From d68bc74514ec9a965c18f3c13b5fd79b05eb667e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nakoeppen <nicholaskoeppen@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:19:10 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Remove _serial->isConnected() logic from buzzer notifications

---
 examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp | 21 ++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index c80e28699..c11c70d7c 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -330,11 +330,10 @@ void MyMesh::onDiscoveredContact(ContactInfo &contact, bool is_new, uint8_t path
       memcpy(&out_frame[1], contact.id.pub_key, PUB_KEY_SIZE);
       _serial->writeFrame(out_frame, 1 + PUB_KEY_SIZE);
     }
-  } else {
+  } 
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
-    if (_ui) _ui->notify(UIEventType::newContactMessage);
+  if (_ui && !_prefs.buzzer_quiet) _ui->notify(UIEventType::newContactMessage); //buzz if enabled
 #endif
-  }
 
   // add inbound-path to mem cache
   if (path && path_len <= sizeof(AdvertPath::path)) {  // check path is valid
@@ -441,9 +440,7 @@ void MyMesh::queueMessage(const ContactInfo &from, uint8_t txt_type, mesh::Packe
   bool should_display = txt_type == TXT_TYPE_PLAIN || txt_type == TXT_TYPE_SIGNED_PLAIN;
   if (should_display && _ui) {
     _ui->newMsg(path_len, from.name, text, offline_queue_len);
-    if (!_serial->isConnected()) {
-      _ui->notify(UIEventType::contactMessage);
-    }
+    if (!_prefs.buzzer_quiet) _ui->notify(UIEventType::contactMessage); //buzz if enabled
   }
 #endif
 }
@@ -528,11 +525,8 @@ void MyMesh::onChannelMessageRecv(const mesh::GroupChannel &channel, mesh::Packe
     uint8_t frame[1];
     frame[0] = PUSH_CODE_MSG_WAITING; // send push 'tickle'
     _serial->writeFrame(frame, 1);
-  } else {
-#ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
-    if (_ui) _ui->notify(UIEventType::channelMessage);
-#endif
   }
+
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
   // Get the channel name from the channel index
   const char *channel_name = "Unknown";
@@ -540,7 +534,10 @@ void MyMesh::onChannelMessageRecv(const mesh::GroupChannel &channel, mesh::Packe
   if (getChannel(channel_idx, channel_details)) {
     channel_name = channel_details.name;
   }
-  if (_ui) _ui->newMsg(path_len, channel_name, text, offline_queue_len);
+  if (_ui) {
+    _ui->newMsg(path_len, channel_name, text, offline_queue_len);
+    if (!_prefs.buzzer_quiet) _ui->notify(UIEventType::channelMessage); //buzz if enabled
+  }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -799,6 +796,7 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::RNG &rng, mesh::RTCClock &rtc, SimpleMe
   _prefs.bw = LORA_BW;
   _prefs.cr = LORA_CR;
   _prefs.tx_power_dbm = LORA_TX_POWER;
+  _prefs.buzzer_quiet = 0;
   _prefs.gps_enabled = 0;       // GPS disabled by default
   _prefs.gps_interval = 0;      // No automatic GPS updates by default
   //_prefs.rx_delay_base = 10.0f;  enable once new algo fixed
@@ -838,6 +836,7 @@ void MyMesh::begin(bool has_display) {
   _prefs.sf = constrain(_prefs.sf, 5, 12);
   _prefs.cr = constrain(_prefs.cr, 5, 8);
   _prefs.tx_power_dbm = constrain(_prefs.tx_power_dbm, 1, MAX_LORA_TX_POWER);
+  _prefs.buzzer_quiet = constrain(_prefs.buzzer_quiet, 0, 1);  // Ensure boolean 0 or 1
   _prefs.gps_enabled = constrain(_prefs.gps_enabled, 0, 1);  // Ensure boolean 0 or 1
   _prefs.gps_interval = constrain(_prefs.gps_interval, 0, 86400);  // Max 24 hours