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Message #07978
Re: DHIS 2 Android Tracker Capture and Event Capture official release
This is great news in many aspects. It has answered one the long standing
questions that existed. As android phones are becoming ubiquitously the
platform for smartphones around here, this application is potentially to
become the defacto tool for data collection on mobile devices around here.
Thanks
On Aug 28, 2015 5:39 PM, "Simen Skogly Russnes" <simen_russnes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> the Android clients of Tracker Capture and Event Capture have now been
> officially released!
>
>
> *Special features*These two Android applications provide the
> functionality of the Tracker Capture and Event Capture from DHIS 2
> specifically designed for use on Android devices. In addition to what has
> already been possible, we have been able to take advantage of the Android
> platform to add a few extra features:
>
> *Offline support*
> The most important aspect of these apps are offline support, and the apps
> have been developed with that as one of the main requirements. With these
> apps installed on a device it will be possible to log in to DHIS 2 once,
> and then be offline for weeks or months (or even more!) at a time while
> doing data collection.
>
>
> *Integrated GPS capture*By using these apps, it is now possible to take
> advantage of the built in GPS modules that come with most Android phones
> and tablets. Because of that, GPS coordinates can be simply captured by
> pressing a button while doing data entry.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Download & Use*
> You can download the applications from Google Play, or directly from
> GitHub.
> Downloading from Google Play will provide stable automatic updates, while
> GitHub will provide more rapid, unstable releases. Users who simply want to
> test the application in general should use the Google Play download links
> (see below).
>
>
> *Requirements:*
>
> - A running instance of DHIS 2.20
> - A user assigned with at least one organisation unit, and one program
>
>
>
> *Usage:*
>
> The functionality of the applications are the same as the existing Tracker
> Capture and Event Capture in the web version of DHIS 2, implemented
> specifically for touch interfaces. To start using it, simply log in, and
> the required data will be loaded onto the device. Please note that Tracker
> Capture only loads data for programs with registration, while Event Capture
> only loads data for programs without registration.
>
>
> *Download links:*
>
>
>
>
> *Google Play*Tracker Capture:
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hisp.dhis.android.trackercapture
>
> Event Capture:
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hisp.dhis.android.eventcapture
>
>
>
> *GitHub*Tracker Capture:
>
> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-trackercapture/releases/download/SNAPSHOT2.20/app-debug.apk
>
> Event Capture:
>
> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-android-eventcapture/releases/download/SNAPSHOT2.20/app-debug.apk
>
> *Source code*
> Source code can be found in the DHIS 2 GitHub directory.
> http://github.com/dhis2
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
> The DHIS 2 Android development team
>
>
> - -dsdsfd
>
>
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