diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini b/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
index 158e704ec..9b01033df 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ custom_meshtastic_has_mui = true
 extends = esp32s3_base
 platform_packages =
   ; Version needs to match the pioarduino version used in esp32_common.ini
-  platformio/framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/mverch67/arduino-esp32#60946733b52c30e3d5b58a7158700d65fc1dddae
+  platformio/framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/mverch67/arduino-esp32#82aee17619ea2940de03b0db4d082d5def657771
 
 board = seeed-sensecap-indicator
 board_check = true
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ upload_protocol = esptool
 build_flags = ${esp32s3_base.build_flags}
   -Ivariants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator
   -DSENSECAP_INDICATOR
-  -DUSE_ARDUINO_HAL_GPIO
+  -DUSE_ARDUINO_HAL_GPIO ; patch for lovyanGFX to use digitalWrite instead of direct register access for GPIO control, which is necessary for the IO expander to work correctly
   -DRADIOLIB_DEBUG_SPI=0
   -DRADIOLIB_DEBUG_PROTOCOL=0
   -DRADIOLIB_DEBUG_BASIC=0
@@ -33,20 +33,48 @@ build_flags = ${esp32s3_base.build_flags}
   -DIO_EXPANDER=0x40
   -DIO_EXPANDER_IRQ=42
   ;-DIO_EXPANDER_DEBUG
-  ; mverch's hacks:
-  -D lcd_periph_signals=lcd_periph_rgb_signals
 
 lib_deps = ${esp32s3_base.lib_deps}
-  ; TODO switch back to official LovyanGFX
-  https://github.com/mverch67/LovyanGFX/archive/4c76238c1344162a234ae917b27651af146d6fb2.zip
+  https://github.com/mverch67/LovyanGFX/archive/9abe502add013f392a1898d7dc48d65ddc112754.zip
   # renovate: datasource=git-refs depName=ESP8266Audio packageName=https://github.com/meshtastic/ESP8266Audio gitBranch=meshtastic-2.0.0-dacfix
   https://github.com/meshtastic/ESP8266Audio/archive/343024632ee78d6216907b2353fc943a62422d80.zip
   # renovate: datasource=custom.pio depName=ESP8266SAM packageName=earlephilhower/library/ESP8266SAM
   earlephilhower/ESP8266SAM@1.1.0
 
+custom_sdkconfig =
+    ${esp32s3_base.custom_sdkconfig}
+    CONFIG_AUTOSTART_ARDUINO=y
+    CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL_INFO=y
+    CONFIG_LOG_MAXIMUM_LEVEL_DEBUG=y
+    CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_OCT=y
+;    CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_120M=y
+;    CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED=120
+    CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_80M=y
+    CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED=80
+    CONFIG_SPIRAM_XIP_FROM_PSRAM=y
+    CONFIG_LCD_RGB_ISR_IRAM_SAFE=y
+    CONFIG_GDMA_CTRL_FUNC_IN_IRAM=y
+    CONFIG_I2S_ISR_IRAM_SAFE=y
+    CONFIG_GDMA_ISR_IRAM_SAFE=y
+    CONFIG_ESP32S3_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_240=y
+    CONFIG_ESP32S3_DATA_CACHE_64KB=y
+    CONFIG_ESP32S3_DATA_CACHE_LINE_64B=y
+    CONFIG_I2C_SKIP_LEGACY_CONFLICT_CHECK=y
+    CONFIG_HAL_DEFAULT_ASSERTION_LEVEL=0
+    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE_8MB=y
+    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE="8MB"
+;    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_120M=y
+;    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ="120m"
+  '# CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_120M is not set'
+    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_80M=y
+    CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ="80m"
+    CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_PERF=y
+    CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_LEVEL_NONE=n
+    CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_LOG_LEVEL_INFO=y
+
 [env:seeed-sensecap-indicator-tft]
 extends = env:seeed-sensecap-indicator
-board_level = pr
+board_check = true
 upload_speed = 460800
 
 build_flags =
@@ -79,5 +107,6 @@ build_flags =
 lib_deps =
   ${env:seeed-sensecap-indicator.lib_deps}
   ${device-ui_base.lib_deps}
-  ; TODO switch back to official bb_captouch
+  ;# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=bb_captouch packageName=bitbank2/bb_captouch
+  ;https://github.com/bitbank2/bb_captouch/archive/refs/tags/1.3.1.zip ; not working
   https://github.com/mverch67/bb_captouch/archive/8626412fe650d808a267791c0eae6e5860c85a5d.zip ; alternative touch library supporting FT6x36