Gnucash Mobile for Android is companion application for desktop Gnucash designed for Android. It allows you to record transactions on-the-go and export them in the QIF or OFX format and later import the data into Gnucash for the desktop. You can create multiple accounts for transactions in Gnucash. Double-entry accounting is also supported.
The application supports Android 2.2 Froyo (API level 8) and above.
There are different ways to get the Gnucash app for Android; through the app store, or building it yourself.
This project requires the Android SDK
to be installed in your development environment. In addition you'll need to set
the ANDROID_HOME
environment variable to the location of your SDK. For example:
export ANDROID_HOME=/home/<user>/tools/android-sdk
After satisfying those requirements, the build is pretty simple:
- Run
gradlew build installDebug
from the within the project folder. It will build the project for you and install it to the connected Android device or running emulator.
You might find that your device doesn't let you install your build if you already have the version from the Android Market installed. This is standard Android security as it it won't let you directly replace an app that's been signed with a different key. Manually uninstall GnuCash from your device and you will then be able to install your own built version.
The easiest way to build is to install Android Studio v1.+ with Gradle v2.2.1. Once installed, then you can import the project into Android Studio:
- Open
File
- Import Project
- Select
build.gradle
under the project directory - Click
OK
Then, Gradle will do everything for you.
There are several ways you could contribute to the development.
One way is providing translations for locales which are not yet available, or improving translations. See this blog post for some guidelines.
You could as well contribute code, fixing bugs, new features or automated tests. Take a look at the bug tracker for ideas where to start.
For development, it is recommended to use the Android Studio for development which is available for free. Import the project into the IDE using the build.gradle file. The IDE will resolve dependencies automatically.
#Licence Gnucash for Android is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Apache license, version 2.0. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.