Simply Customize It 1.0.21: Small Fix for Sleep Screen Overlay Button

This is a very small update, but an important one if you’re using the new Disable Overlay button that was added recently.

That button disables the rotating sleep screen overlay that was introduced on the reMarkable Paper Pro and Paper Pro Move in the reMarkable OS 3.25 beta.

What happened

After releasing version 1.0.20 I received an email that made me realize I’d missed a critical step in one specific case.

If you tried to disable the rotating sleep screen overlay before the reMarkable filesystem had been remounted as writable, the command would fail as the device was still in read-only mode.

In other words:

• The button existed
• The logic was correct
• But the underlying command couldn’t complete unless the device was explicitly remounted first

That’s on me.

What’s fixed in this update

In 1.0.21, I’ve updated the button execution so that it now:

1. Ensures the reMarkable filesystem is mounted as writable
2. Then runs the command (added in the last update) to disable the rotating sleep screen overlay

This makes the button reliable and safe to use, regardless of the device’s current mount state.

No new features. No UI changes. Just a correction to make sure the tool does what it says it does.

Why this matters

Technically, you could work around this by syncing, importing, or uploading templates or screens first (which would remount the filesystem as writable), and then disabling the overlay.

But I wanted this to work regardless of the order you use things in.

Simply Customize It is designed to remove friction and guesswork; not add to it. When something doesn’t behave as expected, even in a narrow edge case, it’s worth fixing quickly and cleanly.

What was the 3.25 beta update?

If you missed it, here’s the context:

reMarkable OS 3.25 Beta: A Quick Heads Up About Sleep Screen Behavior

A quick heads up for reMarkable beta users about a change in sleep screen behavior observed on Paper Pro devices in OS 3.25 beta.

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Following that, I released:

Simply Customize It 1.0.20: Turn Off The Rotating Sleep Screen Overlay

A new update to Simply Customize It adds a safe way to disable the rotating sleep screen overlay introduced in reMarkable OS 3.25 beta. This post explains what changed, how the new tools work, and includes a quick note on pricing going forward.

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Updating

This update is being submitted as a standalone patch.

If you’re already on 1.0.20 and using the sleep screen overlay toggle I recommend installing 1.0.21.

As always, thank you for the emails, messages, and quiet hey, something feels off here notes... they genuinely help make the app better.

💕 Kyra