shows the repeater's hex ID and SNR value, colour-coded: green (good, above 5), orange (okay, above -1 up to 5), red (poor, -1 or below). +If you have given a repeater a nickname (Settings > Map > Repeater Nicknames), its row shows the nickname instead of the hex ID, as long as no other repeater shares that ID. + The overlay clears when you stop auto-ping, switch modes, disconnect, or clear pings/logs. Example: From fb01695d6ff293909e4f58b61b0019dd7766dcc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrAlders0n Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:34:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs(app): the nickname button sits beside Manage --- docs/app_settings_reference.md | 2 +- docs/app_tabs.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/app_settings_reference.md b/docs/app_settings_reference.md index ad4b074..dd44697 100644 --- a/docs/app_settings_reference.md +++ b/docs/app_settings_reference.md @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Download map areas to your device for wardriving without a data connection. Open - Give repeaters your own short names, up to 8 characters, like **Mell** for `5007` - The nickname shows instead of the hex ID in the **Top Heard** overlay, and in place of the repeater's name on the Live Activity, CarPlay, Apple Watch and Siri - It shows only when the app can tell exactly which repeater was heard. If another repeater shares the same ID, the ID shows instead. -- Add one here with **+**, or tap a repeater on the map, open its details and tap **Add nickname**. Tap a nickname in the list to change it, or the bin to remove it. +- Add one here with **+**, or tap a repeater on the map, open its details and tap **Nickname** beside **Manage**. Tap a nickname in the list to change it, or the bin to remove it. - Nicknames are saved on your phone and stay set when you leave a region and come back. They are not shared or synced to your MeshMapper account. --- diff --git a/docs/app_tabs.md b/docs/app_tabs.md index fa314ea..0240a1e 100644 --- a/docs/app_tabs.md +++ b/docs/app_tabs.md @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The overlay renders from the same vector coverage tiles as the web map, using yo **Tap to inspect:** - **Tap a coverage cell** to open a summary of its pings, with dashed connection lines fanning out to every repeater that heard that spot (each line labelled with distance). -- **Tap a repeater** to see its details plus all the coverage cells it has been heard from, colour-coded by status, while the rest of the map dims so its footprint stands out. The repeater sheet also has a **Manage** button for logging in to a repeater you administer (it needs the repeater's full key and admin password), and an **Add nickname** tag under the name for giving it your own short name. +- **Tap a repeater** to see its details plus all the coverage cells it has been heard from, colour-coded by status, while the rest of the map dims so its footprint stands out. The repeater sheet also has a **Manage** button for logging in to a repeater you administer (it needs the repeater's full key and admin password). Beside it, a **Nickname** button gives the repeater your own short name, and shows that name once it is set. If **Top Repeaters on Map** is enabled in Settings > Map, a **Top Heard** overlay appears on the map. **Larger Top 3 Overlay** makes it bigger.