About this app

Instant Connect is used for two-way push-to-talk (PTT) communications on Android™ devices using on premises enterprise servers. The Instant Connect application is perfect for connecting users with an instant push of a button over corporate Wi-Fi networks on-premises or off-premises networks (carrier networks).


WHAT'S NEW
• Dial call support
• Location mapping for users and talkline participants
• Alert notifications, including emergency and man down
• Quick launch icons to navigate between features
• Pooled radio channels


MAJOR BENEFITS
• Low costs: Instead of paying a monthly service provider fee for onsite personnel, you deploy an on-premises solution which can cost less. The savings from eliminating monthly fees can quickly pay back the one-time capital investment. In addition, this solution is based on open standards, which eliminates the need to purchase, support, and manage proprietary solutions.
• High quality experience: Instant Connect integrates with your existing Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration services. Quality of service (QoS) and advanced voice codecs help to provide clear voice quality, even when the network is busy.
• Scalability: Instant Connect can support up to a thousand concurrent users. Managing a single system saves time and money compared to managing multiple service provider contracts, and the administrator privilege makes it easy to add and remove talk group users.
• Integrates with 2- Way Radios: The system can integrate mobile Android users with 2-Way Radio channels, which can reduce subscriber costs.


The Instant Connect solution integrates Android devices with Land Mobile Radio (LMR) that connected to the Cisco routers in the data center. For more information about Instant Connect, visit https://www.instantconnectnow.com/.


REQUIREMENTS
• Android OS 5.1 or higher.
• Instant Connect 5.0(2). 5.0(3) or 6.0 server with at least one UMS media server.
IMPORTANT: This app requires access to a Instant Connect server on which you have an account. If you are unsure whether your company provides access, please contact your IT department.


LEGAL
• By using this application you agree with the terms of the Instant Connect end user license agreement (EULA).
• Cisco is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries.
• Copyright © 2019 STA Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

New features

Fixed an intermittent signaling issue when ending a call.
Fixed channel participants list getting cleared during a temporary network outage.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to use SIP service.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows an application to read from external storage.