Feature Request: "If found please return to..." start up screen

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Michael Heinz

• July 13, 2021 18:35

So, my old Garmin let you customize the boot-up screen to add a "If Found, Please Return to..." screen with my name and phone # on it. (Setting it up was a bit of a hack but it was possible.)

It would be great if I could add the same thing to my K2 - just have it display some customizable text while booting instead of just displaying the swirly booting graphic.

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  Akhil

  • July 14, 2021 13:23

  Hey Michael,

  Thanks for posting! This is indeed an interesting suggestion. I am sure that our product team would be thrilled to hear this. I will be sure to bring this up during our next discussion on the UI/UX improvements on the Karoo!

  We thank you for taking the time out and dropping in your suggestions on the Forum! 

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  Luis Argote

  • July 15, 2021 06:51

  Yeah that feature would be great. It can even be displayed UNDER the swirly graphic.

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  Gareth Sargeant

  • July 16, 2021 01:33

  I would like to see this feature too.

  On the Garmin it was kludgy. You had to edit a text file in a directory while connected via usb.

  I think a simple page in the settings would do it.

  Display owner info on boot y/n

  Owner info:
  Name
  Phone
  Email

  Hmm that gives me an idea... Display emergency info on crash. That would be useful.
  Emergency contact
  Allergic
  Diabetic
  Etc.

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  Luis Argote

  • July 16, 2021 05:54

  Yeah, or you could just have a big "Emergency Info" page after the various profiles in the home screen. Someone in an emergency might fiddle with the Karoo to try to get some info.

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  Peer Q

  • July 17, 2021 08:00

  This is a great idea Michael! The hack to get this on a Garmin was a bit fiddly but if this could be something that is edited via the settings page on the dashboard and then updated when the Karoo syncs then this would be perfect. The idea of both an if lost screen / an emergency contact screen would really work well for this device. 

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  Mark

  • July 18, 2021 22:03

  Plus 1 for emergency info AND the if found return to on start up. Recently went to update my old garmin and forgot that I’d “hacked” it to do that.

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  Joen Tolgraven

  • October 16, 2021 11:41
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  If you install something like the "hidden settings" app you can set the screen to auto lock (either with a pin, pattern, or simple swipe) as well as set up a lock screen message.

  So that's a solution for now for anyone who wants it. But it also means this is literally a built-in feature in Android and HH could implement it simply by exposing the setting in their menus. Almost zero work for them.

  Edit: and they really ought to set up swipe to unlock regardless since as it stands you have to disable touch before putting device in back pocket, because it _will_ wake itself up at some point and start getting touches all over the place. Which is really dumb.

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  Drew Ulricksen

  • February 16, 2022 17:39

  This would be a great feature. The reason it was such a "hack" on the Garmin was so the message would survive a hard reset. Eg. if someone took your device they wouldn't be able to easily remove your message.

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  Hans Schuurman

  • September 01, 2025 08:54

  it still is a great idea, used it on my Garmin, and although not easy, it was possible.
  Are there any developments on this? last message is 3 years ago

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