WayToday Android

Anonymous real-time GPS tracker app for Android. No accounts, no passwords — share a 4-digit code to let others follow your location live.

Play Store · way.today

Features

• Request anonymous tracker ID from server (gRPC)
• Start/stop GPS recording with configurable interval
• Upload Kalman-filtered positions to server in background
• Monitor GPS signal and network status with visual/audio feedback
• Share 4-digit tracker code or deep link
• Track multiple trackers simultaneously via web

Architecture

way-today-android (this app — UI layer)
    └── WayTodaySDK-Android 4.4.3  (WorkManager background upload)
            ├── WayTodaySDK-Java 3.1.0-alpha1  (gRPC transport)
            │       └── WayTodayProtobuffers  (proto definitions)
            └── GPSAndroidSDK 3.3.3  (GPS / Kalman filter)

Build

Requires:

• Android SDK platform android-37
• JDK 11+
• app/google-services.json (from Firebase Console — gitignored)
• Signing keystore at app/app.keystore for release builds

./gradlew assembleDebug

Release signing uses env vars: SIGNING_STORE_PASSWORD, SIGNING_KEY_ALIAS, SIGNING_KEY_PASSWORD.

Dependencies

Library	Version
WayTodaySDK-Android	4.4.3
AGP	9.2.1
Gradle	9.6.0
compileSdk / targetSdk	37
minSdk	23
Dagger	2.52
Firebase BOM	33.7.0
RxJava 2	2.2.19

License

Apache 2.0