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Last updated 2012/3/12

There are over 20 people using Android phones or tablets with the system. Recent developments mean that Phone devices may be more useful when receiving calls about your business and sending Calling Cards to your customers mobiles.

MR8 using Android Devices

Things you need:-

I wireless router as Hotsyncs are done via wifi.

You need to download the MR8_Android_Installer (for use with MR8_for_Win) program and install.

Alternatively download the DR8_Android_Installer (for use with DR8_for_Win) program and install.

Run the MR8_Hot_Sync program (first time)

When you have the app on the phone look through the apps list. Long click the app and then draw it to the position on the desktop (phonetop??) where you want it to reside. Start the app. On front screen press Menu - Set IP address - this is the IP address of the machine running MR8_Hot_Sync you can read this from the front screen of MR8_Hot_Sync. (or type IPCONFIG into a Command Prompt on your PC the IP address should start "192.168...") Then set the User Name to a short character string. With MR8_Hot_Sync running and at the Front screen of Milk press Menu - Hotsync (on the Phone)

You should see the Username and IP Address displayed press Menu to change these. Click the HotSync Button to start hotsync. You should get a message "Username" has been added to Phone List.

Next (on MR8_Hot_Sync) click "Phone Functions - Setup Android Users" select the round you want to load onto the phone "Username".

Hot Syncing your data.

IMPORTANT - Always make sure MR8_for_Win / DR8_for_Win / MR8_MU is either NOT RUNNING or returned to the Front Screen!

Run the MR8_Hot_Sync program. On the front page of the Android Milk program press menu and check that the username and IP address are correct, then press Hot Sync. You data should be transferred to the phone.

Hot Syncing across the Internet

You will need the IP address of your user on the internet (not the one starting 192.168...). You can get this by clicking MYMilkBill on the front screen. You will have to enable Port Forwarding for port 55155 to the machine running MR8_Hot_Sync. The protocol is TCP. Also unless you get a fixed IP address from your ISP IP address are dynamic (they change over time).

Colour Scheme

The colour scheme started with shades of blue. I have abandond this on the Deliveries List and Payments List but I am very interested in what you think abount white on black?

REMEMBER!

After each edit the system backs up your data to the SDCARD. Do BACKUP before Hot Syncing so you can recover if things go wrong!. Do CHECK the Hot-Sync Log to make sure edits have happened. If there are any problems with Hot-Syncing email me your weekfile and the .ccc file you will find at C:\mr\data\phones\user\wk20yyww.ccc BEFORE YOU HOT_SYNC AGAIN!

If there is something you don't understand give me a call on Tel. 0161 408 5022 or contact details

FEEDBACK and Bug Reporting

Ideally when you report a bug I need the weekfile c:\mr\data\Week2011nn and also the C:\mr\data\phones\username\wk2011nn.ccc file. This is the file that is transferred from the phone to the PC during the hot sync.

I have just been through a crash report sent to me by Google. It was immensely useful because the user added a message telling me what he was doing when it crashed and to which customer the only thing I didn't have is his name and his data. However, I recognised who the bug belonged to because only one person had reported this bug and I had his data. Bug now fixed!!! - Will upload soon.

So if you have an option of entering a message please use it. Please tell me who you are so if I need more info I can contact you and get it. I also need a clear account of what you did (menus selected etc ) on which customer.

WHERE IS THE FEEDBACK??? COME ON TRY IT!! - I NEED IT