Setting Up an Xperia Z2 Tablet

2019 status: Obsolete

Use the following procedure to set up a new tablet with buendia.

1. Tablet welcome (turn on for the first time)
2. Language: English (United Kingdom), Region: United Kingdom; then let the tablet reboot
3. Language: UK English (again)
4. Welcome: Check "I am aware of the important information" and continue
5. Wi-Fi connection: skip
6. Set time and date.
7. Join the world of Sony: skip
8. Google: Skip
9. Google: skip
10. Accounts: skip
11. Location services: Uncheck "Enable location services" and continue
12. Tap "Finish"
13. Data disclaimer: Tap "Next" just once
14. Data disclaimer: Uncheck "Help improve quality" then tap "Done"

• Go to the Settings tab (swipe down from the top of the screen and hit the wrench-and-screwdriver icon), go to Display, and change the Sleep time from 30 seconds to 10 minutes.

2. Home screen cleanup
3. Remove all items on the primary home screen and add the clock widget (Sony 2)
4. Delete all four other home screens (long-press an empty space in a home screen, then press the 'X' button in the top right corner)
5. Get APKs
6. Go to Wi-Fi (pull down from top-right corner long-press the Wi-Fi button, then click Wi-Fi in the pop-up menu)
7. Turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wi-fi network connecting to the internet
8. Open Chrome, when asked to sign in, say No thanks
9. Go to http://builds.projectbuendia.org/
10. Go to Menu -> Add to Home Screen to add this page to your home screen for easy updating of the app later
11. For testing, download "last stable .apk". For real field use, download "CLIENT MASTER"
12. Go to http://builds.projectbuendia.org/pilot/
13. Download the google-keyboard APK
14. Pull down from top-right corner, tap Wi-fi icon to turn Wi-fi off.
15. Install APKs
16. Open Settings, go to Personal > Security, turn on Device Administration > Unknown sources
17. Pull down notification list from top-left corner, select the google keyboard apk, Install, Open. Follow the wizard: Step 1, enable Google Keyboard. Step 2, select Google Keyboard as default input method. Step 3, tap Finished.
18. Open Settings again, go to Personal > Language & input. Disable all keyboards other than Google Keyboard.
19. Pull down notification list from top-left corner, select the buendia client apk or app-debug.apk, Install, do not open the app.
20. Open app list (square of 9 white dots in top-right corner), grab the "Buendia" app and add it to the home screen (bottom row, in the middle).
21. Disable notifications
22. Open Settings, go to Personalisation > Manage notifications.
23. Switch to the All tab, turn off notifications for these annoying apps: 1. Xperia Lounge 2. Google Play Store 3. Update Centre 4. One-Touch Setup 5. my Xperia
24. Disable start-up sound
25. Open Settings, go to Sounds and notifications > disable start up sound
26. Increase period before sleeping and turn on 'tap to wake up'
27. Open Settings, go to Display
28. Change 'Sleep' to '10 minutes'
29. Click 'Tap to wake up'
30. Configure wifi
31. Open Settings, go to wifi, connect to the same network as the Buendia server.
32. Initial sync (should only be performed for development tablets)
33. Open the app
34. If necessary, go to Settings and set the Buendia server URL e.g. to 'dev.projectbuendia.org'
35. Wait for Guest User to appear and tap the Guest User square. After some loading ("Syncing observations...", etc.) the main list of locations should appear. This step is optional; it just makes for a snappier first user experience and also helps you confirm that you have the correct username and password.
36. If this process has been performed on a production tablet, clear the data before shipping by following the instructions in the section below.
37. Set password
38. Open settings, go to security, screen > PIN
39. Click "Don't show notifications at all "

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WARNING WARNING: A tablet that has been used with one server MUST BE CLEARED before it can be safely used with any different server. (Damage to the server data is unlikely but it may create an inconsistent state on the tablet.)

To clear the app:

1. Open Settings within the app
2. Tap 'Buendia server'
3. Tap 'Apply and clear local data'

Clearing the app is harmless and simply causes it to download a new copy of everything from the server. No data is truly lost when you clear the app.