Merge branch 'develop' into InkHUD-Improvements

.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml

@@ -263,17 +263,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           base: ${{ github.base_ref }}
           head: ${{ github.sha }}
-      # Currently broken (for-loop through EVERY artifact -- rate limiting)
+      - name: Download the old manifests
-      # - name: Download the old manifests
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-      #   if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        run: gh run download -R "$repo" --name "manifests-$merge_base" --dir manifest-old/
-      #   run: gh run download -R "$repo" --name "manifests-$merge_base" --dir manifest-old/
+        env:
-      #   env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      #     GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          merge_base: ${{ env.MERGE_BASE }}
-      #     merge_base: ${{ env.MERGE_BASE }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
-      #     repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+      - name: Do scan and post comment
-      # - name: Do scan and post comment
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-      #   if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        run: python3 bin/shame.py ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} manifests-old/ manifests-new/
-      #   run: python3 bin/shame.py ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} manifests-old/ manifests-new/
 
   release-artifacts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Logo/LogoApplet.cpp

@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ void InkHUD::LogoApplet::onShutdown()
     // This is then drawn by InkHUD::Events::onShutdown, with a blocking FULL update, after InkHUD's flash write is complete
 }
 
+void InkHUD::LogoApplet::onApplyingChanges()
+{
+    bringToForeground();
+
+    textLeft = "";
+    textRight = "";
+    textTitle = "Applying changes";
+    fontTitle = fontSmall;
+
+    inkhud->forceUpdate(Drivers::EInk::FAST, false);
+}
+
 void InkHUD::LogoApplet::onReboot()
 {
     bringToForeground();

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Logo/LogoApplet.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class LogoApplet : public SystemApplet, public concurrency::OSThread
     void onBackground() override;
     void onShutdown() override;
     void onReboot() override;
+    void onApplyingChanges();
 
   protected:
     int32_t runOnce() override;

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Menu/MenuAction.h

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum MenuAction {
     STORE_CANNEDMESSAGE_SELECTION,
     SEND_CANNEDMESSAGE,
     SHUTDOWN,
+    BACK,
     NEXT_TILE,
     TOGGLE_BACKLIGHT,
     TOGGLE_GPS,
@@ -36,6 +37,84 @@ enum MenuAction {
     TOGGLE_NOTIFICATIONS,
     TOGGLE_INVERT_COLOR,
     TOGGLE_12H_CLOCK,
+    // Regions
+    SET_REGION_US,
+    SET_REGION_EU_868,
+    SET_REGION_EU_433,
+    SET_REGION_CN,
+    SET_REGION_JP,
+    SET_REGION_ANZ,
+    SET_REGION_KR,
+    SET_REGION_TW,
+    SET_REGION_RU,
+    SET_REGION_IN,
+    SET_REGION_NZ_865,
+    SET_REGION_TH,
+    SET_REGION_LORA_24,
+    SET_REGION_UA_433,
+    SET_REGION_UA_868,
+    SET_REGION_MY_433,
+    SET_REGION_MY_919,
+    SET_REGION_SG_923,
+    SET_REGION_PH_433,
+    SET_REGION_PH_868,
+    SET_REGION_PH_915,
+    SET_REGION_ANZ_433,
+    SET_REGION_KZ_433,
+    SET_REGION_KZ_863,
+    SET_REGION_NP_865,
+    SET_REGION_BR_902,
+    // Device Roles
+    SET_ROLE_CLIENT,
+    SET_ROLE_CLIENT_MUTE,
+    SET_ROLE_ROUTER,
+    SET_ROLE_REPEATER,
+    // Presets
+    SET_PRESET_LONG_SLOW,
+    SET_PRESET_LONG_MODERATE,
+    SET_PRESET_LONG_FAST,
+    SET_PRESET_MEDIUM_SLOW,
+    SET_PRESET_MEDIUM_FAST,
+    SET_PRESET_SHORT_SLOW,
+    SET_PRESET_SHORT_FAST,
+    SET_PRESET_SHORT_TURBO,
+    // Timezones
+    SET_TZ_US_HAWAII,
+    SET_TZ_US_ALASKA,
+    SET_TZ_US_PACIFIC,
+    SET_TZ_US_ARIZONA,
+    SET_TZ_US_MOUNTAIN,
+    SET_TZ_US_CENTRAL,
+    SET_TZ_US_EASTERN,
+    SET_TZ_BR_BRAZILIA,
+    SET_TZ_UTC,
+    SET_TZ_EU_WESTERN,
+    SET_TZ_EU_CENTRAL,
+    SET_TZ_EU_EASTERN,
+    SET_TZ_ASIA_KOLKATA,
+    SET_TZ_ASIA_HONG_KONG,
+    SET_TZ_AU_AWST,
+    SET_TZ_AU_ACST,
+    SET_TZ_AU_AEST,
+    SET_TZ_PACIFIC_NZ,
+    // Power
+    TOGGLE_POWER_SAVE,
+    CALIBRATE_ADC,
+    // Bluetooth
+    TOGGLE_BLUETOOTH,
+    TOGGLE_BLUETOOTH_PAIR_MODE,
+    // Channel
+    TOGGLE_CHANNEL_UPLINK,
+    TOGGLE_CHANNEL_DOWNLINK,
+    TOGGLE_CHANNEL_POSITION,
+    SET_CHANNEL_PRECISION,
+    // Display
+    TOGGLE_DISPLAY_UNITS,
+    // Network
+    TOGGLE_WIFI,
+    // Administration
+    RESET_NODEDB_ALL,
+    RESET_NODEDB_KEEP_FAVORITES,
 };
 
