EdgeTx icon

[Kevltan]

Feature Request: ETX Icon Startup Visibility

Add a software setting to allow the user to select whether the EdgeTX icon is visible or hidden when the radio starts.

Setting:

ETX Icon at startup: ON / OFF

ON → The blue EdgeTX icon behaves as it does currently and is visible at startup.
OFF → The blue EdgeTX icon starts off-screen/hidden at startup.

The existing controls should remain unchanged:

Long ENTER (scroll wheel) → hides the EdgeTX icon.
Long RTN → brings the EdgeTX icon back.
Reason for the request

This would be particularly useful for radios using full-screen Lua widgets in app mode, where the blue EdgeTX icon occupies the top-left corner of the display and can obscure important information or values.

Having an ETX Icon at startup: ON/OFF setting would allow users who primarily use full-screen widgets to have a completely unobstructed screen immediately after startup, without having to perform the long-press on the ENTER/scroll wheel every time.

It would also preserve the existing behaviour for users who prefer the current startup state.

The setting could be stored as a normal radio/user setting and default to ON to preserve the current behaviour for existing users.

[pfeerick]

Why not just the fullscreen mode with all UI elements turned off? Then the EdgeTX logo isn't' shown at all?

Or are you actually asking more specifically for when using an app mode layout (meaning it has input focus - thus you will not be able to access radio UI via SYS/MDL, etc until you long RTN to return focus to EdgeTX UI) that you would like the option to have it focused when the model loads, thus removing the EdgeTX logo. If feasible, as long as it is an option, I don't see a problem with that - it doesn't bother me how it is now, but it's your radio/use case. I can see pros and cons for it being a model level (layout) setting and radio level (i.e. configurable per model vs systemwide behaviour)... so probably needs a little more thought and feasibility check.

[Kevltan]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean — the app mode layout with input focus.

I use full-screen Lua widgets where the blue EdgeTX logo in the top-left can cover an important value or part of the display. At present I have to long-press ENTER on the scroll wheel every time the model/widget starts to remove the logo.

What I would ideally like is an optional setting for the app-mode layout to start with input focus, so that when that model loads:

the Lua app has focus immediately;
the EdgeTX logo is not displayed;
the existing long RTN action still returns focus to the normal EdgeTX UI;
models/layouts that don't select this option continue to behave exactly as they do now.

I agree that making this a model/layout-level option probably makes more sense than a global radio setting, as it would allow users to choose it only for models where a full-screen Lua app needs the unobstructed top-left corner.

So yes — I'm specifically asking for the app-mode layout to optionally start focused when the model loads.

[thomaskistler]

What you are proposing seems just as hacky. What happens when I have two screens with app-mode widgets? If I open the first screen in full-screen mode, then how do I swipe to the second screen? What if both screens declare that they want to open in full-screen mode? Is that even possible?

But I agree that the fact that app-mode widgets behave differently in screen setup mode, in app mode, and in full-screen mode, is very confusing for users.

Instead of solving the problem with another hack, we should consider combining EdgeTX’s App mode and widget fullscreen into a single, always-interactive mode where widgets can handle touch, button, and rotary input without requiring users to enter fullscreen first. EdgeTX would retain ownership of a small, clearly defined set of system gestures—such as an edge swipe to switch screens—and a reliable way to access the radio menu. When a system gesture is recognized, EdgeTX would take control and cancel any in-progress widget interaction. This would let application-like widgets work naturally while keeping system navigation consistently accessible, similar to what Android or iOS do.

[Rocknaga]

+1 for this, with a concrete use case.
I maintain a Rotorflight telemetry/control widget for TX16S MK3 (EdgeTX 2.12, lvgl, App mode layout). Since #5808, buttons/sliders/touch only work in full screen, so the widget's menus (battery profile selection right after connect, FC settings, flight history) need input focus. Today the user has to long-press ENTER after every power-on / model load, and the EdgeTX button covers the top-left corner until they do.
On the open questions:
• Scope: per layout (model) is preferable. A model built around a full-screen app opts in; other models are unaffected.
• Default: off, so existing behavior doesn't change.
• Escape: long RTN still returns focus to the EdgeTX UI exactly as now, so the system menus are never locked out.
• Trigger: apply when the model is loaded (power-on and model switch).
A Lua-side lvgl.enterFullScreen() would also cover this, but a layout option seems simpler and safer since the user explicitly opts in.
Happy to test on hardware (TX16S MK3) if a build is available.

[Kevltan]

I agree with above and for exactly the same reasons. I would like the EDGETX focus icon to be configurable through a simple ON/OFF option under Model settings. The option should default to ON (EdgeTX focus icon enabled), preserving the current behaviour for existing users. When switched OFF, the focus icon should no longer appear in the top-left corner of the screen when the transmitter powers up. If required, the focus icon should still be easily restored using the existing long-press RTN function. This provides users with the choice of having the focus icon displayed at startup or having a clean screen by default, without losing the ability to bring the EdgeTx focus icon back at any time.

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On Tue, 3 Nov 2026, 06:05 Rocknaga, ***@***.***> wrote: +1 for this, with a concrete use case. I maintain a Rotorflight telemetry/control widget for TX16S MK3 (EdgeTX 2.12, lvgl, App mode layout). Since #5808 <#5808>, buttons/sliders/touch only work in full screen, so the widget's menus (battery profile selection right after connect, FC settings, flight history) need input focus. Today the user has to long-press ENTER after every power-on / model load, and the EdgeTX button covers the top-left corner until they do. On the open questions: • Scope: per layout (model) is preferable. A model built around a full-screen app opts in; other models are unaffected. • Default: off, so existing behavior doesn't change. • Escape: long RTN still returns focus to the EdgeTX UI exactly as now, so the system menus are never locked out. • Trigger: apply when the model is loaded (power-on and model switch). A Lua-side lvgl.enterFullScreen() would also cover this, but a layout option seems simpler and safer since the user explicitly opts in. Happy to test on hardware (TX16S MK3) if a build is available. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#7823?email_source=notifications&email_token=ANPFAW244QZC3OBVEUGMWOL5XFYT3A5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCOJTGY3TMOBSUZZGKYLTN5XKMYLVORUG64VFMV3GK3TUVRTG633UMVZF6Y3MNFRWW#discussioncomment-19367682>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ANPFAW2TTALGUZUJR4732AT5XFYT3AVCNFSNUABIKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMZTMNBYG4YTGMZQHNCGS43DOVZXG2LPNY5TCMBYHEYDEMBVUF3AE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>