I did a mistake that apparently can be solved only by uninstalling and then installing my app again.
I delivered a message to the users, but no-one seems to uninstall it.
AFAIK, if I change the certificate file, the play store won't let me upload the application, and
obviously I don't want to upload a new app.
Is there a way to force uninstall in order to update?
Thanks!
There's no killswitch to remotely force uninstalls (that'd be a security nightmare). What you can do is publish a fixed version on Google Play, and wait for users to upgrade.
I don't know if this can help you but i had the same problem. The solution for me is that i check the app version every time the user opens it and compare it with a version code stored on apache server (in a checkversion.php file).
If versions doesn't match, i show a not cancelable dialog that ask the user to go to market and download the update.
Here is an example (keep in mind that i use Volley library to handle connections):
public class UpdateManager {
private Activity ac;
private HashMap<String,String> params;
public UpdateManager(Activity ac) {
this.ac = ac;
}
public void checkForUpdates() {
Log.d("UpdateManager","checkForUpdates() - Started...");
params = new HashMap<String,String>();
params.put("request","checkforupdates");
try {
params.put("versioncode", String.valueOf(ac.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(ac.getPackageName(), 0).versionCode));
} catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
if (Helper.isInternetAvailable(ac)) { //this is a class i made to check internet connection availability
checkAppVersion();
} else { Log.d("UpdateManager","CheckForUpdates(): Impossible to update version due to lack of connection"); }
}
private void checkAppVersion() {
Log.d("UpdateManager","checkAppVersion() - Request started...");
JsonObjectRequest req = new JsonObjectRequest("http://yourserver/checkappversion.php", new JSONObject(params),
new Response.Listener<JSONObject>() {
#Override
public void onResponse(JSONObject response) {
if (response != null && response.has("result")) {
try {
Log.d("UpdateManager","checkAppVersion() - Request finished - Response: "+response.getString("result"));
if (response.getString("result").matches("updaterequested")) { //Update requested. Show the relative dialog
Log.d("UpdateManager","Update requested");
askUserForUpdate();
}
else if (response.getString("result").matches("current")) { //Same version. Do nothing
Log.d("UpdateManager","Version is up to date");
}
else if (response.getString("result").matches("error")) { //You can return an error message if error occurred on server
Log.d("UpdateManager","checkappversion Error - "+response.getString("error"));
}
VolleyLog.v("Response:%n %s", response.toString(4));
} catch (JSONException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}, new Response.ErrorListener() {
#Override
public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
Log.e("UpdateManager","Volley Error - "+error.getMessage());
}
});
req.setRetryPolicy(new DefaultRetryPolicy(60000,0,DefaultRetryPolicy.DEFAULT_BACKOFF_MULT));
ConnectionController.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(req);
}
public void askUserForUpdate() {
final Dialog diag = new Dialog(ac);
diag.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
diag.setContentView(R.layout.updatemanager_requestupdate_dialog);
diag.setCancelable(false);
diag.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT));
TextView t = (TextView)diag.findViewById(R.id.requestupdate_dialog_main_text);
ImageView im_ok = (ImageView)diag.findViewById(R.id.requestupdate_dialog_ok);
ImageView im_canc = (ImageView)diag.findViewById(R.id.requestupdate_dialog_canc);
t.setText(ac.getResources().getString(R.string.update_manager_askuserforupdate));
im_canc.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
diag.dismiss();
ac.finish();
}
});
im_ok.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id="+ac.getPackageName()));
diag.dismiss();
ac.startActivity(intent);
ac.finish();
}
});
diag.show();
}
}
You can then use it when your main activity (or maybe login activity) starts like this:
UpdateManager updateManager = new UpdateManager(MainActivity.this); //i assume MainActicity as the calling activity
updateManager.checkForUpdates();
Obviously this has to be implemented into the application code so, the first time, you have to rely only on the user to manually upgrade it. But this can help if you have the same problem in the future.
This is an extract from my personal code so you have to rearrange it to your needings. Hope this helps someone.
