Release notes: Ava Aware mobile app for Android 2.7- beta 1
Last modified: Wednesday October 27, 2021.
Learn about new features, fixes, and any issues found in testing for the Aware mobile app for Android devices.
The Ava Aware mobile app for Android is designed for use on Android phones, and its use on Android tablet devices is not currently supported.
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About this release
(back to top)This is the
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Aware mobile app for Android devices (Available from the Play Store) | Wednesday October 27, 2021. | Version 2.7- |
What's new
(back to top)Receive notifications and remotely view video and alarms from your Ava Aware deployments on your Android mobile device.
To receive notifications on your Android mobile device, you must ensure your Ava Aware deployment has
With the Ava Aware mobile app, you are no longer tied to your desk for these tasks. Securely receive notifications about alarms and anomalies on your cellular device and view the accompanying video for these events.
You can also view the video feeds from any cameras connected to your Ava Aware deployments.
| Feature | Description | Added in |
|---|---|---|
| Factory reset cameras when you delete them | If you choose to delete a camera from your aware deployment using the Aware mobile app for Android, you can now choose to also factory-reset the camera. | Android app 2.7 |
| View security events | Events generated from rules configured as a | Android app 2.7 |
| Control Access Control Points from the Aware mobile app | Change the state of your Access Control Points directly from the Aware mobile app for Android. | Android app 2.7 |
| Open an access control alarm from the Aware mobile app | When an access control event is ongoing, open the alarm from Aware mobile app for Android and , if appropriate, grant access from the app. | Android app 2.7 |
| Play back video from Cloud Storage | Play back video from the Ava cloud-native camera, Ava Cloud Connector or from Cloud Storage on the Aware mobile app for Android . | Android app 2.7 |
Getting started with the app
(back to top)To use the Ava Aware mobile app for Android devices, you must already have a user profile set up for the Ava 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
To install and use the Ava Aware mobile app for Android devices:
To sign up for the beta versions of the Aware mobile app, search for Ava Aware from the Play store, and then from the App information, tap
- Install the Ava Aware mobile app on your Android device, using the usual Play Store workflows.
- Connect to your Ava Aware deployment: enter your server name (for example, aware-test-server) in the
Deployment name field. - Tap
NEXT . - Enter your Ava Aware
Username andPassword . - Tap
SIGN IN .
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in |
|---|---|---|
| 6515 | An issue where, as you changed from viewing video over Wifi to viewing over Mobile/Cellular data, or vice versa, the video stopped and did not restart until you manually scrolled the timeline has been resolved. | Android app 2.7 |
Known issues
(back to top)During testing, we have found the following issues in the release.
| Reference | Issue |
|---|---|
| 10560 | Issue: If an access control point has more than one camera associated with it, in the event of an access control alarm from one of the associated cameras, when opening the alarm you are redirected to the first device in the list for that access control point rather then necessarily being redirected to the correct device. |
