Reviews for APRSdroid - APRS Client

Good app, depending upon your hardware and use. It didn't work for me as there is no option to use a serial TNC over USB. To those of you complaining about a password: the developer does not issue the passwords. There are automatically generated from your callsign. Do a simple web search for 'APRS password' and enter your callsign.

Please continue to actually maintain this app or just open it for free to the community. I tried this on 2 phones and had the same problems. It starts with a warning that this is not optimized for the newest version of Android and crashes when you try and use the mapping feature. I have had to uninstall and reinstall this app several times to get it to continue to work with the AFSK connection to the radio. It will hear incoming data but not decode. Others have posted on this issue also.

I have enjoyed using this app immensely. However, as of today (11/12/19), all it does is crash immediately whenever you try to open it. I assume this is either a problem with Android 10 or Google Maps, as the developer has mentioned on the APRSDroid Twitter account. Lack of updating could also be an issue, but I've never had a problem otherwise since February, 2018 when I purchased this.

Awesome app. Lets you do APRS with something as lowly as an inexpensive Chinese HT. Regarding getting a passcode: I used the documented option of importing my LOTW certificate. I was up and running within 5 minutes of paying for the app. Again, awesome app. I am going to have some fun with this! Update: And I got my APRS-IS passcode within 24 hours. Great app. Definitely worth the $5.

Ignore my initial review, below. I hadn't used APRSdroid for long time and the app needed a total reset of the settings, cache and app cleared. Settings re-entered manually. All good now. "Android 12, OneUI 4.1, S10+. APRSdroid keeps crashing when Start Tracking is attempted. TCP config via APRS-IS. It used to work flawlessly in the past (last time I checked, one or two years ago)."

All of you people with passcode problems: just google "aprs passcode generator". There are several online. All you need is a callsign. This app works fantastically with the Mobilinkd TNC2 over Bluetooth! It shows maps and (nearly) raw packet traffic. It even sends AFSK audio through your speaker or headphone jack. Completely flexible. The only way it could be improved would be to have an option to eliminate GPS entirely and just use it for AX.25 packet (other than APRS)...and to add gating capability.

Needs an update. Used to work great. Got a slightly updated phone (Google Pixel XL) and now APRSdroid crashes a lot. I was able to send out a beacon and a message 1 time. Now it seems to be in continual crash mode. Startup warns that this software is for an earlier version of Android and may not work. Last update 2018. Great App, but time for an update fix.

was great until Android 10 Now you cannot update your location running in the background, just in the foreground. There is no longer a choice in android location share settings for all the time only when app is active. Has been great for years but now it is not usable for me, I am a truck driver and I use many apps on the phone and tablet and use AprsDroid in the background. Now I have to go and see if I can find something else without having to tie up a radio. Please fix this !

By and large, an awesome app. Great map, I like that the log sorts incoming beacons by distance. Five suggested improvements: 1) allow users to set the beacon distance to miles instead of KM; 2) Android Auto integration; 3) more sorting options for messages; 4) add unread count to messages icon; 5) center map on a user's current location.

The app is great, have used it many times over many years for messaging, tracking stations and receiving object positions OTA. However the "send position" doesn't seem to do so immediately. I would strongly recommend that this be changed to do so as it is crucial for hardware testing and can make it very frustrating if you have to wait for the beacon timer to fire in order to send a packet. Thank you!

A simply brilliant App! Works as advertised. I applied for a passcode before buying/installing the app as recommended and in fewer than 36 hours my passcode was emailed to me on a Sunday morning completely hassle free. Installation and set-up of the app took five minutes and it worked flawlessly on the first try. It doesn't get any better/easier than that! Only small hitch was the APRS-SI passcode application form does not work with Microsoft Edge so I had to switch to Chrome. After that, the transaction was flawless . Nicely done, easy to use, and well worth the small fee to support the developer. 73 and thanks again. EDIT: Tested Tracking - works great, better than using HT.

I have used this app for years and it works great. It is very dependable and if you just follow the process to get it activated, everything works nicely. I would recommend two improvements to future versions: 1. If stopped at a location for more than say 10 minutes, the app should suspend broadcasting to save battery on the cell phone. 2. If the app had a "home location" and a target location set, then upon arriving to home, or a targeted destination, then the broadcast should turn off, saving battery time. These two features would just make a great app that much better!

kind of wish I didn't get. can't change distant from km to miles. tablet and phone app layout is different. I watched a review on this from a year ago, with completely different features. can't send messages through app. overall not impressed. wasted money for me.

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.

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 use this app with my android phone (Galaxy s22+) or a cheap android tablet running android 14. I have had great luck with it! Works very well with various radios using my digirig lite. Very pleased with the app. My only request would be to have the imperial system supported for the units. For my USA self it's a bit of a bummer to see distances in KM. Not the end of the world though. Just requires some math if I want to have a better idea of the distance to a specific station from my location.

Updated phone to a Note20Ultra 5G... it only shows the choice of 'location when app running' and not 'location all the time'. It is not allowing it to run the tracking mode. It DOES work on my iON and my tablet both... How can I get the phone into 'all the time' if the app isnt triggering that? Was 5 star before, will go back to 5 star when I can get the background tracking up and running again

Been perfect until latest version where Location Access no longer has option to "allow all the time" so when using the service APRSdroid doesn't have GPS access unless the app is loaded. Would like to see an update. Thanks!!!! Still have the same problem where you can't select allow all the time for position, which renders the app useless while driving unless you have it open on your device. Otherwise great app!

I hadn't used this in a while, the last use was with the free version. That version stopped sending and receiving packets over TCP, despite all correct settings. So I uninstalled the free version, and paid for this new release. Same problems, no position reporting whatsoever. Nothing shown on the map. Nothing in the log. All required settings are correct. Bummer, it used to be great.

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.