 } // namespace NicheGraphics::InkHUD

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Menu/MenuApplet.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class MenuApplet : public SystemApplet, public concurrency::OSThread
     void onRender() override;
 
     void show(Tile *t); // Open the menu, onto a user tile
+    void setStartPage(MenuPage page);
 
   protected:
     Drivers::LatchingBacklight *backlight = nullptr; // Convenient access to the backlight singleton
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class MenuApplet : public SystemApplet, public concurrency::OSThread
     void sendText(NodeNum dest, ChannelIndex channel, const char *message); // Send a text message to mesh
     void freeCannedMessageResources();                                      // Clear MenuApplet's canned message processing data
 
+    MenuPage startPageOverride = MenuPage::ROOT;
     MenuPage currentPage = MenuPage::ROOT;
     MenuPage previousPage = MenuPage::EXIT;
     uint8_t cursor = 0;       // Which menu item is currently highlighted
@@ -63,7 +65,14 @@ class MenuApplet : public SystemApplet, public concurrency::OSThread
 
     uint16_t systemInfoPanelHeight = 0; // Need to know before we render
 
-    std::vector<MenuItem> items; // MenuItems for the current page. Filled by ShowPage
+    std::vector<MenuItem> items;               // MenuItems for the current page. Filled by ShowPage
+    std::vector<std::string> nodeConfigLabels; // Persistent labels for Node Config pages
+    uint8_t selectedChannelIndex = 0;          // Currently selected LoRa channel (Node Config → Radio → Channel)
+    bool channelPositionEnabled = false;
+
+    // Recents menu checkbox state (derived from settings.recentlyActiveSeconds)
+    static constexpr uint8_t RECENTS_COUNT = 6;
+    bool recentsSelected[RECENTS_COUNT] = {};
 
     // Data for selecting and sending canned messages via the menu
     // Placed into a sub-class for organization only

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Menu/MenuItem.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class MenuItem
     MenuAction action = NO_ACTION;
     MenuPage nextPage = EXIT;
     bool *checkState = nullptr;
+    bool isHeader = false; // Non-selectable section label
 
     // Various constructors, depending on the intended function of the item
 
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ class MenuItem
         : label(label), action(action), nextPage(nextPage), checkState(checkState)
     {
     }
+    static MenuItem Header(const char *label)
+    {
+        MenuItem item(label, NO_ACTION, EXIT);
+        item.isHeader = true;
+        return item;
+    }
 };
 
 } // namespace NicheGraphics::InkHUD

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Menu/MenuPage.h

@@ -20,10 +20,27 @@ enum MenuPage : uint8_t {
     SEND,
     CANNEDMESSAGE_RECIPIENT, // Select destination for a canned message
     OPTIONS,
+    NODE_CONFIG,
+    NODE_CONFIG_LORA,
+    NODE_CONFIG_CHANNELS,       // List of channels
+    NODE_CONFIG_CHANNEL_DETAIL, // Per-channel options
+    NODE_CONFIG_CHANNEL_PRECISION,
+    NODE_CONFIG_PRESET,
+    NODE_CONFIG_DEVICE,
+    NODE_CONFIG_DEVICE_ROLE,
+    NODE_CONFIG_POWER,
+    NODE_CONFIG_POWER_ADC_CAL,
+    NODE_CONFIG_NETWORK,
+    NODE_CONFIG_DISPLAY,
+    NODE_CONFIG_BLUETOOTH,
+    NODE_CONFIG_POSITION,
+    NODE_CONFIG_ADMIN_RESET,
+    TIMEZONE,
     APPLETS,
     AUTOSHOW,
     RECENTS, // Select length of "recentlyActiveSeconds"
-    EXIT,    // Dismiss the menu applet
+    REGION,
+    EXIT, // Dismiss the menu applet
 };
 
 } // namespace NicheGraphics::InkHUD

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Tips/TipsApplet.cpp

@@ -10,34 +10,37 @@ using namespace NicheGraphics;
 
 InkHUD::TipsApplet::TipsApplet()
 {
-    // Decide which tips (if any) should be shown to user after the boot screen
+    bool needsRegion = (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET);
+
+    bool showTutorialTips = (settings->tips.firstBoot || needsRegion);
 
     // Welcome screen
-    if (settings->tips.firstBoot)
+    if (showTutorialTips)
         tipQueue.push_back(Tip::WELCOME);
 
-    // Antenna, region, timezone
+    // Finish setup
-    // Shown at boot if region not yet set
+    if (needsRegion)
-    if (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET)
         tipQueue.push_back(Tip::FINISH_SETUP);
 
+    // Using the UI
+    if (showTutorialTips) {
+        tipQueue.push_back(Tip::CUSTOMIZATION);
+        tipQueue.push_back(Tip::BUTTONS);
+    }
+
     // Shutdown info
     // Shown until user performs one valid shutdown
     if (!settings->tips.safeShutdownSeen)
         tipQueue.push_back(Tip::SAFE_SHUTDOWN);
 
-    // Using the UI
-    if (settings->tips.firstBoot) {
-        tipQueue.push_back(Tip::CUSTOMIZATION);
-        tipQueue.push_back(Tip::BUTTONS);
-    }
-
     // Catch an incorrect attempt at rotating display
     if (config.display.flip_screen)
         tipQueue.push_back(Tip::ROTATION);
 
