kennelh
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- Louise and Ken
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- J1 '21 Premium Ex RWD (Rapid Red)
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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.
The app is available via sideload from GitHub and from the Google Play Store. New releases are usually posted on both GitHub and Play Store. Once you sideload from GitHub, the app will detect a new release and prompt you to automatically download and install.
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.
If you have a problem with something, check the FAQ on GitHub to see if it's covered. Otherwise create a Bug Report on GitHub page. Problems relating to logging in or getting status updates will normally need a logfile captured while the problem was occurring.
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.
The app is available via sideload from GitHub and from the Google Play Store. New releases are usually posted on both GitHub and Play Store. Once you sideload from GitHub, the app will detect a new release and prompt you to automatically download and install.
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.
If you have a problem with something, check the FAQ on GitHub to see if it's covered. Otherwise create a Bug Report on GitHub page. Problems relating to logging in or getting status updates will normally need a logfile captured while the problem was occurring.
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