XCTrack widget

XCTrack widget

A small widget inside XCTrack. After landing it asks « Landed safely? »: OK or SOS in one tap, and your friends are told.

After landing, in XCTrack (mock-up, fictitious data)
After landing, in XCTrack (mock-up, fictitious data)

What it does

  • After landing: « Landed safely? » with OK and SOS. Your FlyBuddy friends get your answer.
  • In flight: it sends your track every 5 min. Your friends see it on the map.
  • The rest of the time: just a dot and ⚙ in a corner. No sound, no animation.

You need

  • An Android phone with XCTrack Pro (« Web page » widget).
  • A FlyBuddy account linked to your XContest username.
  • Your widget address: More › Apps › XCTrack widget › « Get my address », then « Copy link ».

Widget address

https://flybuddy.fr/widget/

Your personal address starts with this address and holds your key. Paste it whole.

Set it up in XCTrack

  1. 1. Copy your address

    FlyBuddy: More › Apps › XCTrack widget › « Get my address », then « Copy link ».

  2. 2. Add the widget

    XCTrack: Customize › Add widget › Web page. Put it on your flight screen, in a wide, low box.

  3. 3. Paste the address

    Into « Web page URL ». Then tick the three « Allow … » boxes.

  4. 4. Refresh: 30 min

    Set « Refresh page every » to 30 min, the maximum.

  5. 5. Tap « Start »

    The dot turns green within seconds: you are ready.

The Web page widget in XCTrack (annotated mock-up)
The Web page widget in XCTrack (annotated mock-up)

Settings ⚙

  • ID and Token: already in your address. Leave them.
  • Upload: keep « Auto » (every 5 min).
  • Language: French or English.
  • Corner: where the dot and ⚙ go.
  • « Show the OK / SOS buttons »: a test on the ground, nothing is sent.
Settings ⚙
Settings ⚙

The OK and SOS buttons

  • Fixed size: 56 × 40 px, whatever the size of the widget box.
  • They only show after landing: after a flight, 7 s standing still.
  • Narrow box: they move to a second line.
  • No answer after 3 min: a small « Landed? Answer » reminder.
In flight: the green dot (connected) and ⚙
In flight: the green dot (connected) and ⚙
400 × 120
400 × 120
200 × 120
200 × 120
300 × 300
300 × 300

The widget in three box sizes: 200 × 120, 400 × 120, 300 × 300. OK and SOS keep the same size.

What is sent, and to whom

  • OK: your friends see you landed safely.
  • SOS: your friends get an alert with your position.
  • Your track: you, your friends during the flight and the FlyBuddy admin. Kept 90 days.
  • Your widget address is personal: do not share it.

Limits

  • It is not a rescue beacon: keep your usual means.
  • It needs a network. Without one, your answer goes out as soon as it is back (2 h at most).
  • Android only: XCTrack does not exist on iPhone.
  • Only one « Landed safely? » per 20 min.
  • In test: a detected fall only alerts the FlyBuddy admin, not your friends.
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