v2.2.2: Enhanced background persistence and overlay communication

Major improvements to floating window functionality:
- Implemented lazy overlay listener creation/destruction to eliminate ghost overlay
- Added 2Hz cached GPS data push for smooth overlay updates
- Enhanced background persistence with wake locks and heartbeat mechanisms
- Proper Android foreground functionality using bg_launcher package
- Fixed overlay state management race conditions
- Added comprehensive debug logging throughout communication system
- Improved Android manifest with background persistence permissions
- Eliminated overlay status polling interference with data flow

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
       "Bash(cp:*)",
       "Bash(flutter:*)",
       "Bash(powershell:*)",
-      "WebFetch(domain:docs.anthropic.com)"
+      "WebFetch(domain:docs.anthropic.com)",
+      "WebSearch",
+      "WebFetch(domain:pub.dev)",
+      "Bash(git commit:*)"
     ],
     "defaultMode": "acceptEdits"
   },

CLAUDE.md

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ## Project Overview
 A customizable Flutter GPS speedometer app targeting Android devices, emphasizing modularity and user customization.
 
-## Current Status: v1.1 Complete 
+## Current Status: v2.1.0 Complete 
-**Enhanced GPS speedometer with improved user experience and customization options.**
+**GPS speedometer with floating window overlay functionality and optimized visual design.**
 
 ### Architecture Implemented
 - **State Management:** Provider pattern
@@ -25,25 +25,50 @@ A customizable Flutter GPS speedometer app targeting Android devices, emphasizin
 
 ### Technical Stack
 ```
-Dependencies: geolocator, permission_handler, provider, shared_preferences, flutter_material_color_picker
+Dependencies: geolocator, permission_handler, provider, shared_preferences, flutter_material_color_picker, flutter_overlay_window
 Platforms: Android (primary), iOS support included but untested
 Architecture: Provider + Consumer pattern for reactive state management
-Permissions: Location services with graceful degradation
+Permissions: Location services + SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW for overlay functionality
 ```
 
-## Recent Updates (v1.1)
+## Recent Updates (v2.1.0)
 
-### ✅ Completed Features
+### ✅ Completed Features (Master Branch - Stable)
-- [x] **Portrait/Landscape Support**: Automatic orientation detection implemented
+- [x] **Split Decimal Display**: Main speed prominent with smaller, faded decimal fraction for better readability
+- [x] **Optimized Content Sizing**: Maximized readability with improved responsive layout and flex ratios
+- [x] **Basic Floating Window**: Simple overlay with "GPS SPEEDO" text and close button (stable implementation)
+- [x] **Navigation Icon Trigger**: Tap compass/navigation area to launch floating window overlay
+- [x] **Multiple Close Options**: Overlay close button and long-press navigation area for easy dismissal
+- [x] **Android System Integration**: SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permissions and foreground service configuration
+
+### 🚧 Work in Progress Features (dev/floating-window-wip Branch - Seriously Buggy)
+- [ ] **Advanced Floating Window Overlay**: System-level overlay with live GPS data - basic functionality works but seriously buggy
+  - GPS data synchronization implemented but unreliable
+  - Theme/unit sync between main app and overlay works partially
+  - Proportional sizing and positioning needs major refinement
+  - Close button functionality works but overlay behavior inconsistent
+  - Performance may impact main app, needs optimization
+
+### Previous Updates (v1.1)
+- [x] **Portrait/Landscape Support**: Automatic orientation detection implemented  
 - [x] **Interactive Gauge**: Click gauge face to switch digital/analog modes
 - [x] **Extended Speed Units**: Added knots support with quick selector buttons
 
 ## TODO - Future Improvements
 
-### Critical Issues
+### Known Issues
-- [ ] **Dependency Updates**: Update 10 packages to latest compatible versions
+
+**Master Branch (v2.1.0 - Stable):**
+- [ ] **Dependency Updates**: Update packages to latest compatible versions
 - [ ] **Orientation Override**: Fix auto-rotate to work regardless of system toggle status
 
+**Dev Branch (floating-window-wip - Seriously Buggy):**
+- [ ] **Floating Window Reliability**: Overlay behavior inconsistent across different devices and Android versions
+- [ ] **GPS Data Sync**: Real-time GPS synchronization between main app and overlay unreliable
+- [ ] **Theme/Unit Sync**: Setting synchronization works partially but not consistently
+- [ ] **Overlay Positioning**: Poor positioning stability, sizing calculations need major work
+- [ ] **Performance**: Overlay may impact main app performance, needs optimization
+
 ### UI/UX Enhancements
 - [ ] **Background Customization**: Custom background color selection
 - [ ] **Interface Rearrangement**: User-defined layout customization
@@ -66,6 +91,11 @@ Permissions: Location services with graceful degradation
 - **Memory**: Project uses automatic Claude Code memory - this file for major decisions only
 - **Git**: Active repository at `https://github.com/mikkelimatlock/gps_speedo`
 
