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7.0 NAL SHOUT ANDROID APP OVERVIEW
The SHOUT ns can communicate with an Android smartphone running the SHOUT Android
app, available from NAL Research via Google Play App Store, using the SHOUT ns Bluetooth
interface. This Android application provides all the capabilities of the display screens on other
NAL Research tracking devices such as the SHOUT nano and SHOUT ts. These capabilities
include device status, text messaging, managing tracking parameters such as reporting rate,
reporting format, and geofencing, diagnostic utilities, and configuring the SHOUT ns. This
section provides a brief overview of the SHOUT App. More details regarding the SHOUT App
can be found in the SHOUT App User Guide [4] document.
7.1 Pairing the SHOUT ns with a Smartphone
After the Android app has been downloaded to the desired device, the user can proceed
to pair the device with the SHOUT ns.
smartphone or tablet with the SHOUT ns, a connection of a PC to the USB interface is required
to use the SatTerm PC based Terminal Emulation application (see Section 6.2 Using SatTerm).
Section 4.6 Device Bluetooth pairing with the SHOUT Android App has detailed steps to pair
the SHOUT ns with an Android device.
7.2 SHOUT App Screen Overview
Once the devices have been paired, the user can launch the SHOUT app on the smartphone
or tablet.
Figure 25 depicts the SHOUT ns Android App display.
segments which provide status and menu selections for the user. The top segment is called
the Title Bar and provides the name of the selected menu item displayed in the Menu Area as
well as Forward / Back icons to assist in navigating the app screens. The next segment is the
Status Bar which provides an overview of the SHOUT ns status (Iridium network connection,
GPS signal strength, battery life / charging status, Text message status, etc.) as well as an
array of icons for the various SHOUT app functions. The third segment is the Menu / Function
Area which provides the menu icons for the function selected in the Bottom Dock segment
and various data entry windows. The last segment is the Bottom Dock. Like an Android
smart phone, this menu area is always present on every screen and allows a quick change to
a new menu area when desired.
7.2.1 Title Bar
The SHOUT app Title Bar provides the name of the selected menu item displayed in the
Menu / Function Area as well as Forward / Back icons to assist in navigating the app screens.
The top level menus (Texting, Tracking, Utilities, and Settings) do not have Forward / Back
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