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@CIS-C0 CIS-C0 released this 20 Oct 00:30
· 51 commits to main since this release
v2.25.2
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RF Sentinel 2.25.2

New: TETRA radios

  • With an RTL-SDR or HackRF plugged in, RF Sentinel watches the TETRA handset band (380-385 MHz) used by emergency services in Europe and many other countries. A handset that is transmitting nearby is recognised by its time-slot bursts. Nothing is decoded: only signal strength and burst timing are used.
  • On by default where TETRA is the emergency-services radio (EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland). Switch it under Settings > RTL-SDR radio > Detect TETRA radios.

New: HackRF One

  • A HackRF One now works as the radio detector, like an RTL-SDR. Receive only: its amplifier and antenna power stay off, and it never transmits.

Snooze like a radar detector

  • The speaker button at the top of the main screen is always there now (it no longer hides in the ⋮ menu).
  • Tap it to silence alerts for a while, tap again for sound. The minutes left show on the button.
  • Long-press for 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes, or to mute until you turn the sound back on.
  • Set the length under Settings > Alerts > Snooze length (30 minutes unless you change it). The Mute button on alert notifications and the snooze in the car use the same length.

Fixes and smaller changes

  • Trip distances follow your units: the recording banner on the map, the saved trace, the Traces list, and aircraft and drone details now show miles when set to imperial.
  • The full-screen map keeps the heading, zoom and follow mode of the map on the main screen instead of turning north.
  • The recording banner and scan warnings can be hidden with ✕.
  • Fewer "Bluetooth scan restarted" stalls: no restart on repeated start commands, which ran into Android's limit of 5 scans in 30 seconds.
  • A VeryFit IDW26 watch, which uses TASER's Bluetooth ID, no longer shows as Axon gear.
  • "No signal" readings no longer log as +127 dBm.
  • The FOSS build is now reproducible: F-Droid's build of it matches ours byte for byte.

Which file?

  • RFSentinel-v2.25.2-release.apk: the normal build (about 50 MB).
  • RFSentinel-v2.25.2-foss.apk: free software only (about 28 MB).

Either file replaces the other, and your history and settings are kept. Detection only: RF Sentinel never transmits.

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