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@viperet viperet commented Jan 6, 2026

This PR adds the ability to control the EINK backlight using the touch button on BaseUI, similar to InkHUD.

  • Short-press enables the backlight for 3 seconds.
  • Long press toggles backlight on/off.

Video: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ebe36cd2-2a41-4fa6-92be-3e5a81493ce8

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  • I have tested that my proposed changes behave as described.
  • I have tested that my proposed changes do not cause any obvious regressions on the following devices:
    • Heltec (Lora32) V3
    • LilyGo T-Deck
    • LilyGo T-Beam
    • RAK WisBlock 4631
    • Seeed Studio T-1000E tracker card
    • Other (please specify below)
    • LiliGo T-Echo

@viperet viperet marked this pull request as ready for review January 6, 2026 20:45
@vidplace7 vidplace7 added hardware-support Hardware related: new devices or modules, problems specific to hardware enhancement New feature or request labels Jan 6, 2026
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@thebentern haha looks like someone else had the same idea as you.

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viperet commented Jan 9, 2026

@rcarteraz, the backlight control that @thebentern implemented can work not only for T-Echo Plus, but also for regular T-Echo. But my implementation is more reusable and mimics InkHUD's backlight control.

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