App missing from play store.

Greetings. I bought recently a hero 5 black ,and tried the original app(the whole registration is annoying).
I couldn't find your app in the store. Is there a way to get/build the app? Have you ever thought about upload it to the fdroid repo?

[laslanian]

You could build the app and download the apk file on your phone.

[exadeci]

@laslanian That requires having a full Android development environment set up.

It would be cool if there could be an apk in /releases or to have it on F-Droid or a 3rd party F-Droid repository like https://android.izzysoft.de/repo/info if F-droid rules are too restrictive.

[KonradIT]

The app that was published on the play store is https://github.com/konradit/goprohero . The app started to be too complicated to maintain and the UI was too cumbersome, it's my first successful app. I took it down from the play store but now I'm working in this repository to rewrite a spiritual successor to CamControl for GoPro. The new app is independent from Google closed source bits and will work with more cameras. it will be published on F-Droid. Progress of the rewrite is slow due to school, work and life.

[laslanian]

@exadeci if you pay attention to his question, he asks whether there is a way to "get/build" the app.

I think my answer addresses this question.

@KonradIT thanks for the answer ,and if you even get in beta phase i would love to try i out. And the for me the frontend style outrated, i have seen the screenshots and it was already ok,nothing fancy

[IzzySoft]

My repo got pinged, so I got curious 😉

@KonradIT speaking of "more cameras": I've got a "Sports HD DV" action camera (full HD. Might I have a chance with your app then? In that case I'd keep an eye on it for sure 😜

[KonradIT]

@IzzySoft Hi, who manufactures the camera and what model is it? The successor (https://github.com/konradit/camcontrol) is similar Gadgetbridge: an open source app that connects to cameras. Find out the API calls, livesteam link and media endpoint and I can add support for it.

[IzzySoft]

Thanks @KonradIT – I've bought it at Amazon last year, not sure about the manufacturer (unfortunately Amazon removed a lot of reviews (5 out of 20 remained) and answered questions, so half the details got lost. According to the bill simply describes it as

Action Kamera 1,5 Zoll GBB FHD Sport Camera 12MP Wasserdichte 1080P Kamera mit 170°Weitwinkel Sport Action Kamera 900mAh Akku und Zubehör Kitt(Schwarz)

Maybe I should simply load "the successor" and give it a try. With some luck, it's just some "standard China construction" 😉 It came pretty cheap, around 30 Euro. Unfortunately I didn't even find a way to get rid of that "fish eye" 170° …

[IzzySoft]

Hm, hard to try without an APK. As @exadeci suggested, coud you provide one in releases/? I could then also distribute it via my repo – again as @exadeci suggested :)

[KonradIT]

@IzzySoft Sure, I'll release them and contact you when I have a first working build, which is not that far away. Also if you want to add your camera feel free, I'm looking for cheap Ambarella A7 ones or Novatek based.

[IzzySoft]

Looking forward to that, thanks!

As for my cam: no idea what's inside. The so-called "manual" provided needs a microscope to read (and pencils to hold), plus is very basic. But hey, what to expect for 30 Euros? If it works with your app, I'll see to provide as much details as possible so you can list it.

[KonradIT]

@IzzySoft your action camera has a different WiFi API than GoPros, so for the app to work you would need to sniff the commands from your camera's original app and send them to me so I can add your camera to the app.

[IzzySoft]

@KonradIT to be honest, I never found that "original app" (I tried, but didn't succeed). And even if I had it, I wouldn't know how to "sniff the commands".

You wrote that, apart from the GoPros, your app already supports some other "China cams" (AFAIR that is). Considering the price, I'd assume mine is some such "China clone". So I'd say I just wait until you have an APK ready and try that. If it doesn't work, we still can see what to do about it. It's nothing urgent for me (at least not at the moment) as I rarely use the cam (bought it mainly for holiday and diving, as it ships with a case water proof to 3atm / 30m).

[rexxxx1234]

@KonradIT Thank you for your great work! Just a quick question, I downloaded, built and ran the app in Android Studio and it seems that the GoPro APIs have not been integrated into the app yet(all the API codes are there). It this something you are working on?

[KonradIT]

@rexxxx1234 yes, I work basically full time now so I don't have much time for development. I'm still designing a suitable universal structure for all camera APIs so it's easy to integrate new cameras.