2. Downloading CamCOPS¶
The Android app is at
Other client downloads, and server distributions, are at
The source code is at
2.1. Android notes¶
- You are probably best off installing Android packages from the Google Play
Store, because that’s simpler. However, you can also install a
.apk
(Android package file) directly.- To install an Android application from an APK file, you need to permit this: e.g. .
- Download
camcops_VERSION.apk
and install it. - In doing so, please be aware of the following browser bug:
- The default Android browser (“Browser”) may fail to download from password-protected web sites (e.g. restricted CamCOPS downloads). This is a known bug in Android [1].
- Download using another browser such as Chrome [2] instead. Then run File Manager (or similar), find the APK that you just downloaded (try /sdcard/Download), and install it (e.g. “Complete action using: Package Installer”).
2.2. iOS notes¶
- Apple operate a restricted distribution system for iOS. Apps available via
the App Store are publicly available and vetted by Apple. In addition,
registered developers can install apps on their test hardware, and can also
produce downloadable
.ipa
files. These IPA files are either locked to a specific subset of tablets (via a development certificate) or installable on any tablet (via an Enterprise distribution certificate); however, making Enterprise apps available outside the company concerned would be a breach of contract (specifically, of the iOS Developer Program Enterprise License Agreement). So: a restricted CPFT distribution will be available ascamcops_VERSION_cpft.ipa
but all other users will either have to (a) download the source code, register as Apple developers, and install the app to their own devices or distribute them within their own organization as above; or (b) wait for the App Store version.
2.3. Server notes¶
You can install the CamCOPS server Python package with:
pip install camcops-server
Downloads are also available as
.deb
packages for Debian Linux (e.g. Ubuntu) and.rpm
packages for e.g. CentOS.
2.4. Pending¶
- Apple App Store iOS download
- Windows client app download
- Linux client app download
- General distribution of server DEB/RPM package downloads
Footnotes
[1] | Android browser bug when using HTTP Basic Authentication: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1353; http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17601647/apk-download-failure-if-behind-password-protected-site-on-stock-browser |
[2] | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome |