generic-ota-app

A zero BS OTA app for custom roms which doesn't require system app privileges

Requirements

• An Android Studio Environment
• Basic XML Understanding
• Basic App development experience
• A brain

Setting-Up

• Rebrand the OTA app for your ROM if you wish to.
• Navigate to app/src/main/res/drawable and remove ic_toast.xml with your ROM's vector logo(Hint- use vector assist).

For XDA-Fetch Mode (updater fetches all the data from xda thread):

• Navigate to app/src/main/res/values/otasettings.xml
• Change fetchMode to xda
• Navitgate to app/src/main/res/values/xdadevices.xml
• Remove the items from example devicearr and add items for the devices your rom supports. The basic format is as follows- <item>devicecodename|xdathreadlink</item>
• Change the dlprefix string to the one which your rom maintainers use for hosting roms. (eg. https://drive.google.com/ . It should pretty much be what your official download urls start with)
• Do check thread requirements for thread formatting

For JSON Fetch Mode(Updater fetches data from a json file):

• Navigate to app/src/main/res/values/otasettings.xml
• Change fetchMode to json
• Navigate to app/src/main/res/values/jsonurl.xml
• Replace the string inside devicesJSON with the url of your json file
• Check JSON Requirements for format!

JSON Requirements (Only for json fetch mode!)

• The format of the json file is as follows(Please make sure to properly follow the format)-

[
    {
        "device" : "devicecodename1",
        "download" : "download_link_of_device1",
        "zip_name" : "name_of_the_zip1",
        "build_date" : "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "maintainer" : "maintainer1",
        "xda_thread" : "link_to_xda_thread1"
    },
    {
        "device" : "devicecodename2",
        "download" : "download_link_of_device2",
        "zip_name" : "name_of_the_zip2",
        "build_date" : "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "maintainer" : "maintainer2",
        "xda_thread" : "link_to_xda_thread2"
    }
]

• An example json file can be found here- devices.json
• You can add as many devices as you want!

Thread Requirements (Only for xda fetch mode!)

• It is required that you are posting your roms on xda-forums. After all, the app fetches all the information from the given xda thread!

• Your thread's first post must have a download link to the ROM

• Your thread must have the "Last Updated" text actually up-to-date. (i.e if the rom got updated today, the project's first post should be Last Updated: 2019-04-13)

• Your thread's title should be of the following format- [SOME-INFO] [SOME-INFO] [ANOTHER-ONE] ROM TITLE [MORE INFO] [MAIBE?]

  In a nutshell, the rom title should be between [] (It is the default xda thread format that devs use so you probably already do that)

• Your thread's first post should only have one link with the download link prefix! Having them on second/any other post is just fine.

if you find this intimidating, it really isn't. Just look at this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-3s/development/rom-reloaded-caf-t3891208. or https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-3s/development/rom-pixel-experience-t3904334 Both of these threads are mostly ready for the app! (And many more in the Redmi 3s forum itself)

Contributing

Feel free to make a Pull Request! However before making one please make sure of the following:

• All the code should be compilable and be running on any rom/device with Android 9+!
• All the code should be written in kotlin. I plan to keep this project purely kotlin.
• All the code should be properly formatted
• Please make sure that your Pull request is appropriate for a generic app. ROM developers are expected to make some changes themselves(Linking it with settings, Hiding it from launcher, customizing cardviews etc)

Reporting Issues count as contributing too! Feel free to report them :)

TO-DO

• Add Inline Building support with AOSP(Probably with Android.bp)
• Feel free to make requests appropriate for a generic app in my telegram ( @rupansh )