Tagged with android apk - Processing 2.x and 3.x Forum

App Permissions Not Working Correctly

sensorium — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:24:21 +0000

Hello, I am having an issue regarding app permissions. My app requires one permission which is "write_external_storage." When I build it and run it locally on my phone it works as expected and I can see in the android application manager that it is requesting one permission. However, (and excuse me if this is the wrong place to ask this question) I have uploaded it to the Google Play store and when I download it from there are run it on my phone the app does not ask for any permissions. As a result I am not able to use the write_external_storage function that I need.

I have decompiled the .apk and I can see that in the manifest file it says:

also, it looks like it is targeting level 21 if that is relevant to the discussion:

android:targetSdkVersion="21" />

Thanks in advance!

A BALL MANY COLORS game

jesusRodriguez — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:28:03 +0000

Hey friends and processing community, I want to share a KickStarter campaign for an android video game that I have been developing along with some friends, the game is called '' Many Ball Colors ''. I also want to thank them for their contributions in Processing, they have All our support! If you want to make some contribution or contribution here is the link of the campaign in KickStarter :) Thank you very much!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/862642805/a-ball-many-colors-game?ref=user_menu

Editing Manifest File

sensorium — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:37:09 +0000

Hi, I am working on uploading my app the the Play store. I want to restrict screen sizes that my app will display to by adding code to the manifest file. I have tried editing the AndroidManifest.xml file in the sketch folder. However, it appears that the file is automatically generated, because after I create the signed .apk file my changes to the manifest file are no longer visible. How can I edit the manifest file so that my .apk will take the changes? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

exporting an apk: differences in files created

valerio_sperati — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:30:56 +0000

Hi!

1) Problem: I need to give to another user my application "foo", so that he can install it on his Android tablet.

2) What I did: I pressed the button "Export package", that correctly created the folder "Android" inside my sketch folder. Inside "Android/bin" I could find 3 different apk files: foo_release_signed.apk; foo_release_signed_aligned.apk; foo_release_unsigned.apk. Then I sent the user the file foo_release_signed.apk. He was able to install it and run it (after disabling some security control).

3) Question: Please, can anyone explain me the differences between the 3 apk files? It is the first time I run an operation like this, I'm wondering if I sent the user the right file (it works, ok, but maybe it is better to share another file, I do not know).

Thanks a lot! Valerio