diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae709ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Fabian Freund.
+ *
+ * This file is part of WebLibre
+ * (see https://weblibre.eu).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see .
+ */
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:flutter_displaymode/flutter_displaymode.dart';
+import 'package:riverpod/riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/core/logger.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart';
+
+part 'display_mode.g.dart';
+
+Future _applyRefreshRateMode(RefreshRateMode mode) async {
+ // `flutter_displaymode` only supports Android; the calls throw on other
+ // platforms, so skip them entirely.
+ if (!Platform.isAndroid) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ try {
+ switch (mode) {
+ case RefreshRateMode.system:
+ // No dedicated "auto" helper; selecting the auto mode hands control
+ // back to the OS-managed default.
+ await FlutterDisplayMode.setPreferredMode(DisplayMode.auto);
+ case RefreshRateMode.high:
+ await FlutterDisplayMode.setHighRefreshRate();
+ case RefreshRateMode.low:
+ await FlutterDisplayMode.setLowRefreshRate();
+ }
+ } catch (e, s) {
+ logger.w('Failed to apply refresh rate mode', error: e, stackTrace: s);
+ }
+}
+
+/// Always-mounted side-effect provider that pushes the configured
+/// [RefreshRateMode] to the OS whenever it changes. Flutter does not request a
+/// high refresh rate by default, so without this the app stays at 60Hz on many
+/// devices even when the panel supports more.
+///
+/// Watched from the root widget so it stays alive for the whole app lifetime.
+/// The body re-runs on every change of the setting (including the initial
+/// build), so the mode is applied at startup as well as on later edits.
+@Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
+void displayModeApplier(Ref ref) {
+ final mode = ref.watch(
+ generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider.select((s) => s.refreshRateMode),
+ );
+
+ unawaited(_applyRefreshRateMode(mode));
+}
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.g.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.g.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51a2fc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/domain/services/display_mode.g.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+
+part of 'display_mode.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// RiverpodGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+// ignore_for_file: type=lint, type=warning
+/// Always-mounted side-effect provider that pushes the configured
+/// [RefreshRateMode] to the OS whenever it changes. Flutter does not request a
+/// high refresh rate by default, so without this the app stays at 60Hz on many
+/// devices even when the panel supports more.
+///
+/// Watched from the root widget so it stays alive for the whole app lifetime.
+/// The body re-runs on every change of the setting (including the initial
+/// build), so the mode is applied at startup as well as on later edits.
+
+@ProviderFor(displayModeApplier)
+final displayModeApplierProvider = DisplayModeApplierProvider._();
+
+/// Always-mounted side-effect provider that pushes the configured
+/// [RefreshRateMode] to the OS whenever it changes. Flutter does not request a
+/// high refresh rate by default, so without this the app stays at 60Hz on many
+/// devices even when the panel supports more.
+///
+/// Watched from the root widget so it stays alive for the whole app lifetime.
+/// The body re-runs on every change of the setting (including the initial
+/// build), so the mode is applied at startup as well as on later edits.
+
+final class DisplayModeApplierProvider
+ extends $FunctionalProvider
+ with $Provider {
+ /// Always-mounted side-effect provider that pushes the configured
+ /// [RefreshRateMode] to the OS whenever it changes. Flutter does not request a
+ /// high refresh rate by default, so without this the app stays at 60Hz on many
+ /// devices even when the panel supports more.
+ ///
+ /// Watched from the root widget so it stays alive for the whole app lifetime.
+ /// The body re-runs on every change of the setting (including the initial
+ /// build), so the mode is applied at startup as well as on later edits.
