The standard platform doesn't do this. If this is only happening on the Hero, one possibility is HTC introduced some kind of caching that is broken.
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok so maybe not cache but the thing that bothers me is that once > broken, it's unfixable. That says persistence to me. My update > doesn't fix it phones that had the "bad" one installed ever (though it > was never bad, just bugs on hero), but people who have never installed > before don't have any problems with the updated version of my app. > > Wouldn't you say it's possible that HTC persisted something for their > version? The other thing that bothers me is that a few apps have been > fixed but the devs haven't posted any info about their workarounds. > > On Oct 29, 9:25 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > There is -no- cached data for applications, at least in the standard > > platform. We rescan and collect all of this data at each boot. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Justin, > > > > > Did the app name say "Light Racer" or "net.rbgrn.lightracer" after the > > > reboot? That was the problem with it. > > > > > I had a version out that used a raw string as the app label in the > > > manifest. This updated one uses @string/app_name. If you confirm > > > that it's the correct name and not the package name, then that's > > > certainly one of the bugs right there. People that have installed it > > > when it had the raw string app label never seem to get it fixed. Even > > > updating to the one you claim works doesn't work for them. It's like > > > once it's broken on the device, the cached data never goes away. > > > > > That makes we wonder if there is a way to clear data on one of the > > > system apps that will reset that cache... > > > > > On Oct 29, 7:25 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I just downloaded it, played a round, rebooted and everything seems > fine > > > > with it. Icon looks good and the game loads. Soooo....what's amiss > with > > > > the rest of us? Sheer dumb luck? Poorly coded apps? > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Justin, would you be willing to install Light Racer, reboot and > check > > > > > for me? That will show if I've figured out part of the problem or > > > > > not. > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > On Oct 29, 3:14 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I installed pandahome (assuming that's what you meant by > installing a > > > > > > different home app) and I get the same results. Messed up > launcher > > > icons > > > > > > after reboot. > > > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Greg Donald <gdon...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Dianne Hackborn < > > > hack...@android.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > If this is only happening on Hero, it needs to be reported to > > > HTC, > > > > > not as > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > generic platform bug. > > > > > > > > > Do you know where the HTC bug reporting site is? All I can > find is > > > a > > > > > > > simple support form that doesn't even confirm I posted > anything. > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone tried installing an alternate home app and seeing > if > > > it > > > > > still > > > > > > > > happens there? I wonder if this is something in their custom > > > home > > > > > app. > > > > > > > > > I'd be happy to try if I can. What would you suggest I try? > (I > > > > > > > wasn't previously aware I could install a new home app.) > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Greg Donald > > > > > > >http://destiney.com/ > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
