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inApp Update, download but not installed

I have a problem with inapp update. A new version window appears, when you press the "Update now" button, unfortunately nothing happens, the application downloads in the background, but nothing happens app is not updated. I would like to add that I am testing it on the "Open Test" in play store path.
private void checkForUpdate() {
appUpdateManager
.getAppUpdateInfo()
.addOnSuccessListener(
appUpdateInfo -> {
// Checks that the platform will allow the specified type of update.
if ((appUpdateInfo.updateAvailability() == UpdateAvailability.UPDATE_AVAILABLE)
&& appUpdateInfo.isUpdateTypeAllowed(AppUpdateType.FLEXIBLE))
{
// Request the update.
try {
appUpdateManager.startUpdateFlowForResult(
appUpdateInfo,
AppUpdateType.FLEXIBLE,
this,
REQUEST_APP_UPDATE);
} catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}

You are using the FLEXIBLE method for updating the App, which will download the app but will not auto-update it.
You have to monitor the flexible update progress and once the update is downloaded, you have to install it manually.
private val installStateUpdatedListener = InstallStateUpdatedListener { state ->
when (state.installStatus()) {
InstallStatus.DOWNLOADED -> completeUpdate()
InstallStatus.FAILED -> reportUpdateFailure(state.installErrorCode())
else -> {
// Right now we only care about download success / failed state
}
}
}
// Before starting an update, register a listener for updates.
appUpdateManager.registerListener(listener)
// Start an update.
// When status updates are no longer needed, unregister the listener.
appUpdateManager.unregisterListener(listener)
Once the update is downloaded, you have to call appUpdateManager.completeUpdate() to complete the update.
You can get more information here: https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/in-app-updates/kotlin-java#flexible

Google Play Install Referrer Library - Referrer Generation

I'm developing an android application in Java where I need to pass the referer information to an URL. I'm getting the referrer information using Play Install Referrer Library.
Here is my code:
InstallReferrerClient referrerClient = InstallReferrerClient.newBuilder(this).build();
referrerClient.startConnection(new InstallReferrerStateListener() {
#Override
public void onInstallReferrerSetupFinished(int responseCode) {
switch (responseCode) {
case InstallReferrerClient.InstallReferrerResponse.OK:
try {
Log.v("TAG", "InstallReferrer conneceted");
ReferrerDetails response = referrerClient.getInstallReferrer();
System.out.println("referrerUrl ID: " + response);
referrerClient.endConnection();
} catch (RemoteException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
break;
case InstallReferrerClient.InstallReferrerResponse.FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED:
Log.w("TAG", "InstallReferrer not supported");
break;
case InstallReferrerClient.InstallReferrerResponse.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE:
Log.w("TAG", "Unable to connect to the service");
break;
default:
Log.w("TAG", "responseCode not found.");
}
}
#Override
public void onInstallReferrerServiceDisconnected() {
// Try to restart the connection on the next request to
// Google Play by calling the startConnection() method.
}
});
Code is working fine and currently, the above snippet is inside my activity's onCreate method. which means it will start the new connection every time the user opens the activity.
In the library documentation, they have written that
Caution: The install referrer information will be available for 90
days and won't change unless the application is reinstalled. To avoid
unnecessary API calls in your app, you should invoke the API only once
during the first execution after install.
This is where I'm stuck, should I just call this thing when the application starts the first time?
If yes, I can store this referrer in the shared preference, but then how will I able to know that 90 days have been passed and I need to trigger that action again? Or it there something else that should I need to implement? Kindly help me with this issue.

Android inApp immediate update

I'm about to launch my app.
I wrote a code for inApp immediate update since I want everyone who downloaded my app to update when I upload updated version.
I wonder if this code will work without causing any problem.
mAppUpdateManager = AppUpdateManagerFactory.create( this );
Task<AppUpdateInfo> appUpdateInfoTask = mAppUpdateManager.getAppUpdateInfo();
appUpdateInfoTask.addOnSuccessListener( new OnSuccessListener<AppUpdateInfo>() {
#Override
public void onSuccess(AppUpdateInfo result) {
if (result.updateAvailability() == UpdateAvailability.UPDATE_AVAILABLE
&& result.isUpdateTypeAllowed( AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE )){
try {
mAppUpdateManager.startUpdateFlowForResult( result, AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE, MainActivity.this, MY_REQUEST_CODE );
} catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException e) {
Log.e( "AppUpdater", "AppUpdateManager Error", e );
e.printStackTrace();}
}else {}
}
} );

Please mention the issue you're facing. Meanwhile you can use this library to introduce in-app updates in your app. It's pretty simple to use and tested properly.
https://github.com/sohanzz/Easy-InApp-Updater

