APRSdroid – APRS for Android

APRSdroid is an Android application for pushing your current GPS coordinates (and maybe also messages, some day) to the APRS-IS network.

APRSdroid is Open Source Software written in Scala.

Feel free to join #aprsdroid on FreeNode!

Download

More or less usable builds are available from the download repository

Once you have downloaded the software, check the settings page for hints on its configuration.

Contribute

If you want to compile APRSdroid, visit the Developer page!

We have created an APRSdroid translation project at launchpad. You can now help translate APRSdroid into your mother tongue!

The current version of APRSdroid (starting with 0.6.1) comes with support for Danish, German, Japanese, Norwegian, (Polish) and Turkish. Many thanks to the contributors, and do not hesitate to contact the author in case of problems!

Screenshots

State of Development

This project is in a beta phase. Feel free to contribute!

Features

The following TODO items have been implemented:

• Creation of APRS packets
• Post packets using HTTP or UDP
• Configuration dialog for callsign, update period, server
• Add a Welcome + HAM-only dialog window
• Send speed + direction + altitude if available
• Posted on some Markets: SlideME AndAppStore
• Make more nifty icon
• Major rework of main screen (larger packet font)
• Add log window for previous tracks – now in the main window

TODO

1. Add EditText boxes for ssid and message to main screen
2. Settings profiles (walking / driving / …; storing the SSID, icon and update ranges)
3. Add a night mode theme
4. Allow to change displayed icon (needs a proper graphical selector, or at least a list view)
5. Change distance and interval to sliders (would fix crash on invalid input as well)
6. Alternatively: implement smart beaconing
7. Optionnally display notification when in background
8. Map display
9. Bluetooth TNC support
10. use soundcard for RX/TX