ZECTRIX 3.6.1 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.6.1

Summary

This release continues to refine the Tasks page and the global status bar. Tasks now include a “Task View” setting that can filter the list to Today, Next 24 Hours, Incomplete, or All Tasks. A new “Time Display” setting determines whether the time at the top of the Tasks page is always shown, shown only around reminders, or hidden. A completion sound now provides clearer feedback when a task is checked off manually or completed while a reminder is being handled.

The task-list UI has also been substantially revised. The selected task expands into a clearer focus view. Different icons distinguish daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and custom recurrences, while the time/date information on the right is more compact. Overdue incomplete tasks now use a box overlaid with an X, making them easier to distinguish from completed tasks with check marks. Task sorting, selection retention after completion, footer prompts, and the default paging experience have also been improved.

Pages with upper-right status icons now use the same four-slot status bar as the Tasks page. Update, mute, Wi-Fi, and battery icons use consistent display and refresh behavior. The date and weekday format on the Memo, Chat, Clock, and other pages is now consistently “MM/DD Day,” providing more uniform information at the top of each page.

New Features

  • Added “Task View” under Settings → Task Management, with four list scopes: “Today's Tasks,” “Next 24 Hours,” “Incomplete,” and “All Tasks.”
  • Added “Time Display” under Settings → Task Management, with three options for the time at the top of the Tasks page: “Show Time,” “Show Around Reminders,” and “Hide.”
  • Added a completion sound. It plays both when a task is checked off manually and when it is confirmed as complete while handling a reminder.
  • Added a focused selection view to the task list. The selected task expands to show a larger title and one line of details.
  • Added recurrence-type icons for tasks. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and custom recurrences no longer share a single recurrence icon.
  • Standardized the Tasks, Memo, Chat, and Clock pages on a four-slot status-icon area for update, mute, Wi-Fi, and battery status.

New Feature Behavior

Task View

“Task View” controls which items appear in the current task list. “Today's Tasks” shows only tasks dated today. “Next 24 Hours” shows tasks from the current time through the next 24 hours. “Incomplete” shows only tasks that have not been completed. “All Tasks” restores the complete list.

This setting directly affects both the list on the Tasks page and the task summary on the Clock page. The page refreshes immediately after the setting changes, making it easy to focus on different situations: use “Today's Tasks” for daily execution, “Next 24 Hours” to review upcoming items, and “Incomplete” to work through a backlog.

Task Time Display

“Time Display” controls the time area at the upper left of the Tasks page. “Show Time” is the default and displays the current time continuously. “Show Around Reminders” shows the time only shortly before, during, and shortly after a task reminder. “Hide” replaces the time with the word “Tasks.”

With “Show Around Reminders,” the time appears about 5 minutes before a reminder, while the reminder is active, and during related retry stages. At other times, the header contains less changing information and creates fewer visual distractions.

Task Completion Sound

When a user checks off a task manually on the Tasks page or confirms it as complete after a reminder appears, the device plays a short sound. This sound confirms only that the current completion action took effect; it does not change the task's existing synchronization, TTS, or recurrence rules.

Task Focus View

When the task list has a selected item, that item expands into a taller focus area. The title is shown in a larger font when possible. If the content is long, the device automatically switches to a smaller font and displays up to three lines. The details row below shows a recurrence icon, recurrence text, and date/time information. Unselected tasks retain their compact rows so the surrounding context remains visible.

The focus view adjusts the list window dynamically based on the selected item's actual height, preserving nearby tasks whenever possible while expanding the current item. After a task is completed or the list refreshes, the page attempts to remember the previous selection position to reduce unexpected cursor movement.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Improved task sorting: overdue incomplete tasks appear first, followed by tasks with a specific time today, tasks without a specific time today, tomorrow's tasks, and future tasks. Completed tasks and undated tasks appear later.
  • Replaced the “Overdue” badge on overdue incomplete tasks with a box overlaid by an X, keeping it in the same visual system as empty incomplete boxes and checked completion boxes.
  • Simplified right-side information for recurring tasks to the recurrence icon and essential date/time text, reducing horizontal crowding and title truncation.
  • Improved recurrence descriptions. Some weekly rules now use clearer labels such as “Every Day,” “Weekdays,” and “Weekends.”
  • Reworked the footer on the Tasks page from a single page-number prompt to an action hint on the left and a total/position indicator on the right, making selected and unselected states clearer.
  • The task list now attempts to retain the current selection position after a task is completed, reducing unexpected jumps.
  • Updated the Memo header to use the same “icon + title” layout as the Tasks page, with status icons, date, and weekday shown at the upper right.
  • Standardized status-icon refresh behavior on the Chat, Memo, and Clock pages with the Tasks page. Update and mute status refresh immediately, while Wi-Fi and battery refresh at a shared interval.
  • Standardized date and weekday formatting as “MM/DD Day” across the Tasks, Memo, and Clock-related displays.

