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Android and IOS meeting search app

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bmltsearch3's Introduction

BMLT Meeting Search

This app is built for Andoid and Apple devices using the Ionic Framework (For more details see https://ionicframework.com/)

The app can also be viewed on a browser at https://bmltsearch.bmlt.app

Apple iphone/ipad app link

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bmlt-search/id1370165741?mt=8

Android phone/tablet link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.nasouth.bmltsearch&hl=en

Build it yourself (on a mac)

You will need to follow the guidelines to build ionic capacitor apps at https://capacitorjs.com/docs.

At a minimum, run the following commands to run the app in a browser

git clone https://github.com/bmlt-enabled/BMLTSearch3.git
cd BMLTSearch3
npm install -g @ionic/cli
npm install
ionic build
ionic serve

The ionic serve command should load the web version of the app to a browser on your laptop, which will be visible on http://localhost:8100/home

To build the smartphone apps, you will need to have Xcode installed (for ios apps) and Android Studio installed (for android apps)

To open the ios project in Xcode, run

ionic cap build ios

To open the android project in Android Studio, run

ionic cap build android

Branches

The default branch is called version_5 This corresponds to the 5.xx.xx releases for Apple and Android.

version_5 uses only capacitor plugins. version_4 and earlier used ionic native plugins, some on which are no longer supported.

The version_3 branch holds the source code for the old version 3.xx.xx releases.

The version_4 branch holds the source code for the old version 4.xx.xx releases

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bmltsearch3's Issues

Virtual meeting won't open

When I click on a virtual meeting it just goes back to the search it doesn't open zoom.

BMLT Search appears to require precise location

If I enable "Location" privilege for the Android 14 BMLT App (4.4.0) on my Pixel 7 but deny precise location (ACCESS_COURSE_LOCATION vs ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION), the app will not locate meetings in Map or Current Location search.

You should not require precise location. Approximate (Google Services) location provides a 100-meter (328 foot) radius which is more than adequate for a meeting search. Many privacy-conscious users prefer not to allow exact location to be released when the app function does not need it.

Per Google's developer guidelines, unless the app has a legitimate need for precise location, it "must work if the user only decides to grant permission for approximate location only". This has been true since Android 12. I have not reviewed the code, but I suspect you are attempting to use the old API to request your location, and likely are not asking for both privileges in your manifest.

Android's current best prectice is to request COURSE location in your manifest, then attempt GetLastLocation() and, if it fails (the locator task is not running) either create the task, or (the solution I use) call GetCurrentLocation(). See this link: https://developer.android.com/develop/sensors-and-location/location/retrieve-current

Only show virtual meeting info/link for virtual meetings

Currently, meeting info shows the physical location and address for meetings that are "Virtual (Temporarily replacing in-person)." My suggestion is the only have the button for the link to join the meeting and the virtual meeting additional info in the meeting information box.

For In-Person meetings it would show the physical location and address and have the "Directions" button.
For Virtual or Virtual (temporarily replacing an in-person) meetings it would NOT show the information in the Location and Address fields and only show the virtual meeting additional information while having buttons for "Virtual Link" and "Phone Meeting Dial-in"
For Hybrid (both in-person and virtual) it would show the Location, Address, and Virtual Meeting Additional Info as well as have all three buttons (Directions, Virtual Link, Phone Meeting Dial-in).