-    // Applet is foreground immediately at boot, but is obscured by LogoApplet, which is also foreground
+    // Region picker
-    // LogoApplet can be considered to have a higher Z-index, because it is placed before TipsApplet in the systemApplets vector
+    if (needsRegion)
+        tipQueue.push_back(Tip::PICK_REGION);
+
     if (!tipQueue.empty())
         bringToForeground();
 }
@@ -51,81 +54,109 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::onRender()
 
     case Tip::FINISH_SETUP: {
         setFont(fontMedium);
-        printAt(0, 0, "Tip: Finish Setup");
+        const char *title = "Tip: Finish Setup";
+        uint16_t h = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), title);
+        printWrapped(0, 0, width(), title);
 
         setFont(fontSmall);
-        int16_t cursorY = fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5;
+        int16_t cursorY = h + fontSmall.lineHeight();
-        printAt(0, cursorY, "- connect antenna");
 
-        cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
+        auto drawBullet = [&](const char *text) {
-        printAt(0, cursorY, "- connect a client app");
+            uint16_t bh = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), text);
+            printWrapped(0, cursorY, width(), text);
+            cursorY += bh + (fontSmall.lineHeight() / 3);
+        };
 
-        // Only if region not set
+        drawBullet("- connect antenna");
-        if (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET) {
+        drawBullet("- connect a client app");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- set region");
-        }
 
-        // Only if tz not set
+        if (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET)
-        if (!(*config.device.tzdef && config.device.tzdef[0] != 0)) {
+            drawBullet("- set region");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- set timezone");
-        }
 
-        cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.5;
+        if (!(*config.device.tzdef && config.device.tzdef[0] != 0))
-        printAt(0, cursorY, "More info at meshtastic.org");
+            drawBullet("- set timezone");
+
+        cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() / 2;
+        drawBullet("More info at meshtastic.org");
 
-        setFont(fontSmall);
         printAt(0, Y(1.0), "Press button to continue", LEFT, BOTTOM);
     } break;
 
+    case Tip::PICK_REGION: {
+        setFont(fontMedium);
+        printAt(0, 0, "Set Region");
+
+        setFont(fontSmall);
+        printWrapped(0, fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5, width(), "Please select your LoRa region to complete setup.");
+
+        printAt(0, Y(1.0), "Press button to choose", LEFT, BOTTOM);
+    } break;
+
     case Tip::SAFE_SHUTDOWN: {
         setFont(fontMedium);
-        printAt(0, 0, "Tip: Shutdown");
+
+        const char *title = "Tip: Shutdown";
+        uint16_t h = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), title);
+        printWrapped(0, 0, width(), title);
 
         setFont(fontSmall);
-        std::string shutdown;
+        int16_t cursorY = h + fontSmall.lineHeight();
-        shutdown += "Before removing power, please shut down from InkHUD menu, or a client app. \n";
+
-        shutdown += "\n";
+        const char *body = "Before removing power, please shut down from InkHUD menu, or a client app.\n\n"
-        shutdown += "This ensures data is saved.";
+                           "This ensures data is saved.";
-        printWrapped(0, fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5, width(), shutdown);
+
+        uint16_t bodyH = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), body);
+        printWrapped(0, cursorY, width(), body);
+        cursorY += bodyH + (fontSmall.lineHeight() / 2);
 
         printAt(0, Y(1.0), "Press button to continue", LEFT, BOTTOM);
-
     } break;
 
     case Tip::CUSTOMIZATION: {
         setFont(fontMedium);
-        printAt(0, 0, "Tip: Customization");
+
+        const char *title = "Tip: Customization";
+        uint16_t h = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), title);
+        printWrapped(0, 0, width(), title);
 
         setFont(fontSmall);
-        printWrapped(0, fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5, width(),
+        int16_t cursorY = h + fontSmall.lineHeight();
-                     "Configure & control display with the InkHUD menu. Optional features, layout, rotation, and more.");
+
+        const char *body = "Configure & control display with the InkHUD menu. "
+                           "Optional features, layout, rotation, and more.";
+
+        uint16_t bodyH = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), body);
+        printWrapped(0, cursorY, width(), body);
+        cursorY += bodyH + (fontSmall.lineHeight() / 2);
 
         printAt(0, Y(1.0), "Press button to continue", LEFT, BOTTOM);
     } break;
 
     case Tip::BUTTONS: {
         setFont(fontMedium);
-        printAt(0, 0, "Tip: Buttons");
+
+        const char *title = "Tip: Buttons";
+        uint16_t h = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), title);
+        printWrapped(0, 0, width(), title);
 
         setFont(fontSmall);
-        int16_t cursorY = fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5;
+        int16_t cursorY = h + fontSmall.lineHeight();
+
+        auto drawBullet = [&](const char *text) {
+            uint16_t bh = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), text);
+            printWrapped(0, cursorY, width(), text);
+            cursorY += bh + (fontSmall.lineHeight() / 3);
+        };
 
         if (!settings->joystick.enabled) {
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "User Button");
+            drawBullet("User Button");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
+            drawBullet("- short press: next");
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- short press: next");
+            drawBullet("- long press: select or open menu");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- long press: select / open menu");
         } else {
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "Joystick");
+            drawBullet("Joystick");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
+            drawBullet("- press: open menu or select");
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- open menu / select");
+            drawBullet("Exit Button");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.5;
+            drawBullet("- press: switch tile or close menu");
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "Exit Button");
-            cursorY += fontSmall.lineHeight() * 1.2;
-            printAt(0, cursorY, "- switch tile / close menu");
         }
 
         printAt(0, Y(1.0), "Press button to continue", LEFT, BOTTOM);
@@ -133,12 +164,21 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::onRender()
 