ZECTRIX 3.5.9 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.5.9

Summary

This release adds “Cycle-Based Reminders” to Tasks. You can define a repeating cycle of N days and specify which days in the cycle are reminder days or rest days. The list shows at a glance whether today is a reminder day or a rest day and how many days are in the cycle; a long press opens the full cycle calendar. Synchronization feedback has also been improved: pressing Confirm to start a sync now displays a “Syncing data…” message at the bottom, which disappears automatically when synchronization ends. Countdown and Pomodoro timers are now allowed to enter low-power mode while running, reducing power use. Default selection behavior on the Settings page and task list has also been refined so items are no longer highlighted automatically when a page opens.

New Features

  • Added “Cycle-Based Reminders” to Tasks. Define a custom N-day cycle and specify whether each day is a reminder day or a rest day—for example, a 5-day cycle with days 2 and 4 as rest days.
  • Cycle-based tasks distinguish “Reminder Today” from “Rest Today” in the task list and show the cycle length. Long-press a task to view the full cycle calendar.
  • Pressing Confirm to trigger synchronization now displays “Syncing data…” at the bottom. The message disappears automatically when synchronization finishes, whether it succeeds or fails.
  • Countdown and Pomodoro timers can now enter low-power mode while running, reducing standby power consumption.

New Feature Behavior

Cycle-Based Task Reminders

“Cycle-Based Reminders” are designed for tasks that repeat on a fixed number of days but issue reminders on only some days in each cycle—for example, taking medicine every other day, watering plants every 3 days, or using a 5-day cycle with two rest days. This option sits alongside the existing daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly recurrences and provides a more flexible custom pattern.

When creating a cycle-based task, specify two things: the number of days in each cycle, and which days are reminder days or rest days. The device repeats this rule cycle after cycle. On a reminder day, it alerts you at the configured time. On a rest day, it does not interrupt you, and the next cycle begins normally when the current one ends.

In the task list, a cycle-based task shows a status icon and the cycle length on the right. A reminder day displays “🔔 + number of days,” while a rest day displays “🌙 + number of days.” The number indicates the length of one cycle. This lets you see at a glance whether the task will sound today and how often the overall pattern repeats. Existing daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly recurrences retain their current icons.

Long-press a cycle-based task to open the cycle calendar, where every reminder day and rest day in the complete cycle is shown visually. This makes it easy to confirm that the rule matches your intent.

Synchronization Message

When you press Confirm on a page that supports manual synchronization, “Syncing data…” appears at the bottom of the screen. The message disappears automatically after the sync finishes, whether it succeeds or fails. The Chat, Images, Clock, and other pages that previously lacked synchronization feedback now show this message. The E-Ink display is explicitly refreshed so the prompt is visible and the button press no longer appears to have had no effect.

Low-Power Countdowns and Pomodoro Timers

Countdown and Pomodoro timers can now enter low-power mode while running. The RTC wakes the device at scheduled intervals to maintain timing and deliver the final alert. This lowers power consumption during long timers without affecting countdown completion or Pomodoro stage-change alerts.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • The task list no longer selects an item by default. After entering the page, or after an idle period clears the selection, pressing Confirm starts synchronization instead of activating a selection. Only the Left/Right buttons activate selection; Confirm opens details only when an item is already selected.
  • Top-level categories on the Settings page are no longer highlighted by default. The first button press activates the category cursor; a second press enters the submenu, reducing accidental navigation.
  • The Settings page now prioritizes the currently connected Wi-Fi SSID. When disconnected, it falls back to the default entry in the saved network list.