Users should be able to go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and select the application to be removed. I've never seen a case where the application can't be removed this way, except in the case of built-in applications which require a rooted device to remove.
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I am trying to build an app to replicate a video streamer.
I have encountered an issue that can't seem to solve.
The app is working fine when run in an emulator (tried a few emulated devices) but it is crashing 99% of the time in my Samsung android tablet running android 12L.
I have noticed that the app works 100% of the time, when commenting out the
bannerMoviesViewPager.setAdapter(bannerMoviesPagerAdapter);
I was hoping someone has some insight of why this could happen, and also, why does it not crash when running in an emulator.
Here are segments of code that I think might be important to share, but please let me know if more is needed (i am quite new at stack overflow)
private void setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(List<BannerMovies> bannerMoviesList){
bannerMoviesViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.banner_viewPager);
bannerMoviesPagerAdapter = new BannerMoviesPagerAdapter(this, bannerMoviesList);
bannerMoviesViewPager.setAdapter(bannerMoviesPagerAdapter); // COMMENT THIS LINE AND IT WORKS
//tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(bannerMoviesViewPager);
Timer sliderTimer = new Timer();
sliderTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new AutoSlider(), 4000, 6000);
tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(bannerMoviesViewPager, true);
}
public void fetch_json_banner_list(){
System.out.println("Attempting to fetch JSON");
final String url = "http://*serverIP*:80/api/movie";
Request request = new Request.Builder().url(url).build();
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
client.newCall(request).enqueue(new Callback() {
#Override
public void onFailure(#NonNull Call call, #NonNull IOException e) {
System.out.println("Failed to execute request");
}
#Override
public void onResponse(#NonNull Call call, #NonNull Response response) throws IOException {
bannerMoviesList = new ArrayList<>();
String body = response.body().string();
Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().create();
Type allFilmsType = new TypeToken<ArrayList<Film>>(){}.getType();
List<Film> allFilms = gson.fromJson(body, allFilmsType);
for(Film film : allFilms){
System.out.println(film.getArtwork());
System.out.println(film.getArtwork().equals("https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/posters/216767680a8a72fff4a12c484c6ac589.jpg"));
bannerMoviesList.add(new BannerMovies(film.getMovieId(), film.getTitle(), film.getSynopsis(), film.getArtwork().trim(), "https://ia800306.us.archive.org/35/items/PopeyeAliBaba/PopeyeAliBaba_512kb.mp4"));
}
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
}
});
}
public class BannerMoviesPagerAdapter extends PagerAdapter {
Context context;
List<BannerMovies> bannerMoviesList;
public BannerMoviesPagerAdapter(Context context, List<BannerMovies> bannerMoviesList) {
this.context = context;
this.bannerMoviesList = bannerMoviesList;
System.out.println("GETS HERE....");
}
#Override
public int getCount() {
return bannerMoviesList.size();
}
Also, here is the last part of the logcat for the process..
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I would very much appreciate any help
Thanks
I double checked if I was reading / using the response body more than once.
As #zaitsman pointed out, the problem was being on the background thread while trying to modify the UI.
I solved it by changing:
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
to the following:
Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
}
});
Change
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
To
new android.os.Handler(android.os.Looper.getMainLooper()).post({
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
});
Essentially you are trying to modify the UI (set adapter) from the background thread (that thread is owned by OKHttp).
You need to dispatch back to main thread.
The method I showed is universal and will work from anywhere.
