radiocells-scanner-android
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Is there any intent to start/stop scanning
I would like to to start/stop scanning by intent. This feature allow me to start/stop scanning automatically by Tasker. Is there any possiblity yet?
Have a look at https://radiocells.org/default/wiki/auto-logging
You have to call the corresponding activity (e.g. StartTracking) based on your trigger. Let me know, whether this works for you!
Cheers Toby
Thank you for reply. It works with tasker, but ... One have to have screen switched on and the application opens. When I left the phone in my pocket, application never starts.
I'm not to familiar with tasker: can you start services (instead of activities) from tasker too? In this case we might expose the tasks as services instead of activities.
EDIT: Typo
Well, is it possible just to hang the app on some specific intent(s)? I can just send intent and app start to record on a background. For example - this app do that: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=googoo.android.btgps - I can just send intent and the app start connection without loading UI on a screen.
Thanks for the link! Exactly what I was looking for.. Seems like they've chosen the service over the activity approach..
Start - googoo.android.btgps.action.SERVICE_START Stop - googoo.android.btgps.action.SERVICE_STOP Toggle - googoo.android.btgps.action.SERIVCE_TOGGLE
Will see, what I can do!
5fcbe58a adds the following intents
- org.openbmap.intent.action.START_COMMAND
- org.openbmap.intent.action.STOP_COMMAND
- org.openbmap.intent.action.UPLOAD_COMMAND
Calling them starts/stops the tracking or uploads new tracks to the server
Just uploaded latest nightly to server: http://radiocells.org/static/app-debug.apk If you like you may want to test at own risk ;-)
Two important warnings nevertheles:
- installing nightly will purge your existing F-Droid install, so you will loose all data which hasn't been uploaded yet (reason: nightly is signed with the dev key vs. F-Droid key)
- above nightly is not finally tested - so crashes still may occur
I cannot install the package - when I try to install it I get error (it's translated from czech language): "Error occurs during analyzing of package". What with this?
From a paranoia point of view, I don't like it that some other random app can send intents to start/stop and particularly upload. This lets the other app, which perhaps doesn't have GPS and (in some future paradise) internet permissions to exiltrate location. Right now, there's a security property that the scanner app will only scan and upload when I ask it to. An easy fix is to make a setting "allow scanning via intents" and default to no. Or perhaps two: allow scanning, and allow uploads, since while I'm complaining I can also see that this is useful.
@thuryn Maybe something went wrong with the build. I was in a rush when building.. I just re-uploaded a new build. You might try again.
If the problem remains, what's your Android version?
@gdt At least you know you're under surveillance when the Radiobeacon screen turns up without your action :-)
Seriously, good suggestion, I'll add an option under Advanced Settings to turn automation on/off
Thank you for response. I've downloaded, but package is zero in length .
- března 2017 20:18:14 CET, wish7code [email protected] napsal:
@thuryn Maybe something went wrong with the build. I was in a rush when building.. I just re-uploaded a new build. You might try again.
If the problem remains, what's your Android version?
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Strange thing.. I just downloaded and installed on another device. The apk is 14.8 MB in size.
Might want to try downloading https://radiocells.org/static/app-debug.apk in your desktop browser and manually copy it to your device?
I've just tryed to install the app with adb and this is the result:
[100%] /data/local/tmp/app-debug.apk
On sobota 4. března 2017 12:02:44 CET wish7code wrote:
Strange thing.. I just downloaded and installed on another device. The apk is 14.8 MB in size.
Might want to try downloading https://radiocells.org/static/app-debug.apk in your desktop browser and manually copy it to your device?
You used
adb install app-debug.apk
right? What's the result (think Github stripped out a screenshot)?
Yes, I used adb install app-debug.apk and the error was: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]
Sorry for late response