ZECTRIX 3.5.8 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.5.7

Summary

This release focuses on standby displays, task reminders, and the Settings experience. The standby display has evolved from a single fixed page into a multi-page slideshow: select multiple pages and the device cycles through them at the chosen interval while idle, including images. Tasks now offer Light, Continuous, and Strong reminder modes. Automatic task cleanup also includes a target selector so you can choose whether to remove completed tasks, overdue incomplete tasks, or both. The Settings page adds an LED indicator switch and reorganizes its submenus and icons around common usage scenarios, making settings easier to find.

New Features

  • The standby page supports multiple selections. Choose several pages for a standby slideshow; selecting only one preserves the fixed standby-page behavior.
  • The former image-slideshow interval is now “Page Interval,” which controls the switching period for the standby-page slideshow.
  • Added task reminder modes with three strategies: Light, Continuous, and Strong.
  • Added a “Cleanup Targets” setting for automatic task cleanup, allowing completed tasks, overdue incomplete tasks, or all eligible tasks to be cleaned up.
  • Added an LED indicator switch to the Settings page. It can disable the charging and fully charged status LEDs.

New Feature Behavior

Standby Page Slideshow

“Standby Pages” now represents the set of pages that the device should display while idle, rather than one fixed page. If you select one page, the device remains on that page in standby. If you select multiple pages, the device cycles through them in order while idle.

“Page Interval” controls how long each standby page remains visible. It affects only automatic switching during idle standby and does not change the speed of manual page navigation. With “Do Not Switch,” the device still enters the selected standby page but does not continue cycling.

When the Images page participates in the slideshow, each image slot becomes its own stop. If the Images page contains multiple images, each is displayed in sequence. An empty Images page is skipped. The standby slideshow pauses while the user is operating the device, using voice interaction, or viewing a task reminder, preventing automatic switching from interrupting the current activity.

If the standby-page set is empty, the device does not force a particular page before standby and does not start a standby slideshow. It remains on the current displayable page.

Task Reminder Modes

“Light” is the default reminder strategy. When a task becomes due, the device alerts once and retries after a short interval if the user does not respond. After reaching the retry limit, it stops and marks the task overdue and incomplete. This mode suits ordinary tasks and avoids prolonged repeated interruptions.

“Continuous” is for tasks you do not want to miss. If the user does not respond after the task becomes due, the device continues reminding at a fixed interval and does not stop merely because a retry limit has been reached.

“Strong” is for important tasks that must be handled that day. The device continues reminding after the task becomes due, with retry intervals that gradually increase from short to longer. If the task remains unhandled by the end of the day, reminders stop and the task is marked overdue and incomplete.

Task Cleanup Targets

“Task Cleanup” determines how long tasks are retained before automatic cleanup begins, while “Cleanup Targets” determines which types of tasks may be removed. The two settings work together. For example, with a 3-day retention period and “Completed Only,” the device deletes only completed tasks that have been retained for more than 3 days; overdue incomplete tasks are preserved.

Selecting “All” applies the cleanup period to both completed tasks and ordinary overdue incomplete tasks. “Completed Only” or “Overdue Incomplete Only” affects only the corresponding type. An empty selection is equivalent to cleaning up nothing. Recurring tasks are not deleted as ordinary overdue tasks; they reset to their next occurrence when a new cycle begins.

LED Indicator

The LED switch affects only the indicator behavior for normal charging and fully charged states. When enabled, charging and full states use a low-brightness indicator. When disabled, these everyday states do not illuminate the LED, which is useful at night or whenever you do not want visible device lights.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Reorganized Settings into “Sound and Alerts,” “Page Display,” “Task Management,” “Time and Weather,” “Network and Sync,” and “System Maintenance,” reducing the effort needed to find an option.
  • Updated several Settings icons and added required icon glyphs, improving menu recognition.
  • Linked standby-page configuration to visible-page settings. Hiding a page automatically removes it from the standby slideshow.
  • Removed unused glyphs.

ZECTRIX 3.5.6 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.5.6

Summary

This release continues to refine Memo and Tasks. Memo adds a question-and-answer search feature, allowing users to ask about saved content by voice. It also adds a prompt for records from the past 7 days and supports up to 200 memo entries. Tasks add font-size adjustment and support up to 50 entries. Their underlying storage has moved to files, so TTS audio is no longer regenerated after every restart. A confirmation screen for network reconfiguration has been added and its entry point moved. The Tasks and Memo page UI and the memo-list display have also been improved for greater stability and usability.

