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Does BtSsm need a Google or Play Store account to boot up?
When I set up my 7" Samsung tablet with BtSsm back around 2015, I entered a Gmail address to help with transferring logs and LV tables to my home computer.
Since then I never had a problem with BtSsm starting up and running. (It's a "dashboard" used whenever the car is being driven.)
However, a few days ago I decided to remove the account from the tablet, in part, in case the tablet got "misplaced". Since then, BtSsm occasionally would boot up only as far as the display screen (not yet communicating with the ECM) and stop with a message at the bottom that "the app has crashed . . . sending report . . . ". After a few seconds, the display screen closes, although the app is still running, at least according to the tablet's display of open apps.
In a recent experiment, after BtSsm failed, I closed it and then reinstated the Gmail account. BtSsm opened normally.
I also found that if I then, again, remove the Gmail account, BtSsm opens fine repeatedly. But I noticed that if the tablet is off for some time, e.g., overnight or more, and the account had not been reinstated, BtSsm doesn't open properly.
Another observation is that it seems BtSsm will open normally if the Gmail account is listed, even though WiFI is switched off. It appears that it's just the availability of a valid account that's needed, not necessarily communications with that site. I haven't yet checked after overnight to verify this. Edit:07/03/2023 This is the case; with the account in place, but WiFi not on, BtSsm does load up properly after the tablet was off overnight.
There doesn't appear to be anything in the user Manual on the BtSsm website that indicates an account has to be available.
I've sent a message to Heiche via the "contact" form on the website, but not sure if it's still being used.
Thus my question here.
In the event the app software might have been corrupted, is there a way to repair it, or reinstall it from the Play Store, but not lose the current settings and numerous custom fields I have now? Does making a "backup" file cover this; i.e., the backup file isn't lost when the program is overwritten?