:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I had users talking about these Force Close issues yesterday and I was scratching my head for a long time :O :O O
Thanks man! On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 6:20 PM, focuser <linto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi fellow developers, > > Recently there is a new option "Copy Protection" in Android Market > Developer Console. We thought that was a nice protection on us and > turned it on. Then here comes the impact: our app was no longer > listed & downloadable on ADP, and *MUCH WORSE*, those who can > download have experienced severe force closes when the app starts! We > have confirmed this by just downloading&running the app before and > after that option is turned on. > > I have no idea what mechanism Google uses to implement that option, > but it seems they are changing the apk -- the application size is > larger when the option is on. > > Seen from the exception trace, it seems it's related to an issue that > I reported before: > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/785b04063a7bbd32 > It seems the resource is screwed up. Basically findViewById returns a > wrong thing, and in turn you get either NullPointerException or > ClassCastException. We are still not able to use an ant script to > automate the build&sign process, which triggers the bug and gives you > a corrupted apk. However, exporting an unsigned apk using Eclipse and > signing it manually works with no problem. > > What a bug,... we have lost 5000+ users due to this. Google should > have tested more carefully it before making it available. > > Hope this is helpful > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
