= Android/BOINC development items =

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Some remaining development tasks.
Please contact me (David Anderson) and post to boinc_dev if you want to help.

Short Term:

 * BOINC Client
  * Higher hysteresis for battery level and temp control to avoid frequent suspend/resumes. '''(Completed)'''
 * Menu should have controls for
  * Exit (shut down everything - GUI, BOINC client, and apps) '''(Completed)'''
 * Optionally show icon in notifications (top bar) showing whether BOINC is running apps
  * Add preference for whether to show this icon '''(Completed)'''
 * Tasks tab
  * Show elapsed time for each task '''(Completed)'''
  * If a task is touched, expand height of task to show additional information and actions that can be taken:'''(Completed)'''
   * Display Project Name [information] '''(Completed)'''
   * Display User Friendly Application Name [information] '''(Completed)'''
   * Display deadline [information] '''(Completed)'''
   * Abort Task  [button/action] '''(Completed)'''
   * !Suspend/Resume Task [button/action] '''(Completed)'''
  * Change the tasks view to match the mockup.  (Colors: Web Colors Blue: # 003366, Yellow: # FFCC00, Red: # 990033, White_smoke: #F5F5F5) '''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * Please note:  that we want Application friendly Name in bold.  Then under that, the project Name.  Where it says "Running" that should be the status of the work unit, (ie: running, suspended, ready to run, etc).  The icon on the left is the project app icon.  Change the wording from "Workunit name" to "Task name"
     [[Image(TasksView.png)]]
 * Transfers tab
  * Retry  '''(Completed)'''
  * Abort  '''(Completed)'''
  * If backed off, time until retry  '''(Completed)'''
  * Change the transfers Tab to match the colors of the Tasks Tab Mockup '''(Working WCG - M)'''
 * Preferences tab
  * Use at most X% of processors  '''(Completed)'''
  * Suspend work when non-BOINC CPU usage above X  '''(Completed)'''
  * Use at most X% of CPU time  '''(Completed)'''
  * Suspend work when battery below X% (default 95%)
  * The preferences page needs to be reorganized, with the main X options shown before the "Show Advanced Preferences" option.  SAP needs to be the last item on the default view. 
  * The "Show Advanced Preferences" Needs to be a twisty tab or something other than a check box if we are showing additional options below it. 
  * When changing the value of an advanced option, there needs to be a cancel button put next to the Ok. '''(Completed)'''
 * Projects Tab
  * Include logo in list view '''(Completed)'''
  * Show Update in list view '''(Completed)'''
  * Pressing project shows expansion according to Mockups '''(Completed)'''
  * Change to match Mockups (Colors: Web Colors Blue: # 003366, Yellow: # FFCC00, Red: # 990033, White_smoke: #F5F5F5)  '''(Completed)'''
 * Event Log Tab
  * A tab is needed to show the log file.  Should be called Event Log.  '''(Completed)'''
  * Log file display needs to include timestamp  '''(Completed)'''
  * Only needs client messages – not manager messages  '''(Completed)'''
  * Button needed for ‘copy all messages’ (to paste into email/forums for help)  '''(Completed)'''
  * Remove retrieval from ClientStatusMontitor  '''(Completed)'''
  * UI: Append new messages to the local message array and only send an update event if a new message was added or an old message deleted.  '''(Completed)'''
 * Project attach
  * show entries of all_projects_list.xml in addition to manually entering project URL.  '''(Completed)'''
  * usage of get_project_config (min pwd length, user name vs email, account creation enabled)  '''(Completed)'''
  * include terms-of-use '''(Completed)'''
  * When attempting to login, there needs to be a link that will open that projects "forgot password/Username" Page.  The link should go to <project url>/get_passwd.php '''(Working WCG -M)'''
  * A link should show under the last attached project to attach to another project.  For example, if you are attached to 3 projects, the forth line should be attach to project. '''(Completed)'''
 * Power Management
  * Set Android power management according to client status. Preventing CPU throttling when display is off. '''(Completed)'''

Mid Term:

 * Use Action Bar with Client computation status and controls from Menu. (Requires Android 3.0)
 * Support attach to account manager
 * Add SD card support in client
  * move BOINC's projects/ directory to SD card an force move of binaries into slots (executable)
  * think about how to handle storage status and preferences of clients
 * Reconsider how BOINC client retrieves device state on Android (i.e. battery: charger, temp and level ; network: wifi state) '''(Completed)'''
 * Support "user active" detection by including it into status RPC.
 * Add a Notices tab.
 * Allow higher resolution project icons and slideshow images
 * Translations

Notes:

 * So far we have been using icons found here: http://gentleface.com/free_icon_set.html