An Android proof point for GoPro field-media import
The challenge behind the build
Android and iOS handle camera Wi-Fi connections, media storage, and sharing very differently. Proving the same field workflow — connect, import, deliver, back up — would work on Android meant building real native code, not assuming the iOS approach would translate.
The implementation goal
Build a Kotlin and Jetpack Compose prototype with a camera-agnostic architecture, validated first against a GoPro HERO13 Black over its local HTTP interface, that lists media, imports it at full quality, and hands it off for sharing or backup.
A native Android path from camera to client
The prototype connects to a GoPro over local Wi-Fi, lists available media through the camera's HTTP endpoints, pulls full-quality files straight into Android's MediaStore, and layers on share intents, ZIP backup export, activity logging, and cleanup tools — proving the workflow end to end on Android.
Our other projects
The brief was to explore Android parity for the Media Desk field workflow: camera connection, media import, client sharing, and backup export.
Android creator delivery has different platform APIs than iOS, but the field workflow still needs reliable camera listing, full-quality import, local storage, and share/export behavior.
This is intentionally v1: it skips Bluetooth pairing and assumes the device is already joined to the camera's Wi-Fi network before import starts.
SoFlow built a Kotlin and Jetpack Compose prototype with a camera-agnostic architecture and a working GoPro HERO13 Black HTTP implementation as its first real target.
The app uses a camera-agnostic interface layer so other GoPro or similar models could be added later, with a concrete HERO13 Black HTTP implementation doing the real work today: listing media, downloading full-quality files, writing them into MediaStore, and exposing share and ZIP-export actions.
- Configurable camera base URL for HTTP-connected GoPro devices
- GoPro media listing and full-quality file downloads
- Direct import into Android MediaStore (Pictures and Movies)
- Client share intents for fast handoff
- Backup ZIP export, activity log, and storage cleanup tools
The prototype gives SoFlow a real, working Android proof point for field media tools, clearly scoped as a proof card rather than a finished product.
- Confirmed working: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, GoPro HTTP listing, full-quality download, MediaStore import, share intents, and ZIP export
- Bluetooth pairing intentionally deferred out of v1 scope
- Built as a direct Android counterpart to the iOS Media Sync Desk workflow
Is this a finished Android app?
No — it's a working proof card built to test Android parity with SoFlow's iOS field-media app. It proves the camera-import-to-MediaStore path works on Android's different APIs; it isn't yet a production release.
Why put this in Webflow if external code is involved?
Webflow is the public storytelling and CMS layer. External code should stay in the app, Worker, or integration layer where it can be versioned, secured, and tested.
What is needed before publishing?
Real Android screenshots from the prototype, plus a clear explanation of how it relates to Media Sync Desk, before this goes live as a public Work entry.
This proves SoFlow can validate a platform-specific mobile workflow — here, Android — on its own terms instead of forcing a single architecture across iOS and Android before either is proven.
Is this a finished Android app?
No — it's a working proof card built to test Android parity with SoFlow's iOS field-media app. It proves the camera-import-to-MediaStore path works on Android's different APIs; it isn't yet a production release.
Why put this in Webflow if external code is involved?
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SoFlow's field-media workflow existed only on iOS, with no tested equivalent for Android devices or clients.
A working Android prototype now proves the same camera-to-delivery workflow — connect, import, share, back up — using Android's native APIs.
Talking to a camera over local Wi-Fi, writing full-quality files into Android's MediaStore, triggering share intents, and building ZIP exports all require native Android code — none of it is something a website or no-code layer can do.