New Features

  • Added voice question-and-answer search to Memo, allowing users to ask directly about saved memo content.
  • Added prompts for Memo records from the past 7 days. Memo now supports up to 200 entries.
  • Added font-size adjustment to Task settings. Tasks now support up to 50 entries.
  • Added a confirmation screen for network reconfiguration and moved its entry point to reduce accidental activation.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Moved Tasks to file-based storage, fixing an issue that caused task TTS audio to be regenerated after every restart.
  • Fixed incomplete rendering of the memo list.
  • Adjusted the Tasks UI layout and improved portions of the Memo page display.

ZECTRIX 3.5.3 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.5.3

Summary

This release introduces Memo as a standalone feature. Users can quickly record and edit text by voice from the detail page and can set Memo as the default page at startup. Tasks now support TTS announcements when due so reminders are harder to miss. Weather can automatically determine the address from the current location, removing manual configuration. Time settings add daylight-saving-time support for most regions that observe it. Chat pagination and header layout, visible-page settings, and standby power consumption have also been improved for smoother use and longer battery life.

New Features

  • Added Memo. Edit longer text directly by voice from a memo's detail page, and optionally set Memo as the default home page at startup.
  • Added TTS announcements when tasks become due, helping prevent important items from being missed.
  • Added a daylight-saving-time option to Time settings, supporting automatic changes in most regions that observe DST.
  • Weather can now determine the address automatically from the current location; manual city selection is no longer required.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Improved Chat pagination and header layout for smoother navigation through long conversations and cleaner information display.
  • Improved page navigation and visible-page settings. Newly added pages remain visible by default.
  • Improved audio power management and false-wake detection in the light-sleep path, reducing standby consumption and extending battery life.

ZECTRIX 3.4.1 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.4.1

Summary

The main feature in this release is a new voice-chat interface. Users can ask questions, have lightweight conversations, or explore general knowledge directly by voice. Short text answers are displayed on the E-Ink screen, and responses can be interrupted at any time to ask another question. This low-interaction experience is well suited to older adults, children, and similar users. A new Visible Pages setting lets users simplify navigation, and hidden Wi-Fi networks are now supported. Audio-upload handling and soft-restart stability have also been improved.

New Features

  • Added a voice-chat interface with press-and-hold questions, on-screen text, and spoken answers. Responses are concise and can be interrupted at any time to ask another question.
  • Chat retains the most recent 5 screens of conversation, which can be reviewed by paging back.
  • Added Visible Pages to Settings, allowing users to choose which feature pages appear in navigation.
  • Added support for hidden Wi-Fi networks whose SSIDs are not broadcast.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Fixed an issue where audio transmission on a weak network could stall the interface and freeze the UI.

ZECTRIX 3.3.8 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.3.8

Summary

This release focuses on shortcuts, the Settings structure, online updates, and task reminders. A shortcut menu provides faster access to frequently used pages, and Settings now organizes time, weather, networking, updates, and reminder options more clearly. E-Ink refresh behavior, sleep power consumption, weather synchronization, NFC, and factory testing have also been improved for greater efficiency and stability.

New Features

  • Added a shortcut menu for quickly switching among the Clock, Tasks, Images, and Settings pages.
  • Reorganized Settings into two levels, with options grouped under categories such as “Time and Weather” and “Network and Updates.”
  • Added a manual update-check entry point to Online Update, allowing users to check for new versions directly on the device.
  • Added weekly alternating-day reminders, supporting weekdays (Monday–Friday) or selected days of the week.
  • Added task-reminder sound-duration settings, allowing the alert to be disabled or set to a short or long duration.
  • On the Tasks page, select a task and press and hold to open the delete action; continue holding for 2 seconds to begin voice input.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Improved the weather-update strategy. Weather updates four times per day while the Clock page is displayed and less frequently on other pages, reducing unnecessary network activity and power use.
  • Improved low-power behavior, reducing energy use during standby and display refreshes.
  • Updated task sorting on the Clock page to match the Tasks page.
  • Improved NFC detection debounce to reduce NFC write failures.
  • Fixed several incorrect glyphs.

