Speedtrap Alert for Android (Split from CamerAlert Thread re

E61DRC · Lifetime Member Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 15

I cannot claim to be an expert on Android Auto having only got a car with Android Auto yesterday, but STA does not seem to be compatible with Android Auto in the sense that the app cannot be accessed from the car's display. I might want to use the car's navigation in the dashboard and have STA in the car's other display.

Mally1957 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 11:13 am Post subject:

E61DRC · Lifetime Member Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 15

Thanks, I will give it a go over Bluetooth. Having the speedometer on the car's display would be great.

chrisdack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 10, 2006 Posts: 5

Anyone else noticed that Speed Trap Alert not on the Android play store anymore. Hope this isn't another app that I've paid for that bites the dust.

Link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aleprojects.speedtrapalert

Kremmen · Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 11:00 am Post subject:

Did you not see the post by Leo a few days ago ?

May 28th in this thread.
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Leo_A · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2017 Posts: 159

The app is back

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aleprojects.speedtrapalert

Kremmen · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:36 am Post subject:

Good work

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Kremmen · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:00 am Post subject:

Updated this morning and the permanent location was still set.
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Gym · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2007 Posts: 49

ultimate · Lifetime Member Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 136

Has anyone had similar to the below and found the solution?

When using the app with only the blue circle displayed over other apps after a few minutes it stops working, it doesn't display your speed anymore as if it loses GPS? (Location is still on and other apps can access it). I have followed the battery optimisation steps on the developer website but issue persists? Great app by the way great to have an option for Android 11. Thanks

Edit: I have found that the phone turned battery optimisation back on for the app, despite me switching it off. Would updating the database reset the app in some way and default the battery optimisation?

Kremmen · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:01 pm Post subject:

I've never had optimisation auto turn back on but there was a new version this week.

The only important setting is the Location permission that needs to be 'allow always' and not 'only when active' as it goes to sleep.
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Kremmen · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:44 am Post subject:

The one change I have noticed is that I can no longer use Dropbox as my intermediate platform.

I had to reinstall and link OneDrive.
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williamsf1 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2008 Posts: 65

I have had some problems on Android 11 on a Pixel.

I re enabled location all the time and battery optimisation is off, but alerts are hit and miss.

There's a lot of settings here ! What are the ones you MUST have on please ?
(also is the beta version more aimed at Android 11, or is it unreliable ?)
Updating the database is the easy bit.
Thanks ! Smile

Kremmen · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:41 am Post subject:

As you say, there are a lot of settings.

The important bit if running STA in the background is to allow location all the time.

Other than that I just went through setting them to what I wanted.

Never had any issues.

I can't remember what the beta gives you.

Are you not getting alerts when passing some cameras ?
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williamsf1 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2008 Posts: 65

not getting alerts from some I used to despite above settings and latest database
hmmm 🤔

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