Install the Android MCPTT App¶
This guide installs Ella MCPTT, the push-to-talk app for Ella IMS, on Android phones.
Prerequisites¶
- Phones: Android 14 or later.
- SIMs: access rules (ARA-M) that allow the app's signing certificate, SHA-1
692EDA27666062D3982DF420E1FEC26FE806335B.
1. Download the app¶
Download the app and its checksum, and check them:
curl -LO https://github.com/ellanetworks/ims/releases/download/mcptt-edge/ella-mcptt.apk
curl -LO https://github.com/ellanetworks/ims/releases/download/mcptt-edge/ella-mcptt.apk.sha256
sha256sum -c ella-mcptt.apk.sha256
2. Install the app¶
In your MDM, add ella-mcptt.apk as a private or in-house app, and assign it to the phones.
Connect the phone over USB, with USB debugging on, and run:
adb install -r ella-mcptt.apk
In the phone's browser, open https://github.com/ellanetworks/ims/releases/download/mcptt-edge/ella-mcptt.apk, allow the browser to install unknown apps, and install it.
3. Grant the permissions¶
Open Ella MCPTT and go to Settings → Diagnostics → Permissions. Tap Allow on each item, and allow it in the prompt. It should show The app has everything it needs.
To update the app, install a newer APK the same way. Its settings are kept.