Detect orientation via LocalConfiguration and switch to a Row-based two-column layout in landscape mode. Left column shows the title, BPM display and pulse ring; right column shows the BPM slider, presets, volume slider and the START/STOP button. All controls remain visible without scrolling. Portrait layout is unchanged. Extracted shared UI into private composables (Title, BpmDisplay, PulseRing, BpmControls, VolumeControl, StartStopButton) to avoid duplication between the two layout paths. |
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Pacer
A native Android pacing/metronome app that plays 880 Hz beeps at a user-set BPM to maintain walking pace. Runs in the background for 2+ hour walks without draining battery. Plays alongside other audio apps (podcasts, music) without requesting audio focus.
Ported from the web version at https://jeena.net/pacer/
Building on Arch Linux
1. Install Java 17
sudo pacman -S jdk17-openjdk
Set JAVA_HOME (add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Verify: java -version should show openjdk version "17.x.x".
2. Install Android SDK via AUR
# Remove old package if previously installed (it leaves files behind — clean them up too)
sudo pacman -Rns android-sdk
sudo rm -rf /opt/android-sdk/platform-tools /opt/android-sdk/tools
# Install modern SDK tools
paru -S android-sdk-cmdline-tools-latest android-sdk-platform-tools android-sdk-build-tools android-platform
The packages install to /opt/android-sdk. Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:
export ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk
export PATH="$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$PATH"
Reload: source ~/.bashrc
3. Accept SDK Licenses
sudo /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --licenses
4. Bootstrap the Gradle Wrapper
The first time only, install system Gradle to generate the wrapper binary:
sudo pacman -S gradle
cd /path/to/Pacer
gradle wrapper --gradle-version 8.7 --distribution-type bin
sudo pacman -Rs gradle # optional: remove system gradle afterwards
5. Build
./gradlew assembleDebug
The debug APK will be at: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
6. Install on a Device
Enable USB debugging (Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging), connect via USB, then:
./gradlew installDebug
# or
adb install app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
Troubleshooting
ANDROID_HOME not set — Reload your shell profile or open a new terminal.
License for package ... not accepted — Run sudo /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --licenses.
Unsupported class file major version — Wrong Java version. Confirm java -version shows
17 and JAVA_HOME points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk.
Permission denied on /opt/android-sdk — Run sdkmanager with sudo.
Failed to install build-tools;34.0.0 ... SDK directory is not writable — AGP tried to
auto-download build-tools instead of using the installed version. Ensure buildToolsVersion = "36.1.0"
is set in app/build.gradle.kts.
Development
See AGENTS.md for the developer/agent workflow guide.
See BACKLOG.md for all user stories and acceptance criteria.
./gradlew test # unit tests
./gradlew lint # lint checks