Alternatively if you can find your activity you can do
getActivity().runOnUiThread({
setBannerMoviesPagerAdapter(bannerMoviesList);
});
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
Actully i working in a app, but i have problems to connect my Web services, i have this code:
try{
HttpServices post = new HttpServices ("http://sotem.com.mx/WebServices/controller.php");
post.add("funcion", "test");
System.out.println("Si lo mande///////////////////Jhgfdsa");
String respuesta = post.getRespueta();
System.out.println(respuesta);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Cool: "+respuesta, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}catch (Exception ex) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"error: "+ex.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
but i can make connection, i try to make other thinks, but i can make the thread, i'am new in this part, the app launcher this error:
android os network on main thread exception
It is not okay to do the Network Operation on main thread.. You can use AsyncTask to perform such operations and handle the result in onPostExecute method.
class YourNetworkingTasks extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
#Override
protected Void doInBackground(Void... voids) {
try{
HttpServices post = new HttpServices ("http://sotem.com.mx/WebServices/controller.php");
post.add("funcion", "test");
String respuesta = post.getRespueta();
Log.d("Output", respuesta);
// DON'T DO ANY UI CHANGES LIKE TOAST FROM BACKGROUND THREAD.. Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Cool: "+respuesta, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}catch (Exception ex) {
// DON'T DO ANY UI CHANGES LIKE TOAST FROM BACKGROUND THREAD.. Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"error: "+ex.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
return null;
}
protected void onPostExecute(RSSFeed feed) {
// TODO: YOU CAN MAKE U.I. Changes Like Display text in TextView, TOAST HERE.
// TODO: do something with the result
}
}
And write new YourNetworkingTasks().execute(); to run that code in background thread.
Please also not that since you are using http and not https you may get Network Security Exception and may not get any output due to recent security change in android.
I'm trying to implement automating player sign in to Google Play games in my Android app. Firstly, as mentioned here, I try to sign in silently:
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
signInSilently();
}
private void signInSilently() {
mGoogleSignInClient.silentSignIn().addOnCompleteListener(this, task -> {
if (task.isSuccessful())
//everything ok
else {
final ApiException exception = (ApiException) task.getException();
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG)
Log.d(TAG, "Silent Sign In failure: ", exception);
if (exception.getStatusCode() == CommonStatusCodes.SIGN_IN_REQUIRED)
startSignInIntent();
}
});
Every time I got an exception with code 4 (CommonStatusCodes.SIGN_IN_REQUIRED). So in this case I try to sign in with ui:
private void startSignInIntent() {
startActivityForResult(mGoogleSignInClient.getSignInIntent(), RC_SIGN_IN);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int request, int response, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(request, response, data);
if (request == RC_SIGN_IN) {
final GoogleSignInResult result = Auth.GoogleSignInApi.getSignInResultFromIntent(data);
if (result.isSuccess()) {
// everything is ok, get account from result
} else if (result.getStatus().hasResolution()) {
resolveManually(result.getStatus());
} else {
String message = result.getStatus().getStatusMessage();
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG)
Log.d(TAG, "status code" + result.getStatus().getStatusCode());
if (message == null || message.isEmpty()) {
message = "other error";
}
new AlertDialog.Builder(this).setMessage(message)
.setNeutralButton(android.R.string.ok, null).show();
}
}
}
And here everytime I get message with other error! The status code is again 4 (CommonStatusCodes.SIGN_IN_REQUIRED). How can I get this code when I try to sign in using intent? So, my app are in infinite loop because onResume is called everytime my activity loads after receiving a result, and everytime the status code is CommonStatusCodes.SIGN_IN_REQUIRED. So, where is the problem?
In Google samples there is no information how can I handle automatic sign in, only manual with sign in buttons. But google recommends to use automating sign in. Please help anybody to understand what is wrong here.
You must not start the login screen from your onResume method. It is a silent login which works if the user wants it (by tapping a button). That's why the examples show it only this way.
There was wrong OAuth 2.0 client ID for the debug version of my app! Don't know why there is SIGN_IN_REQUIRED status code in this situation, it is really confusing!
I've got a really odd problem with the Google Drive Android SDK. I've been using it for several months now, and until last week it performed perfectly. However, there is now a really odd error, which doesn't occur all the time but does 9 out of 10 times.
I'm trying to list the user's files and folders stored in a particular Google Drive folder. When I'm trying to use the method Drive.files().list().execute(), 9 out of 10 times literally nothing happens. The method just hangs, and even if I leave it for an hour, it just remains doing... nothing.
