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DIY Android App for Yi Dash Car Camera

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Why A friend asked me to develop an Android app for his new Yi Dash Car Camera . The camera has impressive specifications at a very low price. He showed me the native Android app available on Google Play but needed a way to download and search video files by specific timestamps. About the Camera The camera operates on its own Wi-Fi network. To interact with it, you must be connected to this Wi-Fi. It automatically records videos, each approximately 3 minutes long, when powered on. Recording stops during downloads or settings changes. The official app also allows you to take a picture, which is essentially a screenshot from the video stream. What I Did Initially, I tried using an SDK from the camera's manufacturer, but it did not support this model. After contacting support, I learned that this camera lacks an official SDK. I then downloaded their app and examined the source code using an online decompiler , which was not obfuscated. Despite this, navigating the source code was ti