APRSdroid - APRS Client

Georg Lukas

About this app

APRSdroid is an APRS application for Amateur Radio (HAM) operators. It allows reporting your position as well as sending and receiving messages. It also conveniently displays nearby stations as a list or on a map.

Feel free to contact the author via e-mail with any issues you might encounter. If you are not satisfied, you will get a refund, no questions asked. As there is no way to reply to Play user reviews or to see who wrote them, please use e-mail!

To make full use of APRSdroid, you will need an APRS-IS passcode for your callsign. You can request one in advance at http://aprsdroid.org/passcode/

APRSdroid is Open Source Software written in Scala and licensed under the GPLv2.

The APRSdroid features are:
* See what is going on on APRS with the Hub View or on the map
* One-time or periodic position reporting to APRS
* APRS Messaging support
* Get detailed information about a station
* Follow the movement of a station on the map
* Support for GPS and network location
* Bi-directional APRS-IS support via TCP and AFSK
* Unidirectional position reporting via UDP and HTTP
* Bluetooth TNC support (beta quality)
* Status Bar notification when running and for incoming messages
* AFSK decoding via microphone
* Smart beaconing

The following features are planned for the next months:
* Position reporting profiles
* Tablet UI
* USB serial support

APRSdroid requires some permissions on Android: http://aprsdroid.org/permissions/

Ratings and reviews

Purchased this app for use on two phones and both have the same problem. App stops sending randomly. Will work for a day or two then stop until you open the app up. It shows that it is running in the background and I have it allowed for background usage and unrestricted battery. I have tried smart beaconing and periodic position with same results. Another annoyance is every time you make a change or start/stop you have to allow notifications. Who wants notifications every time it sends a track.

No longer functional on Android 10. I used to use this app occasionally about a year ago on an older version of Android, and it was great. Worked perfectly, and at the time I didn't have to wait long at all for a verification code. However, it seems development has dropped off and the app no longer works now that I've moved to a newer device. Tried to use it recently and it does nothing but crash immediately. A shame, it was a good app.

I installed this on an older galaxy s7 edge and it works great. My more modern Galaxy Note 9, not so much. It works, but the map crashes every time I try to use it. No biggie, because I wanted a dedicated device to track stations and send messages and my older phone works just fine. The developer's webpage says they have stopped supporting the app, so don't expect to get a response regarding updates.

What’s new

Fixed USB TNC support