The code I'm using is below - all of this being run within the doInBackground of an AsyncTask. I've checked credentials - they are all fine, as is the app's certificate's SHA1 hash. No exceptions are thrown. Google searches have yielded nothing. Here is the particular bit of code that's bothering me:
try {
GoogleAccountCredential credential = GoogleAccountCredential.usingOAuth2(
SettingsActivity.this, Arrays.asList(DriveScopes.DRIVE));
if (googleAccountName != null && googleAccountName.length() > 0) {
credential.setSelectedAccountName(googleAccountName);
Drive service = new Drive.Builder(AndroidHttp.newCompatibleTransport(),
new GsonFactory(), credential).build();
service.files().list().execute(); // Google Drive fails here
} else {
// ...
}
} catch (final UserRecoverableAuthIOException e) {
// Authorisation Needed
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
startActivityForResult(e.getIntent(), REQUEST_AUTHORISE_GDRIVE);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("SettingsActivity: Google Drive", "Unable to add Google Drive account due to Exception after trying to show the Google Drive authroise request intent, as the UserRecoverableIOException was originally thrown. Error message:\n" + e.getMessage());
}
}
});
Log.d("SettingsActivity: Google Drive", "UserRecoverableAuthIOException when trying to add Google Drive account. This is normal if this is the first time the user has tried to use Google Drive. Error message:\n" + e.getMessage());
return;
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("SettingsActivity: Google Drive", "Unable to add Google Drive account. Error message:\n" + e.getMessage());
return;
}
I'm using Drive API v2. Thanks everyone!
Edit
Having played around a bit more, it turns out this isn't for just listing files. Trying to interact with any file on Google Drive behaves the same way - deleting, downloading, creating... Anything! I have also noticed that putting the device in aeroplane mode so it has not internet access makes no difference either: Google Drive doesn't throw an exception, or even return, it just freezes the thread it's on.
I've updated to the very latest Drive API lib but that hasn't helped. I remembered that the error happened soon after I added the JSch SSH library to the project, so I removed that, but it made no difference. Removing and re-adding the Drive API v2 has made no difference either, and nor has cleaning the project.
Edit 2
I've found something which may be significant. On the Google Developer console, I had some Drive errors recorded as follows:
TOP ERRORS:
Requests % Requests Methods Error codes
18 38.30% drive.files.list 400
14 29.79% drive.files.insert 500
11 23.40% drive.files.update 500
4 8.51% drive.files.get 400
Do you reckon these are the errors? How could I fix them? Thanks
This is my code and it's work
new AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<File>>() {
#Override
protected List<File> doInBackground(Void... params) {
List<File> result = new ArrayList<File>();
try {
com.google.api.services.drive.Drive.Files.List list = service.files().list();
list.setQ("'" + sourcePath + "' in parents");
FileList fileList = list.execute();
result = fileList.getItems();
if(result != null) {
return result;
}
} catch (UserRecoverableAuthIOException e) {
startActivityForResult(e.getIntent(), REQUEST_AUTHORIZATION);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
protected void onPostExecute(List<File> result) {
//This is List file from Google Drive
};
}.execute();
I've come up with a solution which does work, and thought I'd post it so others could see it if they happen to come across the problem.
Luckily, I had backed up all of the previous versions of the app. So I restored the whole project to how it was two weeks ago, copied and pasted all changes from the newer version which had been made since then, and it worked. I don't see why this should work, since the end result is the same project, but it does!
Google Drive List Files
This might help you.. Try to display it in ListView u will see all fetched folders
public void if_db_updated(Drive service)
{
try {
Files.List request = service.files().list().setQ("mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'");
FileList files = request.execute();
for(File file : files.getItems())
{
String title = file.getTitle();
showToast(title);
}
} catch (UserRecoverableAuthIOException e) {
startActivityForResult(e.getIntent(), REQUEST_AUTHORIZATION);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public void showToast(final String toast) {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});