     case Tip::ROTATION: {
         setFont(fontMedium);
-        printAt(0, 0, "Tip: Rotation");
+
+        const char *title = "Tip: Rotation";
+        uint16_t h = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), title);
+        printWrapped(0, 0, width(), title);
 
         setFont(fontSmall);
         if (!settings->joystick.enabled) {
-            printWrapped(0, fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5, width(),
+            int16_t cursorY = h + fontSmall.lineHeight();
-                         "To rotate the display, use the InkHUD menu. Long-press the user button > Options > Rotate.");
+
+            const char *body = "To rotate the display, use the InkHUD menu. "
+                               "Long-press the user button > Options > Rotate.";
+
+            uint16_t bh = getWrappedTextHeight(0, width(), body);
+            printWrapped(0, cursorY, width(), body);
+            cursorY += bh + (fontSmall.lineHeight() / 2);
         } else {
             printWrapped(0, fontMedium.lineHeight() * 1.5, width(),
                          "To rotate the display, use the InkHUD menu. Press the user button > Options > Rotate.");
@@ -159,12 +199,15 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::renderWelcome()
 {
     uint16_t padW = X(0.05);
 
+    // Detect portrait orientation
+    bool portrait = height() > width();
+
     // Block 1 - logo & title
     // ========================
 
     // Logo size
-    uint16_t logoWLimit = X(0.3);
+    uint16_t logoWLimit = portrait ? X(0.5) : X(0.3);
-    uint16_t logoHLimit = Y(0.3);
+    uint16_t logoHLimit = portrait ? Y(0.25) : Y(0.3);
     uint16_t logoW = getLogoWidth(logoWLimit, logoHLimit);
     uint16_t logoH = getLogoHeight(logoWLimit, logoHLimit);
 
@@ -177,7 +220,7 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::renderWelcome()
 
     // Center the block
     // Desired effect: equal margin from display edge for logo left and title right
-    int16_t block1Y = Y(0.3);
+    int16_t block1Y = portrait ? Y(0.2) : Y(0.3);
     int16_t block1CX = X(0.5) + (logoW / 2) - (titleW / 2);
     int16_t logoCX = block1CX - (logoW / 2) - (padW / 2);
     int16_t titleCX = block1CX + (titleW / 2) + (padW / 2);
@@ -192,7 +235,7 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::renderWelcome()
     std::string subtitle = "InkHUD";
     if (width() >= 200)
         subtitle += "  -  A Heads-Up Display"; // Future proofing: narrower for tiny display
-    printAt(X(0.5), Y(0.6), subtitle, CENTER, MIDDLE);
+    printAt(X(0.5), portrait ? Y(0.45) : Y(0.6), subtitle, CENTER, MIDDLE);
 
     // Block 3 - press to continue
     // ============================
@@ -224,26 +267,37 @@ void InkHUD::TipsApplet::onBackground()
 // While our SystemApplet::handleInput flag is true
 void InkHUD::TipsApplet::onButtonShortPress()
 {
+    bool needsRegion = (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET);
+    // If we're prompting the user to pick a region, hand off to the menu
+    if (!tipQueue.empty() && tipQueue.front() == Tip::PICK_REGION) {
+        tipQueue.pop_front();
+
+        // Signal InkHUD to open the menu on Region page
+        inkhud->forceRegionMenu = true;
+
+        // Close tips and open menu
+        sendToBackground();
+        inkhud->openMenu();
+        return;
+    }
+    // Consume current tip
     tipQueue.pop_front();
 
     // All tips done
     if (tipQueue.empty()) {
         // Record that user has now seen the "tutorial" set of tips
         // Don't show them on subsequent boots
-        if (settings->tips.firstBoot) {
+        if (settings->tips.firstBoot && !needsRegion) {
             settings->tips.firstBoot = false;
             inkhud->persistence->saveSettings();
         }
 
-        // Close applet, and full refresh to clean the screen
+        // Close applet and clean the screen
-        // Need to force update, because our request would be ignored otherwise, as we are now background
         sendToBackground();
         inkhud->forceUpdate(EInk::UpdateTypes::FULL);
-    }
+    } else {
-
-    // More tips left
-    else
         requestUpdate();
+    }
 }
 
 // Functions the same as the user button in this instance

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/System/Tips/TipsApplet.h

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class TipsApplet : public SystemApplet
     enum class Tip {
         WELCOME,
         FINISH_SETUP,
+        PICK_REGION,
         SAFE_SHUTDOWN,
         CUSTOMIZATION,
         BUTTONS,

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Applets/User/Positions/PositionsApplet.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifdef MESHTASTIC_INCLUDE_INKHUD
 
 #include "./PositionsApplet.h"
-#include "NodeDB.h"
 
 using namespace NicheGraphics;
 
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ ProcessMessage InkHUD::PositionsApplet::handleReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPack
     if (!hasPosition)
         return ProcessMessage::CONTINUE;
 
-    const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(mp);
+    bool hasHopsAway = (mp.hop_start != 0 && mp.hop_limit <= mp.hop_start); // From NodeDB::updateFrom
-    const bool hasHopsAway = hopsAway >= 0;
+    uint8_t hopsAway = mp.hop_start - mp.hop_limit;
 
     // Determine if the position packet would change anything on-screen
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Events.cpp

@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ int InkHUD::Events::beforeDeepSleep(void *unused)
     return 0; // We agree: deep sleep now
 }
 