Changing Flash setting of Android Camera 2 at runtime

Basically, what I am trying to do is change the CONTROL_AE_MODE by button click in the app. The user can use AUTO flash(ON_AUTO_FLASH), turn if ON(ON_ALWAYS_FLASH), or OFF(CONTROL_AE_MODE_OFF).
In this example: https://github.com/googlesamples/android-Camera2Basic/blob/master/Application/src/main/java/com/example/android/camera2basic/Camera2BasicFragment.java
Line 818, they set the flash once:
// Use the same AE and AF modes as the preview.
captureBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AF_MODE,
CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AF_MODE_CONTINUOUS_PICTURE);
setAutoFlash(captureBuilder);
// Orientation
int rotation = activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getRotation();
captureBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.JPEG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATIONS.get(rotation));
CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback CaptureCallback
= new CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback() {
#Override
public void onCaptureCompleted(#NonNull CameraCaptureSession session,
#NonNull CaptureRequest request,
#NonNull TotalCaptureResult result) {
showToast("Saved: " + mFile);
Log.d(TAG, mFile.toString());
unlockFocus();
}
};
mCaptureSession.stopRepeating();
mCaptureSession.capture(captureBuilder.build(), CaptureCallback, null);
And then builds the CaptureSession at line 840.
Is there a way to change the CONTROL_AE_MODE after the preview is made?
I have tried remaking the session, which kinda worked:
if(flashMode == CameraView.CAMERA_FLASH_ON){
Log.e("CAMERA 2", "FLASH ON");
mPreviewCaptureRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON_ALWAYS_FLASH);
}else if(flashMode == CameraView.CAMERA_FLASH_OFF){
Log.e("CAMERA 2", "FLASH OFF");
mPreviewCaptureRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_OFF);
}else if(flashMode == CameraView.CAMERA_FLASH_AUTO){
Log.e("CAMERA 2", "FLASH AUTO");
mPreviewCaptureRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON_AUTO_FLASH);
}
mFlashMode = flashMode;
if (mCameraCaptureSession != null) {
mCameraCaptureSession.close();
mCameraCaptureSession = null;
}
createCameraPreviewSession();
For some reason, CONTROL_AE_MODE_OFF would turn the whole preview black.
I tried looking in the docs for methods to update but haven't found anything.
Any tutorials or docs is much appreciated.

As mentioned by #cyborg86pl when switching flash modes you should not switch CONTROL_AE_MODE . Instead you can switch between FLASH_MODE´s. Here is a working example for my case:
when (currentFlashState) {
FlashState.AUTO -> {
previewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON_AUTO_FLASH)
}
FlashState.ON -> {
previewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON)
previewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.FLASH_MODE, CameraMetadata.FLASH_MODE_TORCH)
}
FlashState.OFF -> {
previewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON)
previewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.FLASH_MODE, CaptureRequest.FLASH_MODE_OFF)
}
}
previewRequest = previewRequestBuilder.build()
captureSession.setRepeatingRequest(previewRequest, captureCallback, backgroundHandler)

I don't know why your preview turn black, but you don't need to close capture session manually. From .close() method's docs:
Using createCaptureSession(List , CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback,
Handler) directly without closing is the recommended approach for
quickly switching to a new session, since unchanged target outputs can
be reused more efficiently.
So you can reuse existing CaptureRequest.Builder, set your changed value, build new PreviewRequest and just start new session with this new request, like this:
try {
// Change some capture settings
mPreviewRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON);
// Build new request (we can't just edit existing one, as it is immutable)
mPreviewRequest = mPreviewRequestBuilder.build();
// Set new repeating request with our changed one
mCaptureSession.setRepeatingRequest(mPreviewRequest, mCaptureCallback, mBackgroundHandler);
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
It will be much faster (almost without any visible freeze of preview).

What you want is disabling flash, not auto-exposure (AE), thus you want to use CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON rather than CONTROL_AE_MODE_OFF.
As mentioned in the documentation:
CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON
The camera device's autoexposure routine is active, with no flash control.

Unable to create link with DBX chooser error android

I am attempting to integrate the Dropbox chooser drop-in api into my application. I am running into an abnormal issue. In my app when I launch the dbx chooser, anytime that I select a file the application fails with the following error code:
Sorry, an error has occurred. Please try again later.
Here is the portion of my code that implements the Dropbox API. This portion of the code is where the dropbox api is initially invoked.
public void StartDropboxApplication() {
// create the chooser
DbxChooser chooser = new DbxChooser(APP_KEY);
DbxChooser.ResultType result;
// determine which mode to be in // TODO REMOVE ALL BUT FILE CONTENT TODO SIMPLIFY by making this a setting
switch(( (RadioGroup) ParentActivity.findViewById(R.id.link_type)).getCheckedRadioButtonId() ) {
case R.id.link_type_content:
result = DbxChooser.ResultType.DIRECT_LINK;
break;
default:
throw new RuntimeException("Radio Group Related error.");
}
// launch the new activity
chooser.forResultType(result).launch(ParentActivity, 0);
}
Here is the position where the code should then pick it up although it never does.
protected void onActivityResult( int request, int result, Intent data ) {
Log.i(fileName, "result: " + result);
// check to see if the camera took a picture
if (request == 1) {
// check to see if the picture was successfully taken
if (result == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
onPicture();
} else {
Log.i(fileName, "Camera App cancelled.");
}
} else if (request == 0) {
if ( result == Activity.RESULT_OK ) {
onDropbox(data);
} else {
Log.i(fileName, "dropbox related issue.");
}
}
}
Thank you for any help or suggestions that you are able to provide.

I was able to solve my own issues and get this working. On the off chance that someone else has a similar problem I will detail the solution. The first issue was I was that my APP_KEY was incorrect.
The next issue was that I was attempting to read from a direct link instead of a content link. The direct link provides the application with a link to the file on the Dropbox server whereas the content link provides the application with a cached version of the file. If the file is not present on the device, the SDK downloads a copy for you.