git-annex/doc/install/Android.mdwn
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* webapp: Detect when upgrades are available, and upgrade if the user
    desires.
    (Only when git-annex is installed using the prebuilt binaries
    from git-annex upstream, not from eg Debian.)
  * assistant: Detect when the git-annex binary is modified or replaced,
    and either prompt the user to restart the program, or automatically
    restart it.
  * annex.autoupgrade configures both the above upgrade behaviors.
  * Added support for quvi 0.9. Slightly suboptimal due to limitations in its
    interface compared with the old version.
  * Bug fix: annex.version did not get set on automatic upgrade to v5 direct
    mode repo, so the upgrade was performed repeatedly, slowing commands down.
  * webapp: Fix bug that broke switching between local repositories
    that use the new guarded direct mode.
  * Android: Fix stripping of the git-annex binary.
  * Android: Make terminal app show git-annex version number.
  * Android: Re-enable XMPP support.
  * reinject: Allow to be used in direct mode.
  * Futher improvements to git repo repair. Has now been tested in tens
    of thousands of intentionally damaged repos, and successfully
    repaired them all.
  * Allow use of --unused in bare repository.

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Now git-annex can be used on Android!
[[Documentation for using git-annex on Android|/android]]
## Android app
First, ensure your Android device is configured to allow installation
of the app. Go to Setup -> Security, and enable "Unknown Sources".
Then download the git-annex.apk for your version of Android, and
open it to install.
* [Android 4.4 and 4.3 git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/android/current/4.3/git-annex.apk)
* [Android 4.0 to 4.2 git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/android/current/4.0/git-annex.apk)
## autobuilds
A daily build is also available, thanks to Mesar Hameed and the University
of Bath CS department.
* [Android 4.4 and 4.3 git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/autobuild/android/4.3/git-annex.apk)
* [Android 4.0 to 4.2 git-annex.apk](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/autobuild/android/4.0/git-annex.apk)
* [build logs](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/autobuild/android/)
## building it yourself
git-annex can be built from source for Android.
1. Run `standalone/android/buildchroot` as root (requires debootstrap).
This builds a chroot with an `androidbuilder` user.
The rest of the build will run in this chroot as that user.
2. Then run `standalone/android/install-haskell-packages`
Note that this will break from time to time as new versions of packages
are released, and the patches it applies have to be updated when
this happens.
3. Finally, once the chroot is set up, you can build an Android binary
with `make android`, and `make androidapp` will build the complete APK.