Android 0.1.6 — video backend wired

Full Android media wiring (emulator validated)

What works now

• Install + launch (no crash)
• PJSIP JavaVM + ClassLoader (worker-thread safe)
• org.pjsip.PjCamera2 camera backend
• Camera enumeration (Back camera on emulator)
• SurfaceView overlays for local/remote video (PaleVideoOverlay)
• Linked mediandk / EGL / GLESv2

Commits

• Video JNI + ClassLoader + camera classes on main (a074a6b and parents)

Download

• https://drcpbx.com/downloads/Pale.apk
• This release: Pale.apk

Still device-dependent

• Real camera/video call on physical phones (grant CAMERA + RECORD_AUDIO)
• Remote video surface binding during live calls (overlay is ready; end-to-end call not exercised on emulator)

Android 0.1.6 — full video call path

Full Android video call path (emulator validated)

What works now

• Install + launch (no crash)
• PJSIP JavaVM + ClassLoader (worker-thread safe)
• org.pjsip.PjCamera2 camera backend
• Camera enumeration (Back camera on emulator)
• SurfaceView overlays for local/remote video (PaleVideoOverlay)
• Remote/local window bind path in media state (bind_call_video)
• Local preview start on outbound video calls
• Answer with vid_cnt=1 for video-capable inbound calls
• Linked mediandk / EGL / GLESv2 / OpenGL renderer
• Android MediaCodec H.264 / VP8 / VP9 encode+decode

Commits

• Full surface bind + preview + answer video (d7c49d5)
• AtomicPtr Send/Sync fix for ANativeWindow (655cb0d)

CI

• https://github.com/loreste/palephone/actions/runs/29196787576 (success)

Emulator validation (API 34 AVD pale_api34)

• adb install -r Pale.apk → Success
• Launch: MainActivity displayed, process stays up
• Logs: CameraManager registered, JavaVM + ClassLoader, video overlay attached
• Android video capture initialized with 1 device(s): Back camera
• Codecs: H.264 / VP8 / VP9 via AMediaCodec
• PJSIP initialized successfully

Download

• https://drcpbx.com/downloads/Pale.apk
• https://drcpbx.com/downloads/current/Pale_0.1.6_android.apk
• Checksums: https://drcpbx.com/downloads/pale-android-SHA256SUMS.txt

SHA256:

c82fa201639b94d55827f64a472b063237bd43ae99dd983cf7d9b18bde7317f1  Pale.apk

Still device-dependent / needs human validation

• End-to-end video call on a physical phone (grant CAMERA + RECORD_AUDIO)
• Two-party remote video frames during a live SIP session
• Issue #1 stays open until @insxa confirms sideload works on their device

Android sideload APK 0.1.6 (launch fix)

Emulator-validated launch fix

Fixes crash-on-open found during Android emulator validation.

Changes (commit fe73a26)

• Link libmediandk, libEGL, libGLESv2 (fixes UnsatisfiedLinkError)
• Disable broken Android OpenGL video factory at PJSIP init (fixes SIGSEGV in and_factory_init)

Validation

• Device: Android Emulator Pixel 6 / API 34
• adb install success
• Launch: process stays up, MainActivity focused, no FATAL after 20s+

Download

• Pale.apk (also at https://drcpbx.com/downloads/Pale.apk)

Please uninstall any older Pale build first if install is blocked (cert change may not apply; same sideload keystore).

Android sideload APK 0.1.6 (signed)

Signed Android APK for sideload

Resolves install failures when only unsigned APKs were published.

Download

• Pale.apk (stable name) — install this file
• Pale_0.1.6_android-signed.apk — same binary, versioned name
• SHA256SUMS.txt — checksums

Why this exists

The CI/website builds were shipping unsigned release APKs. Modern Android (including Android 16 on Honor) refuses to install them. These artifacts are signed with the public Pale sideload certificate (v2/v3).

Install

1. Uninstall any older Pale build that used a different signing cert.
2. Enable Install unknown apps for your browser/Files.
3. Open Pale.apk and install.
4. Optional: adb install -r Pale.apk

Not for Play Store

This uses the public sideload keystore in packaging/android/. Production Play/MDM builds need a private keystore via CI secrets.

See ANDROID_SETUP.md and packaging/android/README.md.