+// Display an intermediate screen while configuration changes are applied
+void InkHUD::Events::applyingChanges()
+{
+    // Bring the logo applet forward with a temporary message
+    for (SystemApplet *sa : inkhud->systemApplets) {
+        sa->onApplyingChanges();
+    }
+}
+
 // Callback for rebootObserver
 // Same as shutdown, without drawing the logoApplet
 // Makes sure we don't lose message history / InkHUD config

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/Events.h

@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ class Events
 
     void onButtonShort(); // User button: short press
     void onButtonLong();  // User button: long press
-    void onExitShort();   // Exit button: short press
+    void applyingChanges();
-    void onExitLong();    // Exit button: long press
+    void onExitShort(); // Exit button: short press
-    void onNavUp();       // Navigate up
+    void onExitLong();  // Exit button: long press
-    void onNavDown();     // Navigate down
+    void onNavUp();     // Navigate up
-    void onNavLeft();     // Navigate left
+    void onNavDown();   // Navigate down
-    void onNavRight();    // Navigate right
+    void onNavLeft();   // Navigate left
+    void onNavRight();  // Navigate right
 
     int beforeDeepSleep(void *unused);                             // Prepare for shutdown
     int beforeReboot(void *unused);                                // Prepare for reboot

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/InkHUD.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ void InkHUD::InkHUD::addApplet(const char *name, Applet *a, bool defaultActive,
     windowManager->addApplet(name, a, defaultActive, defaultAutoshow, onTile);
 }
 
+void InkHUD::InkHUD::notifyApplyingChanges()
+{
+    if (events) {
+        events->applyingChanges();
+    }
+}
+
 // Start InkHUD!
 // Call this only after you have configured InkHUD
 void InkHUD::InkHUD::begin()

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/InkHUD.h

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class InkHUD
     void setDriver(Drivers::EInk *driver);
     void setDisplayResilience(uint8_t fastPerFull = 5, float stressMultiplier = 2.0);
     void addApplet(const char *name, Applet *a, bool defaultActive = false, bool defaultAutoshow = false, uint8_t onTile = -1);
+    void notifyApplyingChanges();
 
     void begin();
 
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ class InkHUD
     void rotateJoystick(uint8_t angle = 1); // rotate 90 deg by default
     void toggleBatteryIcon();
 
+    // Used by TipsApplet to force menu to start on Region selection
+    bool forceRegionMenu = false;
+
     // Updating the display
     // - called by various InkHUD components
 

src/graphics/niche/InkHUD/SystemApplet.h

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class SystemApplet : public Applet
     bool lockRequests = false;  // - prevent other applets from triggering display updates
 
     virtual void onReboot() { onShutdown(); } // - handle reboot specially
+    virtual void onApplyingChanges() {}
 
     // Other system applets may take precedence over our own system applet though
     // The order an applet is passed to WindowManager::addSystemApplet determines this hierarchy (added earlier = higher rank)

src/mesh/MeshModule.cpp

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void MeshModule::callModules(meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, RxSource src)
             // but opted NOT TO.  Because it is not a good idea to let remote nodes 'probe' to find out which PSKs were "good" vs
             // bad.
             routingModule->sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NO_RESPONSE, getFrom(&mp), mp.id, mp.channel,
-                                      routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(mp));
+                                      routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(mp.hop_start, mp.hop_limit));
         }
     }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void setReplyTo(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtastic_MeshPacket &to)
     assert(p->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag); // Should already be set by now
     p->to = getFrom(&to);    // Make sure that if we are sending to the local node, we use our local node addr, not 0
     p->channel = to.channel; // Use the same channel that the request came in on
-    p->hop_limit = routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(to);
+    p->hop_limit = routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(to.hop_start, to.hop_limit);
 
     // No need for an ack if we are just delivering locally (it just generates an ignored ack)
     p->want_ack = (to.from != 0) ? to.want_ack : false;

src/mesh/MeshService.cpp

@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     } else if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
                nodeInfoModule && !isPreferredRebroadcaster && !nodeDB->isFull()) {
         if (airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(true)) {
-            const int8_t hopsUsed = getHopsAway(*mp, config.lora.hop_limit);
+            // Hops used by the request. If somebody in between running modified firmware modified it, ignore it
-            if (hopsUsed > (int32_t)(config.lora.hop_limit + 2)) {
+            auto hopStart = mp->hop_start;
+            auto hopLimit = mp->hop_limit;
+            uint8_t hopsUsed = hopStart < hopLimit ? config.lora.hop_limit : hopStart - hopLimit;
+            if (hopsUsed > config.lora.hop_limit + 2) {
                 LOG_DEBUG("Skip send NodeInfo: %d hops away is too far away", hopsUsed);
             } else {
                 LOG_INFO("Heard new node on ch. %d, send NodeInfo and ask for response", mp->channel);
@@ -192,13 +195,15 @@ void MeshService::handleToRadio(meshtastic_MeshPacket &p)
 
     p.rx_time = getValidTime(RTCQualityFromNet); // Record the time the packet arrived from the phone
 
