this is the latest wiki page for QGIS on Android, for the Google summer of code project page, please visit: http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/QGIS_Mobile_GSoC_2011
Package names¶
QGIS for android is packaged in various apk.- QGIS Installer: RECOMMENDED WAY of installation it is a small apk, that takes care of installing the latest available version. This installer is needed due to a limitation of 50MB per apk file on the market.
- qgis-nightly-$DATE-armeabi[-v7a].apk: these are Debug enabled builds automatically created every night based on the latest available code.
- qgis-$RELEASE_NUMBER-armeabi[-v7a].apk: these are punctual releases that are somehow tested and are created when important changes are available.
All packages including the -armeabi suffix don't include armeabi v7a optimized (but highly unstable at the moment)code that should run much faster on newish hardware (most 10" tabs support this).
Installer¶
the installer is a small android application the will be put on the google play store as soon as QGIS is stable enough. It allows simpe installation and update of QGIS
Update¶
updating to a new version doesn't require uninstalling the previously installed app.
The latest Beta1 necessitas update breaks QGIS, I created the libsWorkaround branch in the repo and uploaded a workaround package http://www.opengis.ch/2012/11/21/new-qgis-workaround-version
Reporting bugs¶
Tested Devices¶
Case Studies¶
Download¶
Development environment¶
see: https://github.com/qgis/qgis-android/blob/master/README