Release notes: Ava Aware mobile app for Android 2.9.0 beta

Last modified: Thursday May 19, 2022.

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

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This is the beta release of the Ava Aware mobile app for Android devices.

Table 1 – App release details

Release labelRelease dateSoftware build number
Aware mobile app for Android devices beta
(Available from the Play Store)
Thursday May 19, 2022Version 2.9.0 beta

What's new

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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 Remote access enabled.

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.

Table 2 – New features — Ava Aware Mobile App release

FeatureDescriptionAdded in
License plate recognition (LPR) events viewable on the Aware mobile appsView the event list generated from LPR-configured cameras in the Aware mobile app for Android. If the LPR detection triggered an alarm by matching a configured rule, you can also see the license plate information from the app.Android app 3.11.0
Listen to live and recorded audio on the Aware mobile appsWhen your Ava Aware deployment is licensed and configured to stream live audio from your Ava cloud-native cameras, you can now listen to live audio from Devices, or recorded audio from Alarms on the Aware mobile app for Android.Android app 3.11.0
Set your profile information on the Aware mobile appsYou can now edit your User profile settings for the Aware mobile app for Android. Tap Settings, and then open User profile.Android app 3.11.0

Getting started with the app

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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 Join from the Join the beta section.

  1. Install the Ava Aware mobile app on your Android device, using the usual Play Store workflows.
  2. Connect to your Ava Aware deployment: enter your server name (for example, aware-test-server) in the Deployment name field.
  3. Tap NEXT.
  4. Enter your Ava Aware Username and Password.
  5. Tap SIGN IN.

Resolved issues

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These issues have been resolved:

Table 3 – Resolved issues

3.11.0ResolutionResolved in
12352An issue where you might have seen spinners in place of the thumbnails images has been resolved.Android app 2.9.0 beta

Known issues

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During testing, we have found the following issues in the release.

Table 4 – Known issues — Aware mobile app for Android

ReferenceIssue
12936Issue: For on-premise cameras connected to Ava Cloud Connectors, the Info layers (People bounding boxes, Vehicle bounding boxes, or License plate detections) on the camera views are not displayed when selected.
12455Issue: When you enable live audio from the bottom right of an Ava cloud-native camera view, the audio and video might not be smooth.