-    IF_SCREEN(if (p.decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_TEXT_MESSAGE_APP && p.decoded.payload.size > 0 &&
+#if HAS_SCREEN
-                  p.to != NODENUM_BROADCAST && p.to != 0) // DM only
+    if (p.decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_TEXT_MESSAGE_APP && p.decoded.payload.size > 0 && p.to != NODENUM_BROADCAST &&
-              {
+        p.to != 0) // DM only
-                  perhapsDecode(&p);
+    {
-                  const StoredMessage &sm = messageStore.addFromPacket(p);
+        perhapsDecode(&p);
-                  graphics::MessageRenderer::handleNewMessage(nullptr, sm, p); // notify UI
+        const StoredMessage &sm = messageStore.addFromPacket(p);
-              })
+        graphics::MessageRenderer::handleNewMessage(nullptr, sm, p); // notify UI
+    }
+#endif
     // Send the packet into the mesh
     DEBUG_HEAP_BEFORE;
     auto a = packetPool.allocCopy(p);

src/mesh/NextHopRouter.cpp

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool NextHopRouter::shouldFilterReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
                 perhapsRebroadcast(p);
             }
         } else {
-            bool isRepeated = getHopsAway(*p) == 0;
+            bool isRepeated = p->hop_start > 0 && p->hop_start == p->hop_limit;
             // If repeated and not in Tx queue anymore, try relaying again, or if we are the destination, send the ACK again
             if (isRepeated) {
                 if (!findInTxQueue(p->from, p->id)) {
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ void NextHopRouter::sniffReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtast
                 bool wasAlreadyRelayer = wasRelayer(p->relay_node, p->decoded.request_id, p->to);
                 bool weWereSoleRelayer = false;
                 bool weWereRelayer = wasRelayer(ourRelayID, p->decoded.request_id, p->to, &weWereSoleRelayer);
-                if ((weWereRelayer && wasAlreadyRelayer) || (getHopsAway(*p) == 0 && weWereSoleRelayer)) {
+                if ((weWereRelayer && wasAlreadyRelayer) ||
+                    (p->hop_start != 0 && p->hop_start == p->hop_limit && weWereSoleRelayer)) {
                     if (origTx->next_hop != p->relay_node) { // Not already set
                         LOG_INFO("Update next hop of 0x%x to 0x%x based on ACK/reply (was relayer %d we were sole %d)", p->from,
                                  p->relay_node, wasAlreadyRelayer, weWereSoleRelayer);

src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp

@@ -1549,23 +1549,6 @@ uint32_t sinceReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
     return delta;
 }
 
-int8_t getHopsAway(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &p, int8_t defaultIfUnknown)
-{
-    // Firmware prior to 2.3.0 (585805c) lacked a hop_start field. Firmware version 2.5.0 (bf34329) introduced a
-    // bitfield that is always present. Use the presence of the bitfield to determine if the origin's firmware
-    // version is guaranteed to have hop_start populated. Note that this can only be done for decoded packets as
-    // the bitfield is encrypted under the channel encryption key. For encrypted packets, this returns
-    // defaultIfUnknown when hop_start is 0.
-    if (p.hop_start == 0 && !(p.which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && p.decoded.has_bitfield))
-        return defaultIfUnknown; // Cannot reliably determine the number of hops.
-
-    // Guard against invalid values.
-    if (p.hop_start < p.hop_limit)
-        return defaultIfUnknown;
-
-    return p.hop_start - p.hop_limit;
-}
-
 #define NUM_ONLINE_SECS (60 * 60 * 2) // 2 hrs to consider someone offline
 
 size_t NodeDB::getNumOnlineMeshNodes(bool localOnly)
@@ -1818,10 +1801,9 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp)
         info->via_mqtt = mp.via_mqtt; // Store if we received this packet via MQTT
 
         // If hopStart was set and there wasn't someone messing with the limit in the middle, add hopsAway
-        const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(mp);
+        if (mp.hop_start != 0 && mp.hop_limit <= mp.hop_start) {
-        if (hopsAway >= 0) {
             info->has_hops_away = true;
-            info->hops_away = hopsAway;
+            info->hops_away = mp.hop_start - mp.hop_limit;
         }
         sortMeshDB();
     }

src/mesh/NodeDB.h

@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ uint32_t sinceLastSeen(const meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *n);
 /// Given a packet, return how many seconds in the past (vs now) it was received
 uint32_t sinceReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p);
 
-/// Given a packet, return the number of hops used to reach this node.
-/// Returns defaultIfUnknown if the number of hops couldn't be determined.
-int8_t getHopsAway(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &p, int8_t defaultIfUnknown = -1);
-
 enum LoadFileResult {
     // Successfully opened the file
     LOAD_SUCCESS = 1,

src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "ReliableRouter.h"
 #include "Default.h"
 #include "MeshTypes.h"
-#include "NodeDB.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "memGet.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
@@ -109,12 +108,12 @@ void ReliableRouter::sniffReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtas
                         // If this packet should always be ACKed reliably with want_ack back to the original sender, make sure we
                         // do that unconditionally.
                         sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id, p->channel,
-                                   routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(*p), true);
+                                   routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(p->hop_start, p->hop_limit), true);
                     } else if (!p->decoded.request_id && !p->decoded.reply_id) {
                         // If it's not an ACK or a reply, send an ACK.
                         sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id, p->channel,
-                                   routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(*p));
+                                   routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(p->hop_start, p->hop_limit));
-                    } else if ((getHopsAway(*p) == 0) || p->next_hop != NO_NEXT_HOP_PREFERENCE) {
+                    } else if ((p->hop_start > 0 && p->hop_start == p->hop_limit) || p->next_hop != NO_NEXT_HOP_PREFERENCE) {
                         // If we received the packet directly from the original sender, send a 0-hop ACK since the original sender
                         // won't overhear any implicit ACKs. If we received the packet via NextHopRouter, also send a 0-hop ACK to
                         // stop the immediate relayer's retransmissions.
@@ -124,11 +123,11 @@ void ReliableRouter::sniffReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtas
                            (nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from) == nullptr || nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from)->user.public_key.size == 0)) {
                     LOG_INFO("PKI packet from unknown node, send PKI_UNKNOWN_PUBKEY");
                     sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_PKI_UNKNOWN_PUBKEY, getFrom(p), p->id, channels.getPrimaryIndex(),
-                               routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(*p));
+                               routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(p->hop_start, p->hop_limit));
                 } else {
                     // Send a 'NO_CHANNEL' error on the primary channel if want_ack packet destined for us cannot be decoded
                     sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NO_CHANNEL, getFrom(p), p->id, channels.getPrimaryIndex(),
-                               routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(*p));
+                               routingModule->getHopLimitForResponse(p->hop_start, p->hop_limit));
                 }
             } else if (p->next_hop == nodeDB->getLastByteOfNodeNum(getNodeNum()) && p->hop_limit > 0) {
                 // No wantAck, but we need to ACK with hop limit of 0 if we were the next hop to stop their retransmissions

