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barbeau / gpstest

The #1 open-source Android GNSS/GPS test program
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F-droid availability #81

Closed JonnyTech closed 6 years ago

JonnyTech commented 7 years ago

Are you able to make gpstest available on f-droid for those of us who do not use Google apps?

JonnyTech commented 7 years ago

Or maybe @IzzySoft can add the apk from https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/releases to his repo?

JonnyTech commented 7 years ago

Please ignore me, it is already in f-droid, sorry for the noise.

IzzySoft commented 7 years ago

Yupp. In my repo, as I indeed already have added the .apk from releases/ back in October last year :smile_cat:

JonnyTech commented 7 years ago

@IzzySoft, your repo still points to v2.1.8 - can you change it to the latest release v2.1.11

barbeau commented 7 years ago

@IzzySoft Also, for "Anti-features", v2.1.4 and higher of the app does not require Google Maps in order to install/run, although you do need it to view the map on the "Map" tab.

IzzySoft commented 7 years ago

@JonnyTech Sorry for that! Updater faulty. Considered 2.1.8 newer than 2.1.11 (string comparison on the version. I know, not optimal – but you have to compromise with those many different tagging variants used). Updated it manually. Thanks for pointing it out!

@barbeau Sorry again. But my library analyzer says it uses GMS and Maps – and users expect me to point that out (yes, I had reports on where I missed it), so it needs to stay. Seeing the AntiFeature, one can check the library section and decide. GMS is not a show-stopper for many, and neither is Maps (in fact, for me both is covered by microG).

barbeau commented 7 years ago

@IzzySoft Google Maps v2 is part of Google Play Services (GMS) library. It's fine with me if the AntiFeature notification needs to stay, I just wanted to clarify that even without Google Play Services GPSTest can run on the device. I confirmed with the latest version v2.1.11 that it can run on an Amazon Fire Phone, which doesn't have Google Maps or Google Play Services.

IzzySoft commented 7 years ago

@barbeau I could add that to the description if you wish. Also, even if that were not the case, it certainly would work fine with microG :wink:

IzzySoft commented 7 years ago

@barbeau before I add that to the app's description:

  1. if it runs fine without GMS, maybe you can leave GMS out completely? If it's just for maps, AFAIK there is an OSM lib you could use instead.
  2. if you cannot leave it out for some reason: what are the limitations on a device that has no Google Apps, so I can point that out (e.g. "Map" tab will remain empty)?
barbeau commented 7 years ago
  1. IIRC I couldn't do the same realtime map orientation and tilt based on accelerometer and gyroscope with osmdroid that I could with Google Maps API v2. Also, Google Maps API v2 has 3D building models on the map, which I wanted to show to help demonstrate the impact of nearby buildings on GNSS signals.
  2. Yes, limitation is that the map won't appear on the Map tab.
IzzySoft commented 7 years ago

@barbeau thanks! Updated the description of the app (should become visible this evening). Using "Google Maps API v2" means the standard microG installation should cover this as well (just to let you know).

barbeau commented 6 years ago

@IzzySoft Thanks for hosting GPSTest in your repo. I'd like to explore getting GPSTest into the main F-droid repo to make it easier for users to access.

I was looking at the submission process and it looks like it requires config files to be created. Is this something you already have as part of the hosting on your repo? What next steps would you suggest for transitioning the app to F-droid?

IzzySoft commented 6 years ago

As I only serve the binaries, I've not setup the build part required by F-Droid. So next steps would be:

  1. You'll need a flavor without proprietary dependencies (here: GMS)
  2. Open a request for packaging (I was just about to do that, but no chance with GMS still in there)

Someone of the F-Droid Team will guide you through any additional steps which might be required – i.e. "if any".

paulle commented 6 years ago

It would be very nice to see gpstest on f-droid. I'm always first looking in f-droid to find an app fitting my needs and if I don't find nothing I'm looking in playstore.

barbeau commented 6 years ago

Starting with v3.1.0 (https://github.com/barbeau/gpstest/releases/tag/v3.1.0), there is now a osmdroid build flavor that uses OSM Droid in place of Google Maps. I'll be submitting the osmdroid build flavor to F-Droid shortly.

barbeau commented 6 years ago

F-Droid request for packing at https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/issues/627.

paulle commented 6 years ago

GPSTEST is on f-droid now (v3.1.1). I installed it from there yesterday. Thank you!

barbeau commented 6 years ago

You're welcome! Looks like its now listed at: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid/

IzzySoft commented 6 years ago

Congrats! Removing it from my repo then to avoid confusion (signature mismatch with the one from the official repo).

barbeau commented 6 years ago

@IzzySoft sounds good! Thanks for your help in this process, and thanks for hosting it in your repo in the interim.

IzzySoft commented 6 years ago

Always glad to help!