APRSdroid

APRSdroid is an Android application for Amateur Radio operators. It allows reporting your position to the APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) network, displaying of nearby amateur radio stations and the exchange of APRS messages.

APRSdroid is Open Source Software written in Scala and licensed under the GPLv2.

Quick links:

• Google Play
• Twitter
• FAQ
• Configuration

Compilation

APRSdroid is written in Scala and uses gradle-android-scala-plugin to compile the source. It mostly works, but takes roughly three minutes for a full build, and often produces non-working APKs on incremental builds.

Google Maps: you need to obtain a Maps API key for your signing key, or the map view will remain blank.

Having the Maps API key, do the following to compile and install an APK:

sudo apt-get install -y git openjdk-8-jdk vim-nox wget unzip

cmdline_tool_file="commandlinetools-linux-6609375_latest.zip"
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="$(pwd)/android"
mkdir -p "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}"
wget "https://dl.google.com/android/repository/${cmdline_tool_file}"
unzip "${cmdline_tool_file}" -d "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmdline-tools"
rm -f "${cmdline_tool_file}"
export PATH="${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmdline-tools/tools/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH="${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/platform-tools:${PATH}"
export PATH="${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/emulator:${PATH}"
mkdir "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/licenses"
echo 24333f8a63b6825ea9c5514f83c2829b004d1fee > "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/licenses/android-sdk-license"
echo 84831b9409646a918e30573bab4c9c91346d8abd > "${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/licenses/android-sdk-preview-license"
sdkmanager --install emulator 'system-images;android-24;default;armeabi-v7a'

git clone https://github.com/na7q/aprsdroid/
cd aprsdroid
git submodule update --init --recursive
# replace AI... with your API key:
echo "mapsApiKey=AI..." > local.properties
# for a debug build:
./gradlew assembleDebug
# for a release build:
./gradlew assembleRelease