Release notes: Ava Aware mobile app for Android 2.3 beta

Last modified: Thursday March 18, 2021.

Learn about new features, fixes, and any issues found in testing for the Alta Video mobile app for Android devices.

The Alta Video 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 Alta Video mobile app for Android devices.

Table 1 – App release details

Release labelRelease dateSoftware build number
Alta Video mobile app for Android devices beta
(Available from the Play Store)
April 22, 2021Version 2.3 beta

What's new

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Receive notifications and remotely view video and alarms from your Alta Video deployments on your Android mobile device.

To receive notifications on your Android mobile device, you must ensure your Alta Video deployment has Remote access enabled.

With the Alta Video 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 Alta Video deployments.

Table 2 – New features — Alta Video Mobile App release

FeatureDescriptionAdded in
Listen to audio alarm snippets from the Alta Video mobile appsFor any audio alarm on your Alta Video deployment, you can now listen to the audio alarm snippet from the Alarms screen of your Alta Video mobile apps. Android app 2.3 beta
View the camera feed when adding a camera using the Alta Video mobile appsWhen adding a camera to your Alta Video deployment, it is useful to be able to see the camera feed. The Alta Video mobile apps now enable you to view the feeds when adding cameras.Android app 2.3 beta

Getting started with the app

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To use the Alta Video mobile app for Android devices, you must already have a user profile set up for the Alta Video 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 Alta Video mobile app for Android devices:

To sign up for the beta versions of the Android 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 Alta Video mobile app on your Android device, using the usual Play Store workflows.
  2. Connect to your Alta Video deployment: enter your server name (for example, aware-test-server) in the Deployment name field.
  3. Tap NEXT.
  4. Enter your Alta Video Username and Password.
  5. Tap SIGN IN.

Resolved issues

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These issues have been resolved:

Table 3 – Resolved issues

ReferenceResolutionResolved in
6886An issue where, if you enabled the Alta Video mobile app for Android Play Video on WiFi only option, when you signed out of the app and logged back in, the setting was returned to the default Off setting has been resolved.Android app 2.3 beta

Known issues

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

Table 4 – Known issues — Alta Video mobile app for Android

ReferenceIssue
6515Issue: If you change from viewing video over Wifi to viewing over Mobile/Cellular data, or vice versa, the video stops and does not restart until you manually scroll the timeline, or click the Move to Now button.
5264Issue: Occasionally, when there are multiple notifications, clicking on the older notifications results in a spinner being displayed on the login screen.