Open Android development for G808 and G901

Build with Your Own APK & Backend

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Create a customer-owned Android application for G808 or G901 and connect it to your backend. Your team controls the user experience, business workflow, protocols and data—while the device interfaces and performance are verified for the selected model and pilot.

Two supported terminalsCustomer APK projects can be evaluated for G808 and G901.
Customer-controlled softwareOwn the APK, backend, protocol choices and application workflow.
Tested proof of conceptInterfaces and performance are confirmed against written acceptance criteria.

Designed for software-led projects

Build the helmet terminal into your existing system

The customer APK path is designed for software companies, system integrators, AI or edge teams, and enterprises that require their own interface, workflows, security policy, data model or backend connection.

G808 or G901Project-specific Android and firmware configuration
Customer APKCustomer-owned UX, logic and device workflow
Customer backendCustomer-selected protocol, storage and business system
Important: customer APK work is a development and integration path, not a promise that every interface, permission or protocol is enabled in every standard firmware build. The exact scope is confirmed by model, firmware, network and POC acceptance criteria.

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When customer-owned software is the right fit

Choose this path when your team needs its own interface, workflows, security controls, data model or backend. If you prefer ready-to-use monitoring functions, the complete platform is the lower-development alternative.

READY-TO-USE ALTERNATIVE

Complete Monitoring Platform

Use the established device-management and monitoring application when you do not need to build the complete software workflow yourself.

  • Faster access to established monitoring workflows
  • Device management, media and supported alarm workflows
  • A one-month sample account is available for platform evaluation
  • Production hosting and support are confirmed for the project

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CUSTOM SOFTWARE PATH

Customer APK + customer backend

Use G808 or G901 as the Android terminal while the customer owns the application and server-side system.

  • Customer controls UX, workflows, protocol, security and storage
  • Device permissions and interfaces are confirmed during development
  • Customer owns application updates, backend maintenance and business logic
  • Processed supplier alarm features are not inherited automatically

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Device capabilities to confirm

What can be evaluated

A customer APK project may evaluate the following device capabilities. Availability and control depth depend on the selected model, firmware, permissions and agreed project configuration.

  • Camera access and local media capture
  • Microphone, speaker and audio workflow
  • GPS and location data
  • Local storage and media-file handling
  • Physical buttons and selected device controls
  • Selected sensors and accessories after confirmation
  • Customer-selected backend communication
  • Startup, recovery and offline behavior
Current documented G901 interface evidence. Developer pack V1.3 documents selected light controls, physical-key broadcasts, near-electric events, silent APK install/uninstall, launcher selection, data-connection control and application-install policies. Camera, audio, GPS, raw sensors and G808 equivalents remain model-specific POC items.
Raw inputs and processed alarms are different deliverables. Camera, audio, GPS or sensor access does not automatically include HelmetSight’s processed alarms, model outputs or supplier application logic. List each required output in the POC acceptance matrix.

Project sequence

From technical scope to production

Define the target

Select G808 or G901, list required device data, describe the user workflow, backend and network environment.

Confirm the boundary

Map permissions, firmware dependencies, raw inputs, processed outputs, protocols and ownership responsibilities.

Prepare development units

Agree sample quantity, firmware or configuration, APK installation method and technical contact points.

Run the POC

Test installation, startup, interfaces, connectivity, recovery, security, battery, thermal and performance behavior.

Sign off evidence

Record test results against the acceptance matrix and close or explicitly document every deviation.

Plan production

Freeze versions, update policy, backend ownership, support boundary, deployment process and change control.

POC acceptance

Validate the actual customer workflow

A useful POC does more than install an APK. It should prove the required device interfaces and end-to-end operating conditions.

  • APK installation, launch and auto-start behavior
  • Permission and required interface access
  • Camera, audio, GPS, media, buttons and required sensors
  • Direct communication with the customer backend
  • Weak-network, offline and reconnection behavior
  • Authentication, encryption and credential handling
  • Battery, charging and thermal behavior during the target workflow
  • Latency, throughput, stability and concurrent device expectations

Prepare your inquiry

Seven details that help us scope your project

1. Which terminal or form factor is preferred: G808, G901, or both?
2. Which device inputs, outputs and controls are required?
3. Do you need raw data, processed alarms, or both?
4. Must live or recorded video appear inside your own application?
5. What backend, protocol, network and security environment will be used?
6. Does your team have Android application development capability?
7. What sample quantity, destination country and POC schedule are planned?

Governed system-path summary

Reviewed project fit

Use this approved summary to confirm software ownership, team responsibilities and the questions that belong in the pilot scope.

Customer-Owned APK & Backend

Configuration-dependent

HelmetSight G808 and G901 can be evaluated as Android terminals for a customer-owned APK connected to a customer backend. The customer owns the APK, backend, protocol choice, security, storage, updates and business logic; exact interfaces, permissions, firmware preparation and performance require a model-specific POC.

Best fit
Experienced Android and backend teams that need control of the user experience, application lifecycle, data model and business workflow.
Consider another path when
Organizations without an Android/backend engineering team or those seeking ready-made monitoring and alarm operations.
Primary interface
Customer-owned Android APK and customer backend
HelmetSight provides
The selected terminal, the agreed model-specific developer pack, firmware/permission preparation within scope, and device-side POC support.
Customer owns
APK, backend, protocol, security, storage, updates, monitoring, maintenance and all rebuilt application and alarm logic.
Confirm before commitment

Raw inputs do not automatically include supplier application logic or processed alarms. G808 and G901 interface packs, permissions and firmware behavior must be accepted separately.

FAQ

Customer-owned APK questions

Is the customer APK path available for both G808 and G901?

Yes. Customer-owned APK projects can be evaluated for both G808 and G901. The current G901 engineering pack documents selected device and system interfaces; the G808 interface package, exact permissions, firmware preparation and performance are confirmed for the selected project and POC.

Does the standard offer include HelmetSight application source code?

No. The customer APK path assumes that the customer owns or develops its own application. Supplier application source code is not included as a standard deliverable.

Will a customer APK automatically keep HelmetSight processed alarms?

No. Access to raw inputs does not automatically include supplier application logic, model outputs or processed alarms. Each required output must be specified and confirmed.

Can the customer choose the communication protocol?

The customer can propose the protocol and backend architecture. Exact support still depends on device, Android, firmware, network and security validation; no single protocol is promised for every configuration.

Does the one-month free cloud POC apply to customer APK development?

The one-month free cloud POC applies to standard HelmetSight platform evaluation. A customer APK project normally requires separately agreed development units, technical scope and acceptance criteria.

What is the recommended production deployment?

The production architecture depends on who owns the software. The complete platform can be hosted in an approved project environment, while a customer APK project uses customer-managed backend infrastructure and lifecycle controls.

Plan your APK proof of concept

Send your preferred model, required device data, application workflow, backend environment, protocol expectations and POC schedule. HelmetSight will help define a model-specific validation scope.

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