Release notes: Alta Aware mobile app for Android 3.5.1

Last modified: Monday November 27, 2023.

Learn about new features, fixes, and any issues found in testing for the Alta Aware mobile app for Android devices.

Receive notifications and remotely view video and alarms from your Alta Aware deployments on your Android mobile device.

About this release

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This is the public release of the Alta Aware mobile app for Android devices.

Release label Release date Software build number
Alta Aware mobile app for Android devices
(Available from the Play Store)
 Thursday November 27, 2023 Version 3.5.1

What's new

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These features have been added in this release:

Feature Description Added in
Point of sale support You can now view point-of-sale rules and alarms in the Alta Aware mobile app. Android app 3.5.0
Tire screeching alerts You can now receive alerts for tire screeching events in the Alta Aware mobile app. Android app 3.5.0
Unified search history Alta Aware now stores the last five searches made by each user, and they persist across all mobile and device sessions. Android app 3.5.0
Default units of measurement The Alta Aware mobile app now uses the default units of measurement selected in the deployment settings. You can change the units used in the mobile app in your user preferences. Alarms and alerts from Aware always use the default deployment settings. Android app 3.5.0

Getting started with the app

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Compatibility

The Alta Aware mobile app for Android is designed for use on Android phones, and its use on Android tablet devices is not currently supported. Your Android phone must be running Android 7 (also known as Android N or Nougat) or later.

Aware user permissions

To use the Alta Aware mobile app for Android devices, you must already have a user profile set up for the Alta Aware deployments you want to monitor with, as a minimum, the following permissions:

  • View live video
  • View historic video
  • View devices in video view
  • View alarms

Installation

  1. Install the Alta Aware mobile app on your Android device, using the usual Play Store workflows.
  2. Connect to your Alta Aware deployment: enter your server name (for example, aware-test-server) in the Deployment name field.
  3. Tap NEXT.
  4. Enter your Alta Aware Username and Password.
  5. Tap SIGN IN.

Resolved issues

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These issues have been resolved in this release:

Reference Resolution Resolved in version
19029 An issue where SSO users were erroneously prompted to verify their email address has been resolved. 3.5.1

Known issues

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During testing, we have found the following issues in the release:

Reference Issue
18116

Issue: Exporting video clips from searches, alarms, and video playback fails on some OnePlus phone models.