ProScan: Proscan mobile interface

[epka_pol]

Hey everyone,
I'm running ProScan's web server so I can control my radio remotely over mobile, but the built-in web interface isn't optimized for phone screens.
As you can see in the screenshot, the virtual front panel, keypad, and audio controls scale down quite small on mobile browsers.

Has anyone built an Android app (APK) or a responsive web wrapper to make remote control easier on mobile? Since ProScan exposes web parameters and WebSocket updates, I'm curious if someone has created a cleaner touch layout for mobile.

 

[d3reeves]

This is actually one of the exact problems I’ve been working on. I’m developing SOS Lite, an Android scanner app designed specifically around a clean, phone-friendly interface for local and remote scanner listening.

I also built ScannerBridge, which can use an old Android phone as the bridge between the scanner and network, with remote data and audio access through Tailscale.

I’m just starting a private beta and looking for scanner people who will actually put it through its paces. Your setup/use case sounds like a great fit.

If you’re interested in testing it, shoot me a message or email scannerheads1@gmail.com with your scanner model and Android phone model.

It’s still beta, so bugs are expected, but the whole point is to build the mobile scanner experience we’ve all been wishing existed. 📻📱

 

[dispatchgeek]

I experimented with some rudimentary ideas to get a portrait oriented scanner on a Proscan webpage. I’m not a proficient coder by any stretch of the word and wasn’t particularly successful.

I did suggest a portrait orientation version of the web server a while back to Bob to function as a sort of “mobile app.” I don’t think it was high on his list of things to work on (which I respect.)

 

[d3reeves]

I experimented with some rudimentary ideas to get a portrait oriented scanner on a Proscan webpage. I’m not a proficient coder by any stretch of the word and wasn’t particularly successful.

I did suggest a portrait orientation version of the web server a while back to Bob to function as a sort of “mobile app.” I don’t think it was high on his list of things to work on (which I respect.)

That’s actually very close to the problem I’m trying to solve.

ProScan is incredibly capable, but its web interface was really designed around a desktop-style layout. On a phone, especially in portrait, everything gets compressed and the controls end up tiny.

I’m taking a different route with ScannerBridge and SOS Lite by treating mobile as the primary interface, not an afterthought. ScannerBridge handles the scanner connection and serves a mobile-friendly webpage, while SOS Lite is the Android app side.

For Apple users, the ScannerBridge webpage is probably going to be especially useful because it can be designed from the ground up for portrait use in Safari and added to the home screen almost like an app.


I completely understand why Bob may not have prioritized it. ProScan already does a mountain of things. I just happen to be obsessing over the “make this actually pleasant on a phone” part. 😂📻

Still looking for beta testers contact me at scannerheads1@gmail.com

 

[dispatchgeek]

That’s actually very close to the problem I’m trying to solve.

ProScan is incredibly capable, but its web interface was really designed around a desktop-style layout. On a phone, especially in portrait, everything gets compressed and the controls end up tiny.

I’m taking a different route with ScannerBridge and SOS Lite by treating mobile as the primary interface, not an afterthought. ScannerBridge handles the scanner connection and serves a mobile-friendly webpage, while SOS Lite is the Android app side.

For Apple users, the ScannerBridge webpage is probably going to be especially useful because it can be designed from the ground up for portrait use in Safari and added to the home screen almost like an app.


I completely understand why Bob may not have prioritized it. ProScan already does a mountain of things. I just happen to be obsessing over the “make this actually pleasant on a phone” part. 😂📻

Still looking for beta testers contact me at scannerheads1@gmail.com

I’ll shoot you an email tomorrow. I am interested in beta testing scanner bridge. I am an iOS user.