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# AltosDroid

AltosDroid is the [Android](http://www.android.com/) port of Altus Metrum's 
ground station program, designed to work with the [TeleBT](../TeleBT)
ground statiion hardware product.  The latest version targets Android 
version 4.0 (ICS) or later.  An older version is still available that 
works on Android 2.3.3 and later.

## Where to Get It ##

The latest released version of AltosDroid is available from
[Google Play™](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.altusmetrum.AltosDroid).

There is also a comparable iOS application available for sale from our
friends at [Iron Sheep Productions](http://altosui.ironsheep.biz/).

## What It Can Do ##

Current features include:

* Display of key telemetry values
* Telemetry logging to SD card
* Text-to-speech announcements of flight state
* Downlink frequency selection.

## Permissions ##

AltosDroid requires the following permissions in order to be installed:

 * NETWORK COMMUNICATION
	* PAIR WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES
<br>
		This permission is needed to access Bluetooth communications,
		allowing the pairing of and connection to TeleBT units.
 * STORAGE
	* MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR SD CARD
<br>
		This permission is needed so that telemetry logs can be
		written to the SD card.
 * SYSTEM TOOLS
	* ACCESS BLUETOOTH SETTINGS
<br>
		This permission is used to request the enabling of Bluetooth
		at startup.

## Source Code ##

The source to AltosDroid is part of the [AltOS](../AltOS) repository, 
which is always available from [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
in the project [fw/altos](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/altos;a=summary).

The source is in the `altosdroid/` subdirectory, and is currently
targetted at Android 4.0 or later. You will need to have the Android SDK 
installed to build AltosDroid.

## Future Plans ##

Future features we plan to add include flight computer configuration support,
Google Maps integration, and "take me to my rocket" navigation.



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Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
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