+## Branch Strategy
+- **master**: Stable releases, ready for production APK builds
+- **dev/floating-window-wip**: Advanced floating window development (seriously buggy, not for release)
+- Tagged releases: v2.1.0 on master branch contains stable basic floating window
+
 ## Code Patterns to Maintain
 - Provider pattern for state management
 - Separate widgets for reusability  

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@
     <!-- Optional: for background location access -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
     
-    <!-- TODO: Enable for display-over-apps functionality -->
+    <!-- Overlay window permissions for floating speedometer -->
-    <!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" /> -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE" />
+    
+    <!-- Background persistence permissions -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
     
     <application
         android:label="Speedo"
         android:name="${applicationName}"
-        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:allowBackup="false"
+        android:killAfterRestore="false"
+        android:largeHeap="true">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:exported="true"
@@ -20,7 +29,9 @@
             android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
             android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
-            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="false"
+            android:stateNotNeeded="false">
             <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                  the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
                  while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
@@ -34,6 +45,12 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        
+        <!-- Service for overlay window -->
+        <service
+            android:name="flutter.overlay.window.flutter_overlay_window.OverlayService"
+            android:exported="false" />
+        
         <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
              This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
         <meta-data

lib/color_themes.dart

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 class ColorTheme {
   final Color background;
   final Color speedText;
+  final Color speedTextSub;
   final Color headingText;
   final Color unitText;
   final String name;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class ColorTheme {
   const ColorTheme({
     required this.background,
     required this.speedText,
+    required this.speedTextSub,
     required this.headingText,
     required this.unitText,
     required this.name,
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ class ColorThemes {
       name: 'Yuzuki',
       background: Color.fromARGB(255, 114, 85, 109),
       speedText: Color.fromARGB(255, 246, 224, 255),
+      speedTextSub: Color.fromARGB(255, 245, 217, 245),
       headingText: Color.fromARGB(255, 244, 201, 255),
       unitText: Color.fromARGB(255, 244, 201, 255),
     ),
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ class ColorThemes {
       name: 'Yuuparo',
       background: Color.fromARGB(255, 85, 99, 112),
       speedText: Color.fromARGB(255, 255, 171, 16),
+      speedTextSub: Color.fromARGB(255, 245, 204, 116),
       headingText: Color.fromARGB(255, 228, 235, 238),
       unitText: Color.fromARGB(255, 141, 196, 184),
     ),
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ class ColorThemes {
       name: 'Yuzuki Light',
       background: Color.fromARGB(255, 246, 224, 255),
       speedText: Color.fromARGB(255, 114, 85, 109),
+      speedTextSub: Color.fromARGB(255, 161, 138, 170),
       headingText: Color.fromARGB(255, 140, 94, 151),
       unitText: Color.fromARGB(255, 114, 85, 109),
     ),
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ class ColorThemes {
       name: 'Yuuparo Light',
       background: Color.fromARGB(255, 228, 235, 238),
       speedText: Color.fromARGB(255, 85, 99, 112),
+      speedTextSub: Color.fromARGB(255, 100, 100, 131),
       headingText: Color.fromARGB(255, 255, 157, 65),
       unitText: Color.fromARGB(255, 98, 124, 118),
     ),

lib/gps_service.dart

@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ class GpsService {
   
   static String formatHeading(double heading) {
     final cachedHeading = getCachedHeading(heading);
-    return '${cachedHeading.round()}° ${getCompassDirection(heading)}';
+    return '${cachedHeading.round()} ${getCompassDirection(heading)}'; // don't add that degree symbol, this is cooler
   }
 }

pubspec.lock

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.13.0"
+  bg_launcher:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: bg_launcher
+      sha256: c4c1dfffdcdb2896411a8f2fce8a8fac4712b1664b243b85f69d5347367ea504
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.0"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -134,6 +142,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "6.0.0"
+  flutter_overlay_window:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: flutter_overlay_window
+      sha256: "17988420249da68e421d1b44b511e6113d3de7a9e52c3fbd6d99730508af4580"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.5.0"
   flutter_test:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description: flutter

pubspec.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: gps_speedo
 description: "Speedo - A Flutter application."
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 2.0.0+1
+version: 2.2.0+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.0
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ dependencies:
   
   # Keep screen awake during navigation
   wakelock_plus: ^1.2.8
+  
+  # Floating window overlay capability
+  flutter_overlay_window: ^0.5.0
+  
+  # Bring app to foreground from background/overlay
+  bg_launcher: ^0.1.0
 
 
 dev_dependencies: