FunKey Wiki Suggestion Center

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The Suggestion Center lists user suggestions of emulators, games, and utilities that could be ported to or developed for the FunKey S.

If you have a suggestion that has not been listed here or wish to discuss your support or opposition to a listed suggestion, you may do so by typing in the text box below and selecting the "New section" button. This will automatically create a new section on this page's talk page, in which you may further specify your suggestion. When you are finished entering the details of your suggestion, select the "Save changes" button below the input field. If you wish to be notified if your suggestion receives a reply, you are encouraged to first log in and subsequently sign your post with ~~~~.

You may also submit FunKey S suggestions to the FunKey S Forum or Discord server.

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Suggestion criteria

For a suggestion to be considered for implementation on the FunKey S, it must:

  • Not involve the modification of the FunKey S hardware.
  • Not involve the infringement of copyrighted and/or trademarked content.
  • Be within the realm of reason of the hardware limitations of the FunKey S.

All suggestion tables have a status column to indicate the level of progress made on each suggestion. A blank cell indicates no reported progress, a red cell indicates that the suggestion is not currently feasible, a yellow cell indicates that the suggestion is currently in the process of being implemented, a light green cell indicates that the feature has been implemented by a third-party developer, and a dark green cell indicates that the feature has been integrated by the FunKey Team into the FunKey OS.

Note that a suggestion having a blank status cell does not indicate that it can or will be implemented, only that it has been suggested by a FunKey S user. Suggestions that would require the modification of the FunKey S hardware will be listed in the last section of this article, since while they cannot be added to the FunKey S, they could be implemented in future devices created by the FunKey Team.

System feature requests

Suggestion Benefit(s) Status
Option to use the FN button as SELECT - Ability to access the SELECT button more quickly
- Compatability with games with SELECT button combinations
Option to adjust button mapping - Ability to configure button layouts to suit individual preferences
"Night mode" option for Main Menu of system - Can reduce eye strain in dark conditions
- Can reduce power use of display outside of gameplay
Option to scale system menu text and UI elements - Can make small text easier to see
- Provides users with another method of personalizing their system UI
Option to put games in folders - Facilitates software navigation and management
Option to use cheats in games - Gives players additional gameplay options
- Allows the enabling of otherwise unobtainable features in several games
Option to enable turbo buttons - Gives players additional gameplay options
Option to select random game from entire collection or a specific system - Gives players additional gameplay options
Option to rotate games by 90° increments - Improves the playability of games that are rotated by default

Software requests

Emulators

System ≤14 buttons? Suggested emulator Status
Arcade Yes In progress
Arduboy Yes
Atari 2600 Yes
Atari Jaguar No
Commodore 64 No
Game & Watch Yes
MS-DOS No
Nintendo 64 No
Nintendo DS No
Pico-8 Yes
Pokémon Mini Yes
Sega Saturn Yes
ZX Spectrum No

Games

Game Suggested features Source code (if applicable) Status
2048
Air Hockey
Chess
Minesweeper
Picross
Reversi
Solitaire
Sudoku

Utilities

Utility Suggested features Comparable software Status
Music Player - Support for MP3 and WAV
- Cover flow for folders and individual tracks in system menu
- Shuffle play option
- Display of current time stamp out of total audio length
Video Player - Support for MP4, MOV, AVI, and/or MKV
- Cover flow for folders and individual videos in system menu
- Support of scale, crop, and stretch aspect ratio options
- Fast-forward and rewind options
- Toggleable display of current time stamp out of total video length
eBook Reader - Options for different fonts and font sizes
- Option to change text and background colors
- Support of chapters and bookmarks
Clock - Option to choose between 12 and 24-hour formats
- Difference clock faces
- Inclusion of timer functionality
- Inclusion of alarm functionality
Calculator - Algebra capabilities
- Graphing capabilities
Random number generator - Configurable to appear in a variety of styles
- Option to choose the range of numbers
Scrabble dictionary - Option to select language
- Ability to add additional words to the list of valid words
Flashlight - Option to adjust screen brightness
- Option to change display color

Hardware modification suggestions for future devices

Suggestion Alternative(s) Benefit(s) Status
Implementation of Micro-USB audio output - Headphone jack - Ability to use headphones and speakers Would require hardware modifications that are infeasible with the current design due to space constraints
- 2.5mm jack
- Micro-HDMI
Implementation of Micro-USB video output - Ability to output video to external display
Addition of Bluetooth receiver - Compatibility with Micro-USB bluetooth input - Ability to connect bluetooth headphones, speakers, and controllers
Use of USB-C rather than Micro-USB - A more common connector that would reduce the need to keep several types of cables