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Demo LTE Discovery using FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION

 This video is a requirement for uploading to Google Play when using the location permission. This post is here just for an easy place to provide a link in Google Play. New video version, try 3 (2025-04-30): Old version (try 2)

[DEV] Update Android target and required library versions

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Every year, Google requires developers to update their Android code to target the new versions of Android. Unfortunately, this usually isn't as simple as updating a single number. The biggest issue is that the new versions of Android have been deprecating features and adding new "features" that break app features. So, a lot of testing needs to be done, and unfortunately some bugs may get through. But, in the interest of getting LTE Discovery out to people with Android 15, we will be pushing forward. Some features will be more limited on some devices. Here's a screenshot of the issues that we've started working on a while back, and did more work and testing for it this week: - Dan Developer for LTE Discovery Cutting room floor Just some of the errors we run into when trying to do the required updates: Needed to: - Update from kapt to ksp - Update Kotlin from v1.9 to v2.0 - Update Compose to match the Kotlin version - And more... Pausing for the night at 1am with th...