Welcome to your guide for the openHAB client—your native Android application for accessing and managing your sitemaps with ease! This blog will walk you through the key features, how to set up your development environment, and troubleshoot common issues. Let’s get started!
Introduction
The openHAB Android client connects you to your openHAB server or Cloud instance, empowering you to control your smart home with intuitive features.
For detailed documentation, visit www.openhab.org/docs.
You can download the app from:
Key Features of openHAB Client
Here are some exciting features you can enjoy:
- Control your openHAB server or Cloud instance, including integration with myopenHAB.
- Receive notifications through an openHAB Cloud connection—read more.
- Change items via NFC tags and send voice commands.
- Send alarm clock time to openHAB—details here.
- Supports wall-mounted tablets for a seamless smart home experience.
- Includes a Tasker action plugin.
Setting Up Your Development Environment
Ready to dive into development? Here’s how to set up your Android environment:
- Download and install Android Studio.
- Check out the latest code from GitHub via Android Studio.
- Follow prompts to install any required SDKs and Gradle.
- On the left side, click on “Build Variants” and change the build variant of the module from “mobile” to “fullStableDebug.”
You’re all set to contribute! Before you start coding, be sure to review the contribution guidelines.
Understanding Build Flavors
The openHAB client offers optional build flavors for different needs:
- The foss build is available through F-Droid, omitting FCM and crash reporting.
- To use map view support, generate an API key from the Maps API page and add it to your gradle.properties file.
Troubleshooting
If you run into issues, here are some troubleshooting tips to help:
- Compilation Errors: Ensure all SDKs and Gradle are properly installed.
- Notification Issues: Check your openHAB Cloud connection settings.
- API Key Issues: Make sure you have added the Maps API key correctly in the gradle.properties file.
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This guide should empower you to get started with the openHAB client for Android development effectively. Happy coding!