ZECTRIX 3.3.5 Release Notes

Applicable version: 3.3.5
Update date: 2026-04-28

Summary

This release focuses on Settings, Clock, Tasks, and E-Ink interaction. Users can configure weather location and time zone more easily and can use buttons directly for countdowns, Pomodoro timers, and task deletion. Interaction feedback is faster, while network prompts and alert-sound handling are more reliable.

New Features

  • Added “Weather Location” to Settings, allowing a city or district to be selected on the device. Weather on the Clock page follows the selected location.
  • Added “Time Zone” to Settings for manual local-time adjustment when using the device in different regions.
  • Added button actions on the Clock page for opening countdown and Pomodoro timers and adjusting their parameters directly.
  • Added local task deletion to the Tasks page, with a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental deletion.

Fixes and Experience Improvements

  • Improved Wi-Fi error prompts to reduce false warnings during background synchronization or brief disconnections.
  • Improved E-Ink refresh behavior for button interactions, making page changes, list selection, and dialogs respond more quickly.
  • Improved task sorting so today's tasks with specific times appear earlier.
  • Improved alert-sound stop behavior, making audio state more reliable after a reminder is confirmed or canceled.
  • Fixed an occasional issue where status changed on the Clock page but the display did not refresh promptly.

ZECTRIX 3.3.2 Change Log

Applicable version: 3.3.2
Commit range: 2026-04-13 to 2026-04-17

Change Summary

New Clock Page

  • Added a standalone Clock page displaying a large time, date, weekday, lunar date, Wi-Fi status, and battery status.
  • The Clock page displays today's weather, temperature range, and city.
  • The information area on the right prioritizes up to 3 incomplete tasks; if there are none, it displays tomorrow's weather.
  • Long text prompts scroll automatically so voice results and messages no longer crowd the primary information.

New Countdown and Pomodoro Timers

  • Added voice-started countdowns, such as “Start a 10-minute countdown,” “Start a 30-second countdown,” or “Start a 1-hour countdown.”
  • Added voice-started Pomodoro timers, with a default of 25 minutes of work, 5 minutes of rest, and 4 cycles.
  • Pomodoro timers support custom work duration, break duration, and cycle count.
  • Starting a countdown or Pomodoro automatically opens the Clock page, and an alert plays when it ends.
  • Fixed incorrect Pomodoro units. Remaining Pomodoro time is now displayed in minutes.

New Default Home Page and Standby Page Settings

  • Added “Default Home Page” to Settings, allowing users to select the page opened by the Confirm-button return action or at startup.
  • Added “Standby Page” to Settings. The device can switch to a selected page before entering low-power standby.
  • Available pages are “None,” “Clock,” “Tasks,” and “Images.”
  • An empty Images page displays “No images available,” avoiding confusion caused by a blank screen.

New NFC Shortcuts

  • NFC can read text commands for quickly triggering synchronization or setting an OTA URL.
  • NFC can trigger a full synchronization, including tasks, images, and configuration.
  • NFC can write the OTA update-check address for field testing or changing the update source.
  • After a command succeeds, the default NFC content is restored to reduce accidental retriggering on the next read.

Task and Image Experience Improvements

  • Long task titles now wrap or truncate automatically, while date and time information is displayed more completely.
  • If a completed task is changed back to incomplete in the cloud, the device synchronizes it back to the incomplete state.
  • The Clock page includes a synchronized task summary, reducing the need to switch pages frequently.
  • The image slideshow now refreshes on a minute-based schedule and refreshes the display only when the next image content actually changes.

Display Refresh, Sleep, and Network Improvements

  • E-Ink partial refreshes now target the areas that actually changed, improving button responsiveness.
  • During repeated small refreshes, full-refresh frequency is managed automatically to reduce unnecessary full-screen flashing.
  • The display remains warm for a short time after a refresh, making consecutive interactions faster and more efficient.
  • Fixed a possible freeze when entering sleep during a display refresh.
  • Added stability logic to the Wi-Fi signal icon so it no longer jumps repeatedly at weak-signal thresholds.
  • Reduced repeated “No available Wi-Fi found” prompts so normal standby is less disruptive.
  • Updated the network-setup prompt to “Search for the ZECTRIX Space Mini Program in WeChat to configure Wi-Fi.”