AZScanner
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I've been experimenting with my shiny new Galaxy S7 phone and discovered I can connect my BCD436HP to the OTG cable and actually communicate with the scanner - too cool! So, I've decided to write an app for all you x36 owners out there and I am open to suggestions on what you'd like the app to be able to do (within reason, let's not get too crazy people).
The pro's of having such an app are obvious, but there are 2 major con's to consider. 1, You will need to have a phone capable of using OTG cables. Many android phones do not support this and they won't work. 2. If you're lucky enough to have a phone that will work, be prepared for your scanner to suck the life out of your phone's battery, as both models pull power from USB to charge the clock. Ideally you'll need a way to charge the phone while the scanner is connected, such as a wireless charger of some kind or a splitter (which I have not yet tried but will), otherwise it'll be good for an hour or two of use before you have to charge your device. Not my fault, gang - I tried to tell Paul that clock would be trouble.
Bearing that in mind, what would you like the app to do? Right now it acts as a second display for the scanner and that's about it. A feature I'm planning to add (really the whole reason I was interested in writing this app to begin with) is the ability to use the phone to relay GPS coordinates to the scanner for location based scanning, as I like to take road trips and I did not want to spend EVEN MORE money (sorry Paul) on a dedicated GPS unit for the scanner when my phone is already my GPS. I figure there's lots of people like me out there who feel the same way. What else should it do besides the obvious stuff (logging hits, programming favorites, etc)? What feature is your favorite scanner software missing that could be added to this app? (Again, nothing crazy - no requests for P25 control channel decoding on the fly or some such)
It'll come in two flavors, a lite (free) ad based version that does the basics and a paid (feed the starving programmer) edition that will have a few extra features in addition to no ads. I'll need beta testers also, so if you're interested in that stay tuned to this thread for the beta announcement. Beta testers will get the full version of the app on me as a thank you for their time and effort, but I'm nowhere near that stage yet.
So let's hear it - what would you want from the app? I'll incorporate as many suggestions as are feasible.
-AZ
The pro's of having such an app are obvious, but there are 2 major con's to consider. 1, You will need to have a phone capable of using OTG cables. Many android phones do not support this and they won't work. 2. If you're lucky enough to have a phone that will work, be prepared for your scanner to suck the life out of your phone's battery, as both models pull power from USB to charge the clock. Ideally you'll need a way to charge the phone while the scanner is connected, such as a wireless charger of some kind or a splitter (which I have not yet tried but will), otherwise it'll be good for an hour or two of use before you have to charge your device. Not my fault, gang - I tried to tell Paul that clock would be trouble.
Bearing that in mind, what would you like the app to do? Right now it acts as a second display for the scanner and that's about it. A feature I'm planning to add (really the whole reason I was interested in writing this app to begin with) is the ability to use the phone to relay GPS coordinates to the scanner for location based scanning, as I like to take road trips and I did not want to spend EVEN MORE money (sorry Paul) on a dedicated GPS unit for the scanner when my phone is already my GPS. I figure there's lots of people like me out there who feel the same way. What else should it do besides the obvious stuff (logging hits, programming favorites, etc)? What feature is your favorite scanner software missing that could be added to this app? (Again, nothing crazy - no requests for P25 control channel decoding on the fly or some such)
It'll come in two flavors, a lite (free) ad based version that does the basics and a paid (feed the starving programmer) edition that will have a few extra features in addition to no ads. I'll need beta testers also, so if you're interested in that stay tuned to this thread for the beta announcement. Beta testers will get the full version of the app on me as a thank you for their time and effort, but I'm nowhere near that stage yet.
So let's hear it - what would you want from the app? I'll incorporate as many suggestions as are feasible.
-AZ