src/mesh/Router.cpp

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Router::Router() : concurrency::OSThread("Router"), fromRadioQueue(MAX_RX_FROMRA
 bool Router::shouldDecrementHopLimit(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
 {
     // First hop MUST always decrement to prevent retry issues
-    if (getHopsAway(*p) == 0) {
+    bool isFirstHop = (p->hop_start != 0 && p->hop_start == p->hop_limit);
+    if (isFirstHop) {
         return true; // Always decrement on first hop
     }
 

src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h

@@ -822,8 +822,6 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus {
     uint32_t encapsulated_from;
     /* The receive time of the message in question */
     uint32_t encapsulated_rxtime;
-    /* Used in a LINK_REQUEST to specify the message X spots back from head */
-    uint32_t chain_count;
 } meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus;
 
 /* Waypoint message, used to share arbitrary locations across the mesh */
@@ -1430,7 +1428,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_Routing_init_default          {0, {meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_default}}
 #define meshtastic_Data_init_default             {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0}
 #define meshtastic_KeyVerification_init_default  {0, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}}
-#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_default {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_default {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_default         {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_default {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default       {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_default}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN}
@@ -1462,7 +1460,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_Routing_init_zero             {0, {meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_zero}}
 #define meshtastic_Data_init_zero                {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0}
 #define meshtastic_KeyVerification_init_zero     {0, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}}
-#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_zero {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_zero {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_zero            {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_zero {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero          {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_zero}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN}
@@ -1550,7 +1548,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_encapsulated_to_tag 7
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_encapsulated_from_tag 8
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_encapsulated_rxtime_tag 9
-#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_chain_count_tag 10
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_id_tag               1
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_latitude_i_tag       2
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_longitude_i_tag      3
@@ -1776,8 +1773,7 @@ X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BYTES,    message,           5) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   encapsulated_id,   6) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   encapsulated_to,   7) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   encapsulated_from,   8) \
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   encapsulated_rxtime,   9) \
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   encapsulated_rxtime,   9)
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   chain_count,      10)
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_DEFAULT NULL
 
@@ -2147,7 +2143,7 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_ChunkedPayloadResponse_msg;
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_size              23
 #define meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_size           256
 #define meshtastic_Routing_size                  259
-#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_size     377
+#define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_size     371
 #define meshtastic_ToRadio_size                  504
 #define meshtastic_User_size                     115
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_size                 165

src/modules/NeighborInfoModule.cpp

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bool NeighborInfoModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp,
         } else {
             LOG_DEBUG("  Ignoring dummy neighbor info packet (single neighbor with nodeId 0, snr 0)");
         }
-    } else if (getHopsAway(mp) == 0) {
+    } else if (mp.hop_start != 0 && mp.hop_start == mp.hop_limit) {
         LOG_DEBUG("Get or create neighbor: %u with snr %f", mp.from, mp.rx_snr);
         // If the hopLimit is the same as hopStart, then it is a neighbor
         getOrCreateNeighbor(mp.from, mp.from, 0,

src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp

@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ void RoutingModule::sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error err, NodeNum to, PacketI
     router->sendLocal(p); // we sometimes send directly to the local node
 }
 
-uint8_t RoutingModule::getHopLimitForResponse(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp)
+uint8_t RoutingModule::getHopLimitForResponse(uint8_t hopStart, uint8_t hopLimit)
 {
-    const int8_t hopsUsed = getHopsAway(mp);
+    if (hopStart != 0) {
-    if (hopsUsed >= 0) {
+        // Hops used by the request. If somebody in between running modified firmware modified it, ignore it
-        if (hopsUsed > (int32_t)(config.lora.hop_limit)) {
+        uint8_t hopsUsed = hopStart < hopLimit ? config.lora.hop_limit : hopStart - hopLimit;
+        if (hopsUsed > config.lora.hop_limit) {
 // In event mode, we never want to send packets with more than our default 3 hops.
 #if !(EVENTMODE)             // This falls through to the default.
             return hopsUsed; // If the request used more hops than the limit, use the same amount of hops

src/modules/RoutingModule.h

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class RoutingModule : public ProtobufModule<meshtastic_Routing>
                                        uint8_t hopLimit = 0);
 