+ DisplayModeApplierProvider._()
+ : super(
+ from: null,
+ argument: null,
+ retry: null,
+ name: r'displayModeApplierProvider',
+ isAutoDispose: false,
+ dependencies: null,
+ $allTransitiveDependencies: null,
+ );
+
+ @override
+ String debugGetCreateSourceHash() => _$displayModeApplierHash();
+
+ @$internal
+ @override
+ $ProviderElement $createElement($ProviderPointer pointer) =>
+ $ProviderElement(pointer);
+
+ @override
+ void create(Ref ref) {
+ return displayModeApplier(ref);
+ }
+
+ /// {@macro riverpod.override_with_value}
+ Override overrideWithValue(void value) {
+ return $ProviderOverride(
+ origin: this,
+ providerOverride: $SyncValueProvider(value),
+ );
+ }
+}
+
+String _$displayModeApplierHash() =>
+ r'10e3dab5052bed606d3fd02a08103d2ac3f99f13';
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers/desktop_mode.g.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers/desktop_mode.g.dart
index ed86e350..b75870ef 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers/desktop_mode.g.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/providers/desktop_mode.g.dart
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ final class DesktopModeProvider extends $NotifierProvider {
}
}
-String _$desktopModeHash() => r'e755b0a36f7079006047896cb8f2a7be484dea90';
+String _$desktopModeHash() => r'af80dc2845488b6a039281d1e7c3d9ab79a38a62';
final class DesktopModeFamily extends $Family
with $ClassFamilyOverride {
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/general_settings.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/general_settings.dart
index 9faebeea..7fc6de4e 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/general_settings.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/settings/presentation/screens/general_settings.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ const List generalSettingsSections = [
),
SettingsEntryDefinition(
title: 'Pure Black (OLED)',
- subtitle: 'Use true-black surfaces in dark mode to save power on OLED '
+ subtitle:
+ 'Use true-black surfaces in dark mode to save power on OLED '
'screens',
keywords: ['oled', 'amoled', 'high contrast', 'black', 'dark'],
child: _PureBlackTile(),
@@ -64,6 +65,24 @@ const List generalSettingsSections = [
keywords: ['ui scale', 'zoom'],
child: _UiZoomSection(),
),
+ SettingsEntryDefinition(
+ title: 'Refresh Rate',
+ subtitle: 'Request a high or low display refresh rate (Android)',
+ keywords: [
+ 'fps',
+ 'hz',
+ 'hertz',
+ 'frame rate',
+ 'framerate',
+ '60hz',
+ '90hz',
+ '120hz',
+ 'smooth',
+ 'high refresh',
+ 'display mode',
+ ],
+ child: _RefreshRateSection(),
+ ),
SettingsEntryDefinition(
title: 'Disable Animations',
subtitle: 'Reduce motion and turn off app animations',
@@ -78,7 +97,8 @@ const List generalSettingsSections = [
),
SettingsEntryDefinition(
title: 'Show Close Button',
- subtitle: 'Add a button to dismiss the search / new-tab page without '
+ subtitle:
+ 'Add a button to dismiss the search / new-tab page without '
'a back gesture',
keywords: [
'back',
@@ -421,6 +441,66 @@ class _ThemeSection extends HookConsumerWidget {
}
}
+class _RefreshRateSection extends HookConsumerWidget {
+ const _RefreshRateSection();
+
+ @override
+ Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
+ final refreshRateMode = ref.watch(
+ generalSettingsWithDefaultsProvider.select((s) => s.refreshRateMode),
+ );
+
+ return Padding(
+ padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0, vertical: 8),
+ child: Column(
+ mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+ crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+ children: [
+ const ListTile(
+ title: Text('Refresh Rate'),
+ subtitle: Text(
+ 'Choose "High" for the smoothest scrolling and animations on '
+ '90/120Hz screens, or "Low" to save battery.',
+ ),
+ leading: Icon(Icons.speed),
+ contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+ ),
+ Center(
+ child: SegmentedButton(
+ segments: const [
+ ButtonSegment(
+ value: RefreshRateMode.system,
+ icon: Icon(Icons.smartphone),
+ label: Text('System'),
+ ),
+ ButtonSegment(
+ value: RefreshRateMode.high,
+ icon: Icon(Icons.bolt),
+ label: Text('High'),
+ ),
+ ButtonSegment(
+ value: RefreshRateMode.low,
+ icon: Icon(Icons.battery_saver),
+ label: Text('Low'),
+ ),
+ ],
+ selected: {refreshRateMode},
+ onSelectionChanged: (value) async {
+ await ref
+ .read(saveGeneralSettingsControllerProvider.notifier)
+ .save(
+ (currentSettings) =>
+ currentSettings.copyWith.refreshRateMode(value.first),
+ );
+ },
+ ),
+ ),
+ ],
+ ),
+ );
+ }
+}
+
class _ExternalDownloadManagerTile extends HookConsumerWidget {
const _ExternalDownloadManagerTile();
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
index 6f364ddc..8b51afef 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.dart
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ const defaultQuickTabSwitcherHierarchyGlyphs = 2;
const minQuickTabSwitcherHierarchyGlyphs = 0;
const maxQuickTabSwitcherHierarchyGlyphs = 4;
+/// Controls the Android display refresh rate the app requests at startup.
