Questions tagged [android]

For questions relating to the Android mobile OS when and where the usage of the OS used for IoT purposes. If your question does not have a specific IoT part please consider asking on the Android Stack Exchange.

Use this tag for questions that are about the Android mobile OS when and where the usage of the OS used for IoT purposes. If your question does not have a specific IoT part please consider asking on the Android Stack Exchange..

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Android things create Wi-Fi access point to configure device

I need to send Wi-Fi credentials to my Android Things headless device via a mobile app. As it is right now, the device advertises on Bluetooth, the mobile app connects to device and sends Wi-Fi credentials to it. The device then stops advertising…
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Good microphone for whole room (without Internet)

I'm currently working on a smart home with voice recognition and I'm looking for a microphone that I could use for a whole room. What kind of microphone should I be looking for? What does the Amazon Echo and the Google Home thing use? The microphone…
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In IoT, Is it necessary to involve single-boards such as Raspberry Pi as the only communication devices?

Are single boards always necessary when implementing an IoT connection? Can they be substituted by normal smartphones in, let's say, a business setting so as to communicate to POS/Internet-enabled sale system? I'm not well oriented with Android…
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Query my location from home

I have a service at my home, on a Raspberry Pi for example, which should execute depending on where I am (work, home, shop,...) Use case example : Send a reminder to somebody in my house but not when I am at my house Is there a way for my…
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Philips Hue App - out of home control sign-in problem

I am trying to control lights from outside using Hue app on my Android phone, but when I try logging in, by hitting 'log in' button under 'out of home control' under Settings, it takes me to an webpage api.meethue.com and display this: …
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Input signal for Tasker on an external network

I have a standard Android smartphone connected to 4G (yes it can connect to my house's WIFI but the point of this question is to work from outside). I would like to trigger a task on demand for an external source (website click on my server, mail,…
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Can an Android phone do the same things as Google Home (Mini)?

I'm considering buying a Google Home Mini, but it's unclear to me if it can actually do things that my smartphone can't do? I currently only have one "smart" light bulb, and I figure I'd mostly use a Google Home Mini to set my morning alarm, get…
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IFTTT: Use trigger from one applet with ingredient from another applet?

(I'm not sure if an question about IFTTT automation via Android is better suited to Stack Overflow, or Android Stack Exchange, or here, so I figure I'll try here first ...I'm surprised there's no "official" forums yet!) I've been coding for many…
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SSL/TLS connection to Mosquitto broker from Android app

I have configured the mosquitto mqtt broker on a raspberry pi via this link SSL/TLS Client Certs to Secure MQTT I have the ca.crt,client.crt and client.key. How do I use them in android? It would be really nice if someone could help me out here
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How can I pair the Tile to the phone?

Setup: Put Tile tracking card in shoe. It has a one year charge. Charge Jelly Pro phone each night. Put phone in coat pocket each morning. Provide these features: Track phone if he is not at home using computer. Phone will alert computer via text…
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Is it possible to control the eq settings of the Kalimba DSP by a Bluetooth (Android) App?

We use the CSRA64215 to stream audio by Bluetooth to our audio hardware. Now this chip has a Kalimba DSP integrated. Is it possible to control the DSP's EQ settings by Bluetooth for example via AVRCP or similar? We would like to create an android…
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What hardware and sensor do I need to install Android 4.4 in Raspberry Pi 2 or 3?

I'm working with Sentiance SDK in Android and I want to know if it's possible make a Raspberry with android that works with this SDK. For this reason, my question is, what hardware do I need? Can Android on a Raspberry Pi connect to GPRS, gyroscope…
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Read and Send Orientation Sensor Values from Android to Arduino

I'm trying to read orientation sensor values from android and send them to an Arduino. The android will send valueX, valueY and valueZ in bytes. Each value will end with x,y and z character at end of value (from.java). String valueX = xPosition +…
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Stream any audio from Android phone to multi-room speakers?

Is it possible to stream any audio from an Android phone to a multi-room speaker setup? I would like to invest in some multi-room speakers, but I do not use any streaming services. My media files, both audio and video, are scattered around locally…
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What are the best / recommended approach for communicating or sending message between iOS/Android app to hardware / Raspberry Pi?

I want to have a hardware where it will send an occasional message or notifications to the mobile app. For example, when the hardware camera is now low on battery it should send a notification to the mobile app that it is now low on battery. I am…
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