kennelh
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- Louise and Ken
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After tonesto7's posted his fantastic widget for iOS, I became interested in trying to do something similar for Android. It's been a few years since I did any coding for Android, and never anything involving widgets or network access. I only wanted something to let me see info on my car, and wanted to use graphics more than text where possible. I've decided to "release" the results on GitHub of a month's work for anyone who wants to use and/or expand.
Right now it’s only set up to access Ford’s US servers. If anyone outside the US is interested in using it I’ll try to expand that functionality when I can (I need to read tonesto7’s code more closely to see how that works).
At this time I don't want to hassle with putting the app on Google Play, so you need to be comfortable sideloading the APK on your phone. That means you need to trust that nothing nefarious is happening in it.
Two other stipulations:
Update: if you have feature requests, just go over to the GitHub page, click on "Issues", add your request, and add put "Feature request" in your title.
Right now it’s only set up to access Ford’s US servers. If anyone outside the US is interested in using it I’ll try to expand that functionality when I can (I need to read tonesto7’s code more closely to see how that works).
At this time I don't want to hassle with putting the app on Google Play, so you need to be comfortable sideloading the APK on your phone. That means you need to trust that nothing nefarious is happening in it.
Two other stipulations:
- I'm open to suggestions for improvements, but since this just something to do in my spare time please don't expect any requests to be implemented immediately, if at all (for example, right now I have no interest in Ford vehicles other than my Mach-E). If anyone wants to actively join in on development, I'd be more than happy to give access to the project.
- My phone is a Pixel 5 running Android 12, so it's only being extensively tested there. I've created virtual devices running Android 10 and 11 for additional testing, but nothing earlier than that, so if you're using an older version of Android there are no guarantees.
Update: if you have feature requests, just go over to the GitHub page, click on "Issues", add your request, and add put "Feature request" in your title.
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