[Ovmsdev] Android App beta test V3.11.0 (GCM push notifications)

[Michael Balzer]

It's now also possible to send push notifications to Android devices
from your own OVMS server.

You'll need the current server version 2.2.1 and the current App version
3.11.1.

App 3.11.1 developer release APK is here:
http://dexters-web.de/f/tw/OpenVehicleApp-release-3.11.1.apk

The server/README describes how to register your own GCM sender id. The
new App version allows to specify a custom GCM sender id per vehicle.

Tests & feedback are welcome.

Btw: server V2.2.1 also adds a timestamp to the GCM pushes, so
notifications will now show their server-side send times instead of
their receive times.

Regards,
Michael


Am 06.11.2015 um 01:32 schrieb Michael Balzer:
> GCM integration is basically done on server & app side, we need some
> beta testers now.
>
> The beta Android App can be downloaded from...
>
> http://dexters-web.de/f/tw/OpenVehicleApp-debug-3.11.0.apk
> http://dexters-web.de/f/tw/OpenVehicleApp-release-3.11.0.apk
>
> Please note: this beta APK has been signed with my personal
> development key, so you need to uninstall the play store version
> before installing this one. It may also be necessary to clear the App
> data.
>
> If you'd like to build yourself, the gcm branch should now open
> directly in Android Studio.
>
> First start on an old & slow device will take some time to load the
> OCM meta data.
>
> If you find some issue, please report as detailed as possible
> including your Android environment.
>
> For crashes please try to get a logcat dump using the debug APK.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael
>
>
> Am 30.10.2015 um 21:28 schrieb Michael Balzer:
>> Milestone reached: the App now runs again without major flaws on
>> Android 2.3 - 5.1.
>>
>> - maps integration fixed
>> - custom ProgressBar for ActionBarCompat
>> - basic AppCompat styling
>> - successful testing on Android 2.3 & 5.1 (should do on all API
>> versions >= 9)
>>
>> I've created a new branch "gcm":
>> https://github.com/openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Android/tree/gcm
>>
>> Coming next:
>> - GCM integration
>>
>> Regards,
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Am 27.10.2015 um 10:14 schrieb Michael Balzer:
>>> As Mark wrote, for GCM I needed to switch to the latest Android SDK
>>> and support libs, which introduced all kinds of API deprecation and
>>> compatibility problems.
>>>
>>> It was necessary to replace ActionBarSherlock by the support libs
>>> ActionBarCompat and to update the maps extensions lib.
>>>
>>> The App now builds and starts again (on Android 5.1, need to test
>>> other versions), but is not yet usable.
>>>
>>> My next todos:
>>> - Maps integration is broken and crashes occasionally now (it seems
>>> this was done wrong from the beginning)
>>> - ActionBarCompat does not support a progress indicator, need to
>>> implement one
>>> - GCM integration
>>> - Fix ActionBarCompat & App theme styling
>>> - Android 2.3 tests
>>>
>>> There are still lots of API deprecation warnings remaining, which
>>> hopefully don't all need to be fixed right now...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Michael
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 23.10.2015 um 16:42 schrieb Michael Balzer:
>>>> I should be able to do the App side, currently reading the docs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 23.10.2015 um 16:32 schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:
>>>>> Yeah, and the ClientLogin auth service just went down as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Need help on the App side for GCM. The server side I can probably
>>>>> handle.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Mark.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23 Oct 2015, at 9:33 PM, Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de
>>>>>> <mailto:dexter at expeedo.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I knew about the todo, but I missed the deadline:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *The C2DM service will be shut down completely on 10/20/2015*.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...and it seems this just happened, Android push notifications
>>>>>> are no longer working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody familiar with GCM?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll have a look...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Michael
>>>
>
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