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Android

Posted by Jonathan Gunderson
Jonathan Gunderson
487 Points

Question on making a "Find my Android" APK

So I'm trying to create a patch of an existing android APK used to upload the GPS location of your lost phone to a wordpress plugin. I am using this as a starting point/template:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/gps-tracker/

I am completely new to java and android development, so I have no idea where to even start. But, I've been using Android Studio to try to put something together based on that app.

My question here is, if I wanted to make an app you download from your Google Play account that auto runs upon download, and then sends your GPS coordinates to a wordpress plugin.. Where do I even begin?

If I had an idea of where to start (like, a basic structure, template, or resources to look into) it would really speed up the process. I'm a fast learner, so any help would be GREATLY appreciated! :)

(Also, if it helps I want this to be a background task - basically, the app I gave in the link above minus all the visuals and user input.)