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Android Client
There is a simple Android App available to conveniently upload files from your android devices. Combined with a scanner app, this allows to very quickly scan single page documents like receipts.
The project lives at a repository on github. It is planned to be available from the F-Droid store, meanwhile download the APK from here.
Usage
The app is very simple:
- You maintain a list of upload URLs. These can be inserted conveniently by scanning the QR code. You need to create these upload urls at docspell as described here.
- Start this app on your device and add a new URL
- Then start some other app, and try to share a file. The Share with or Open with dialog should contain now the docspell app. Choose it.
- You can now either select an URL from the app, or the upload begins immediatly if you set a default URL.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
Create an URL
Add a new one With the Plus button. The name (A-1) is to distinguish it in the list. The url (A-2) is used to upload files. You can add multiple URLs. You can give permissions to access the camera and use (A-3) to scan a QR code from the screen.
Edit and Default
Tapping an item in the list switches the view that shows some options. You can set one URL as the default (C-1). When uploading a file, the screen to choose an URL is skipped then and the file is uploaded immediately.
Other actions are editing the url (C-2), going back (C-3) or deleting the item (4).
The screen (D) shows a default URL with a green background.
Upload
Use some other app, for example OpenNoteScanner, and share the resulting files using the Share With menu (E). Then this app opens and uploads the file to your server (F).