[PATCH] Bluetooth support for Android

[Rick Walsh]

Hi Claudiu,

On 16 July 2015 at 08:32, Claudiu Olteanu <
olteanu.vasilica.claudiu at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can test on my Galaxy s6, which apparently run on Android 5.02. Well I
>> could test it if I knew how.
>>
>
> It will be a great help.
>
> First you should pair the devices manually.
>

I downloaded the brand new Petrel firmware (v29), and can now pair the
devices :)  Great timing by Shearwater there - apparently the issue has
been known for months, but they only released the fix today.


> Then you can download and install the application
> from here [1] (this is the version which doesn't wait
> for scanning process to finish). Then you can start the
> application and press the button from the upper right
> corner -> Import -> Import from dive computer.
>
> After that you should:
> 1. select the vendor and the dive computer
> 2. choose Bluetooth download Mode
> 3. scan for the devices
> 4. wait until the scanning process is done (you will receive a log message
> when it is done and the Scan button will be enabled)
>

The scan works, and scrolling across tells me that it knows the Petrel is
paired.  But the save button is greyed out so quit is the only way I can
leave this dialog.


> 5. start the Download
>

Now it crashes - presumably because I couldn't select my Petrel.


> 6. wait until it is finished (hopefully)
>
> If the download finished with success repeat the
> steps without waiting for scanning process to end (step
> number 4). In my environment the download process
> gets stuck if I don't wait for the scanning task.
>
> Sorry for the UI, but currently it doesn't fit on the screen :).
> Anton is probably working to improve it.
>

Ha. An awkward UI is forgivable given how new the Android builds are.  I
was rather amused to see the desktop version of Suburface on a phone screen.


>
> Claudiu
>
> [1] -
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwSntkUS-WYzRTFnWjlvbXFINTQ/view?usp=sharing
>
>
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