     // Given the hopStart and hopLimit upon reception of a request, return the hop limit to use for the response
-    uint8_t getHopLimitForResponse(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp);
+    uint8_t getHopLimitForResponse(uint8_t hopStart, uint8_t hopLimit);
 
   protected:
     friend class Router;

src/modules/TextMessageModule.cpp

@@ -21,17 +21,18 @@ ProcessMessage TextMessageModule::handleReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp
     // We only store/display messages destined for us.
     devicestate.rx_text_message = mp;
     devicestate.has_rx_text_message = true;
-    IF_SCREEN(
+#if HAS_SCREEN
-        // Guard against running in MeshtasticUI or with no screen
+    // Guard against running in MeshtasticUI
-        if (config.display.displaymode != meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_COLOR) {
+    if (config.display.displaymode != meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_DisplayMode_COLOR) {
-            // Store in the central message history
+        // Store in the central message history
-            const StoredMessage &sm = messageStore.addFromPacket(mp);
+        const StoredMessage &sm = messageStore.addFromPacket(mp);
 
-            // Pass message to renderer (banner + thread switching + scroll reset)
+        // Pass message to renderer (banner + thread switching + scroll reset)
-            // Use the global Screen singleton to retrieve the current OLED display
+        // Use the global Screen singleton to retrieve the current OLED display
-            auto *display = screen ? screen->getDisplayDevice() : nullptr;
+        auto *display = screen ? screen->getDisplayDevice() : nullptr;
-            graphics::MessageRenderer::handleNewMessage(display, sm, mp);
+        graphics::MessageRenderer::handleNewMessage(display, sm, mp);
-        })
+    }
+#endif
     // Only trigger screen wake if configuration allows it
     if (shouldWakeOnReceivedMessage()) {
         powerFSM.trigger(EVENT_RECEIVED_MSG);

src/modules/TraceRouteModule.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "TraceRouteModule.h"
 #include "MeshService.h"
-#include "NodeDB.h"
 #include "graphics/Screen.h"
 #include "graphics/ScreenFonts.h"
 #include "graphics/SharedUIDisplay.h"
@@ -360,10 +359,10 @@ void TraceRouteModule::insertUnknownHops(meshtastic_MeshPacket &p, meshtastic_Ro
     }
 
     // Only insert unknown hops if hop_start is valid
-    const int8_t hopsTaken = getHopsAway(p);
+    if (p.hop_start != 0 && p.hop_limit <= p.hop_start) {
-    if (hopsTaken >= 0) {
+        uint8_t hopsTaken = p.hop_start - p.hop_limit;
         int8_t diff = hopsTaken - *route_count;
-        for (int8_t i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
+        for (uint8_t i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
             if (*route_count < ROUTE_SIZE) {
                 route[*route_count] = NODENUM_BROADCAST; // This will represent an unknown hop
                 *route_count += 1;
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ void TraceRouteModule::insertUnknownHops(meshtastic_MeshPacket &p, meshtastic_Ro
         }
         // Add unknown SNR values if necessary
         diff = *route_count - *snr_count;
-        for (int8_t i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
+        for (uint8_t i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
             if (*snr_count < ROUTE_SIZE) {
                 snr_list[*snr_count] = INT8_MIN; // This will represent an unknown SNR
                 *snr_count += 1;

src/serialization/MeshPacketSerializer.cpp

@@ -418,9 +418,8 @@ std::string MeshPacketSerializer::JsonSerialize(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp,
         jsonObj["rssi"] = new JSONValue((int)mp->rx_rssi);
     if (mp->rx_snr != 0)
         jsonObj["snr"] = new JSONValue((float)mp->rx_snr);
-    const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(*mp);
+    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start) {
-    if (hopsAway >= 0) {
+        jsonObj["hops_away"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start - mp->hop_limit));
-        jsonObj["hops_away"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(hopsAway));
         jsonObj["hop_start"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start));
     }
 
@@ -451,9 +450,8 @@ std::string MeshPacketSerializer::JsonSerializeEncrypted(const meshtastic_MeshPa
         jsonObj["rssi"] = new JSONValue((int)mp->rx_rssi);
     if (mp->rx_snr != 0)
         jsonObj["snr"] = new JSONValue((float)mp->rx_snr);
-    const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(*mp);
+    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start) {
-    if (hopsAway >= 0) {
+        jsonObj["hops_away"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start - mp->hop_limit));
-        jsonObj["hops_away"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(hopsAway));
         jsonObj["hop_start"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start));
     }
     jsonObj["size"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)mp->encrypted.size);

src/serialization/MeshPacketSerializer_nRF52.cpp

@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ std::string MeshPacketSerializer::JsonSerialize(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp,
         jsonObj["rssi"] = (int)mp->rx_rssi;
     if (mp->rx_snr != 0)
         jsonObj["snr"] = (float)mp->rx_snr;
-    const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(*mp);
+    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start) {
-    if (hopsAway >= 0) {
+        jsonObj["hops_away"] = (unsigned int)(mp->hop_start - mp->hop_limit);
-        jsonObj["hops_away"] = (unsigned int)(hopsAway);
         jsonObj["hop_start"] = (unsigned int)(mp->hop_start);
     }
 
@@ -394,9 +393,8 @@ std::string MeshPacketSerializer::JsonSerializeEncrypted(const meshtastic_MeshPa
         jsonObj["rssi"] = (int)mp->rx_rssi;
     if (mp->rx_snr != 0)
         jsonObj["snr"] = (float)mp->rx_snr;
-    const int8_t hopsAway = getHopsAway(*mp);
+    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start) {
-    if (hopsAway >= 0) {
+        jsonObj["hops_away"] = (unsigned int)(mp->hop_start - mp->hop_limit);
-        jsonObj["hops_away"] = (unsigned int)(hopsAway);
         jsonObj["hop_start"] = (unsigned int)(mp->hop_start);
     }
     jsonObj["size"] = (unsigned int)mp->encrypted.size;