Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway
4 hours ago
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- AsteroidOS 2.0 has been released with major features and improvements.
- Key features include Always-on-Display, expanded watch support, new launcher styles, customizable quick settings, and performance improvements.
- Optimized rendering for smoother animations and transitions.
- Battery life improvements and stability fixes across the system.
- Added support for new watches like Samsung Gear 2 (rinato) and Asus Zenwatch 2 (sparrow).
- Experimental support for additional watches, though not recommended for daily use.
- Community contributions include new watchfaces, apps like Map and asteroid-health, and tools like Telescope and Gadgetbridge support.
- Nightstand mode, host-tools, and asteroid-weatherfetch are among the new utilities.
- PostmarketOS now includes AsteroidOS launcher and core apps.
- Communication channels moved to Matrix and Libera.chat.
- Introduction of a community repository for easier package discovery and installation.
- Future plans include more frequent stable releases and a roadmap for upcoming features.