+///
+/// Flutter does not request a high refresh rate by default, so on many devices
+/// (Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, …) the app is left at 60Hz even on a 90/120Hz
+/// panel. [high] asks the OS for the fastest available mode, [low] for the
+/// slowest (battery saving), and [system] leaves the OS-managed default in
+/// place. Android-only; ignored on other platforms.
+enum RefreshRateMode { system, high, low }
+
enum TabBarSwipeAction { switchLastOpened, navigateOrderedTabs }
enum QuickTabSwitcherMode { lastUsedTabs, containerTabs }
@@ -79,6 +88,9 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
final ThemeMode themeMode;
final double uiScaleFactor;
final bool disableAnimations;
+
+ /// Android display refresh rate requested at startup. See [RefreshRateMode].
+ final RefreshRateMode refreshRateMode;
final bool showModalBarrier;
final bool enableReadability;
final bool enforceReadability;
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
required this.themeMode,
required this.uiScaleFactor,
required this.disableAnimations,
+ required this.refreshRateMode,
required this.showModalBarrier,
required this.enableReadability,
required this.enforceReadability,
@@ -232,6 +245,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
ThemeMode? themeMode,
double? uiScaleFactor,
bool? disableAnimations,
+ RefreshRateMode? refreshRateMode,
bool? showModalBarrier,
bool? enableReadability,
bool? enforceReadability,
@@ -293,6 +307,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
}) : themeMode = themeMode ?? ThemeMode.dark,
uiScaleFactor = uiScaleFactor ?? defaultUiScaleFactor,
disableAnimations = disableAnimations ?? false,
+ refreshRateMode = refreshRateMode ?? RefreshRateMode.high,
showModalBarrier = showModalBarrier ?? true,
enableReadability = enableReadability ?? true,
enforceReadability = enforceReadability ?? false,
@@ -419,6 +434,7 @@ class GeneralSettings with FastEquatable {
themeMode,
uiScaleFactor,
disableAnimations,
+ refreshRateMode,
showModalBarrier,
enableReadability,
enforceReadability,
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
index 9f2229b5..2e91c385 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/data/models/general_settings.g.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
GeneralSettings disableAnimations(bool disableAnimations);
+ GeneralSettings refreshRateMode(RefreshRateMode refreshRateMode);
+
GeneralSettings showModalBarrier(bool showModalBarrier);
GeneralSettings enableReadability(bool enableReadability);
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ abstract class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
ThemeMode themeMode,
double uiScaleFactor,
bool disableAnimations,
+ RefreshRateMode refreshRateMode,
bool showModalBarrier,
bool enableReadability,
bool enforceReadability,
@@ -241,6 +244,10 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
GeneralSettings disableAnimations(bool disableAnimations) =>
call(disableAnimations: disableAnimations);
+ @override
+ GeneralSettings refreshRateMode(RefreshRateMode refreshRateMode) =>
+ call(refreshRateMode: refreshRateMode);
+
@override
GeneralSettings showModalBarrier(bool showModalBarrier) =>
call(showModalBarrier: showModalBarrier);
@@ -500,6 +507,7 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
Object? themeMode = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
Object? uiScaleFactor = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
Object? disableAnimations = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
+ Object? refreshRateMode = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
Object? showModalBarrier = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
Object? enableReadability = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
Object? enforceReadability = const $CopyWithPlaceholder(),
@@ -576,6 +584,12 @@ class _$GeneralSettingsCWProxyImpl implements _$GeneralSettingsCWProxy {
? _value.disableAnimations
// ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
: disableAnimations as bool,
+ refreshRateMode:
+ refreshRateMode == const $CopyWithPlaceholder() ||
+ refreshRateMode == null
+ ? _value.refreshRateMode
+ // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+ : refreshRateMode as RefreshRateMode,
