GoL Screensaver

GoL Screensaver generates and updates screensavers for Onyx Boox devices using Conway's Game of Life algorithm.

Features:

- Auto-updating screensaver based on Conway's Game of Life

- Customizable foreground and background colors (chosen specifically for color e-ink)

- Pattern picker for common Game of Life starting states.

- Optional read-only upcoming-calendar overlay with selectable device calendars, time horizon, position, and size

Usage:

- Install the app on using F-Droid or building from source.

- Disable freezing in order to for the game to self-update

- Settings > Apps & Notifications > Freeze Settings > GoL Wallpaper (OFF)

- Note: Updates happen at most every 15 minutes and **only** with sufficient battery

- Launch the app!

- (Optional) Choose foreground and background colors in the app

- (Optional) Pick a starting pattern

- (Optional) Enable the calendar overlay and choose which synced calendars may appear on the screensaver

Calendar privacy and refresh:

- Calendar permission is optional and read-only

- Event titles may be visible on the lock screen; private events are displayed as “Busy”

- Event details are not cached, and calendar settings do not transfer to another device

- Calendar content refreshes with the regular wallpaper job or while the app is open