From 397d280c3bdf524134726f644111108a3bc1f5f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: liquidraver <504870+liquidraver@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 21:25:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] stop OLED powering on every message if connected to phone

---
 examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp  | 9 ++++++++-
 examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
index 7c75a089..886823ff 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
@@ -596,9 +596,16 @@ void UITask::newMsg(uint8_t path_len, const char* from_name, const char* text, i
   setCurrScreen(msg_preview);
 
   if (_display != NULL) {
-    if (!_display->isOn()) _display->turnOn();
+    // Only turn on display if it's off AND not connected to phone via BLE
+    // If connected to phone, user will see messages there, so don't wake the OLED
+    if (!_display->isOn() && !hasConnection()) {
+      _display->turnOn();
+    }
+    // Always extend auto-off timer and trigger refresh if display is on
+    if (_display->isOn()) {
     _auto_off = millis() + AUTO_OFF_MILLIS;  // extend the auto-off timer
     _next_refresh = 100;  // trigger refresh
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
index 045c955d..20d45bec 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
@@ -136,9 +136,16 @@ void UITask::newMsg(uint8_t path_len, const char* from_name, const char* text, i
   StrHelper::strncpy(_msg, text, sizeof(_msg));
 
   if (_display != NULL) {
-    if (!_display->isOn()) _display->turnOn();
+    // Only turn on display if it's off AND not connected to phone via BLE
+    // If connected to phone, user will see messages there, so don't wake the OLED
+    if (!_display->isOn() && !hasConnection()) {
+      _display->turnOn();
+    }
+    // Always extend auto-off timer and trigger refresh if display is on
+    if (_display->isOn()) {
     _auto_off = millis() + AUTO_OFF_MILLIS;  // extend the auto-off timer
     _need_refresh = true;
+    }
   }
 }