showModalBarrier:
showModalBarrier == const $CopyWithPlaceholder() ||
showModalBarrier == null
@@ -940,6 +954,10 @@ GeneralSettings _$GeneralSettingsFromJson(
themeMode: $enumDecodeNullable(_$ThemeModeEnumMap, json['themeMode']),
uiScaleFactor: (json['uiScaleFactor'] as num?)?.toDouble(),
disableAnimations: json['disableAnimations'] as bool?,
+ refreshRateMode: $enumDecodeNullable(
+ _$RefreshRateModeEnumMap,
+ json['refreshRateMode'],
+ ),
showModalBarrier: json['showModalBarrier'] as bool?,
enableReadability: json['enableReadability'] as bool?,
enforceReadability: json['enforceReadability'] as bool?,
@@ -1059,6 +1077,7 @@ Map _$GeneralSettingsToJson(
'themeMode': _$ThemeModeEnumMap[instance.themeMode]!,
'uiScaleFactor': instance.uiScaleFactor,
'disableAnimations': instance.disableAnimations,
+ 'refreshRateMode': _$RefreshRateModeEnumMap[instance.refreshRateMode]!,
'showModalBarrier': instance.showModalBarrier,
'enableReadability': instance.enableReadability,
'enforceReadability': instance.enforceReadability,
@@ -1138,6 +1157,12 @@ const _$ThemeModeEnumMap = {
ThemeMode.dark: 'dark',
};
+const _$RefreshRateModeEnumMap = {
+ RefreshRateMode.system: 'system',
+ RefreshRateMode.high: 'high',
+ RefreshRateMode.low: 'low',
+};
+
const _$DeleteBrowsingDataTypeEnumMap = {
DeleteBrowsingDataType.tabs: 'tabs',
DeleteBrowsingDataType.history: 'history',
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
index ab278bae..876407d7 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.dart
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ class GeneralSettingsRepository extends _$GeneralSettingsRepository {
DriftSqlType.bool,
db.typeMapping,
),
+ 'refreshRateMode': settings['refreshRateMode']?.readAs(
+ DriftSqlType.string,
+ db.typeMapping,
+ ),
'showModalBarrier': settings['showModalBarrier']?.readAs(
DriftSqlType.bool,
db.typeMapping,
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
index 007e0758..05c4edb2 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/user/domain/repositories/general_settings.g.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ final class GeneralSettingsRepositoryProvider
}
String _$generalSettingsRepositoryHash() =>
- r'0f3991899956a779f18615fa7c8c172d9086af1c';
+ r'eb369cd699e336cd5ca51709f116883ae8c6dbc4';
abstract class _$GeneralSettingsRepository
extends $StreamNotifier {
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/main.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/main.dart
index 03116493..67c3d45c 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/main.dart
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/core/providers/app_state.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/core/providers/defaults.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/core/providers/router.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/domain/services/app_initialization.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/domain/services/display_mode.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/features/account/domain/services/account_callback_handler.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/browser/domain/services/engine_settings_replication.dart';
import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/open_link_tools/domain/services/url_cleaner_catalog_service.dart';
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ class _MainWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
// messages reach the ring buffer before the browser view (or logs
// screen) mounts and would otherwise drop them.
ref.watch(singboxProxyLogsProvider.select((_) => null));
+ // Apply the configured display refresh rate from app start and keep it in
+ // sync with the setting (Flutter defaults to 60Hz otherwise).
+ ref.watch(displayModeApplierProvider);
final rootKey = ref.watch(appStateKeyProvider);
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/pubspec.yaml b/apps/weblibre/pubspec.yaml
index e7c987d8..bec5a3ea 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/apps/weblibre/pubspec.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
flutter:
sdk: flutter
flutter_auto_size_text: ^5.0.0
+ flutter_displaymode: ^0.7.0
flutter_hooks: ^0.21.3+1
flutter_markdown: ^0.7.7+1
flutter_material_design_icons: ^3.1.0+7447