2026-07-23
Back from vacation, I found five new toys in my mailbox! I can finally start porting my apps to these new devices:
(... and check compatibility with the v2 version of the 1.8 AMOLED!)
2026-06-24
I just learned that there is a new version of the ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-1.8 sold by waveshare.
If you encounter troubles flashing/installing apps maybe you already have got the v2
I will update all my apps as soon as possible to ensure compatibility for both v1 and v2. I'll keep you updated!
UPDATE 06/25/2026
I fixed it! All apps should work now for both - v1 and v2
UPDATE 06/27/2026 There were still problems with compatibility for some apps (1x1, clock, dice, http-trigger, bubble-level, worldclock, magic-8ball, weather). (I think) I fixed it for good this time ...
2026-06-21
All new apps now double as a USB stick / card reader. Just plug in the USB cable to live-edit your setup.txt, upload images, and more. No need to flash the USB Stick app first anymore.
2026-06-10
HTTP Trigger is live. Configure screens in a text file on the SD card → tap → fire an HTTP request. Buttons, toggles, sliders, displays; up to 16 screens.
Works with Home Assistant · Shelly · Tasmota · Hue · Bond · node-sonos-http-api · Tado · Pushover · IFTTT — anything with an HTTP endpoint.
2026-06-02
I'm really happy that so many people are interested in this! 100k!
I'm looking forward to growing the collection of apps fast. I feel like I have 100 more app-ideas inside, that I want to share ...
2026-06-02
These hardware units are the next ones I'll make some apps for:
I chose these because they are - like the 1.8" AMOLED - ready-made, small and portable and fairly similar to the 1.8", so I hope I'll see results soon!
These are also open for community app submissions now! If you want to publish an app for another device, drop me a line and I'll add it...
2026-05-31
All my published apps are open source now (MIT) github.com/app-pixels
Users can submit their own apps to app-pixels.com -> SUBMIT
2026-05-26
... made my (first ever) Reddit post to announce this site!
20 apps to begin with, all for the Waveshare ESP32-S3 AMOLED 1.8".
I really think these cheap but polished devices are a perfect match for a one-tool-for-one-task philosophy. Nevertheless, I also published an "app-pack" for easier testing.
Have fun!