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Add REV Hardware Client as primary means of updating RC app and Control Hub OS. Update links to Github repo. Remove reference to Google Play Store.

Westside Robotics
2022-02-24 21:35:59 -08:00
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Managing-a-Control-Hub.md

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<p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/aboutRobotController.jpg]]</p>
The Control Hub lacks a touch screen and Google Play support. Unfortunately, teams that use the Control Hub cannot update the Control Hub's Robot Controller app directly through the Google Play store.
<!-- The Control Hub lacks a touch screen and Google Play support. Unfortunately, teams that use the Control Hub cannot update the Control Hub's Robot Controller app directly through the Google Play store. -->
Instead, Control Hub users can download the Robot Controller app from the appropriate FIRST-Tech-Challenge repository (for the Skystone season, the app can be found [here](https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/SkyStone/tree/master/doc/apk)) and use the _Manage_ page to complete the update.
The [REV Hardware Client](https://docs.revrobotics.com/rev-control-system/managing-the-control-system/rev-hardware-client) software can update the Robot Controller (RC) app on the Control Hub.
As an alternate, Control Hub users can download the RC app from the FIRST Tech Challenge [Github repository](https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/FtcRobotController/releases) and use the _Manage_ page to complete the update.
Note that if you are an Android Studio user, then by updating to the newest version of the Android Studio project folder you will update the Robot Controller app when you build the project and install it on your Control Hub.
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| Updating the Robot Controller App|
| ---- |
| 1. Go to the current season's GitHub repository and look in the "doc/apk" subdirectory to download the appropriate APK file. For the Skystone season, the APK files can be found [here](https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/SkyStone/tree/master/doc/apk).|
| 2. Click on the _FtcRobotController-release.apk_ link in the repository to access the Robot Controller file.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/apkFolderOnRepo.jpg]]</p>|
| 3. Click on the _Download_ button to download the Robot Controller app as an APK file to your computer.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/downloadRobotControllerAPK.jpg]]</p>|
| 1. Go to the FTC [GitHub repository](https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/FtcRobotController/releases).|
| 2. Locate the _FtcRobotController-release.apk_ file.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/apkFolderOnRepo.jpg]]</p>|
| 3. Click on the filename (or _Download_ button) to download the Robot Controller app as an APK file to your computer.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/downloadRobotControllerAPK.jpg]]</p>|
| 4. On the _Manage_ page, click on the _Select App_ button to select the Robot Controller app that you would like to upload to the Control Hub.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/selectRobotControllerAPK.jpg]]</p>An _Update_ button should appear if an APK file was successfully selected.|
| 5. Click on the _Update_ button to begin the update process.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/uploadRobotControllerPleaseWait.jpg]]</p>|
| 6. During the update process, if the Control Hub detects that the digital signature of the APK that is being installed is different from the digital signature of the APK that is already installed, the Hub might prompt you to ask if it is OK to uninstall the current app and replace it with the new one.<br/><br/>This difference in digital signatures can occur, for example, if the previous version of the app was built and installed using Android Studio, but the newer app was downloaded from the GitHub repository.<br/><br/>Press _OK_ to uninstall the old app and continue with the update process.<br/><br/><p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/uploadRobotControllerWarning.jpg]]</p>|
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<p align="center">[[/images/Managing-a-Control-Hub/aboutRobotControllerOSVersion.jpg]]</p>
Control Hub users can download a new Control Hub OS file from the REV Robotics website and use the _Manage_ page to complete the update of the OS.
The [REV Hardware Client](https://docs.revrobotics.com/rev-control-system/managing-the-control-system/rev-hardware-client) software can update the Control Hub operating system.
As an alternate, Control Hub users can download a new Control Hub OS file from the REV Robotics website and use the _Manage_ page to complete the update of the OS.
| Updating the Control Hub OS|
| ---- |