1 [[!meta title="AltosDroid"]]
4 AltosDroid is the [Android](http://www.android.com/) port of Altus Metrum's
5 ground station program, designed to work with the [TeleBT](../TeleBT)
6 ground statiion hardware product. The latest version targets Android
7 version 4.0 (ICS) or later. An older version is still available that
8 works on Android 2.3.3 and later.
12 The latest released version of AltosDroid is available from
13 [Google Play™](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.altusmetrum.AltosDroid).
15 There is also a comparable iOS application available for sale from our
16 friends at [Iron Sheep Productions](http://altosui.ironsheep.biz/).
20 Current features include:
22 * Display of key telemetry values
23 * Telemetry logging to SD card
24 * Text-to-speech announcements of flight state
25 * Downlink frequency selection.
29 AltosDroid requires the following permissions in order to be installed:
31 * NETWORK COMMUNICATION
32 * PAIR WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES
34 This permission is needed to access Bluetooth communications,
35 allowing the pairing of and connection to TeleBT units.
37 * MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR SD CARD
39 This permission is needed so that telemetry logs can be
40 written to the SD card.
42 * ACCESS BLUETOOTH SETTINGS
44 This permission is used to request the enabling of Bluetooth
49 The source to AltosDroid is part of the [AltOS](../AltOS) repository,
50 which is always available from [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com)
51 in the project [fw/altos](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/altos;a=summary).
53 The source is in the `altosdroid/` subdirectory, and is currently
54 targetted at Android 4.0 or later. You will need to have the Android SDK
55 installed to build AltosDroid.
59 Future features we plan to add include flight computer configuration support,
60 Google Maps integration, and "take me to my rocket" navigation.
65 <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.altusmetrum.AltosDroid">
66 <img alt="Android app on Google Play"
67 src="https://developer.android.com/images/brand/en_app_rgb_wo_45.png" />
71 Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
73 Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.