Tools¶
ToolsActivity — a Tools tile on the home grid opens a single screen that gathers the small
utilities Immortal ships. Some open their own full-screen Activity; the lighter ones open as an
in-page overlay hosted on the Tools screen itself.
Everything here is keyless and on-device — no accounts, and the couple of tools that reach the network use free, keyless public endpoints.
What's on the Tools screen¶
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cameras | Full-screen live view of a saved RTSP camera feed, played through Android's native video stack (no extra libraries). Add and name cameras with their RTSP URL; tap one to view. (CameraViewerActivity) |
| Countdowns | Days until birthdays and events, shown as chips on the home screen (🎂 Birthday · 12 days). Each event has a label, emoji, and date; a year of 0 repeats every year, otherwise it's a one-off. (CountdownSettingsActivity) |
| Lamp | Turns the panel into a full-screen warm-white light — a nightlight, reading light, or fill light. Brightness and warmth sliders, plus a red night-light mode; the screen is forced bright and kept awake. (LampActivity) |
| Bedtime story | Public-domain children's tales in large, calm text, read aloud with Android's text-to-speech. No network. (BedtimeStoryActivity) |
| Intercom | Talk to another Portal on your Wi-Fi — a push-to-talk intercom (or a one-way baby monitor), streamed directly between devices with no server. Needs microphone permission the first time. (IntercomActivity) |
| Timers | Kitchen timers with a live countdown. |
| Leave a note | A sticky note or a quick voice memo, left on the device for the next person. |
| Converter | Units and currency. |
| ISS passes | When the International Space Station next flies over your location. |
| Aurora outlook | The northern-lights chance for your location. |
| Speed test | Check your internet speed (via Cloudflare). |
Where things are configured¶
- Cameras and Countdowns keep their saved list on the device (add/remove from the tool itself). Countdowns you add appear as chips on the home screen as well.
- The remaining tools have no persistent settings — you open them, use them, and leave.
These are separate from the Settings screen: the Tools screen is a launcher for utilities, not a settings surface.