My understanding is if there is 1 large apk then the PlayStore will download the entire apk and the device makes the choice. If you have 4 separate apks then the PlayStore will download the best apk for the device.
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of JJS via use-livecode Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 9:55 AM To: J. Landman Gay via use-livecode Cc: JJS Subject: Re: Android - Different Builds That's a good question and to which i have no answer. Op 15-6-2019 om 17:45 schreef J. Landman Gay via use-livecode: > Is a combined LC app the same as the bumdle the Play Store expects? I > think the Play Store extracts and sends only the parts the user needs. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software > | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On June 15, 2019 2:37:40 AM JJS via > use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> you can choose yourself. >> >> You can submit a bundle (1 big apk) with different builds, or you can >> upload different builds per release >> >> >> i have opted out on Google's signing, because i don't what happens if >> you use their app shrinking method >> >> >> Op 15-6-2019 om 05:51 schreef J. Landman Gay via use-livecode: >>> For testing we could just do what we do now, since you can >>> distribute to testers privately. I think we'd only need the bundle >>> when submitting to the Play Store. >>> -- >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive >>> Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On June 14, 2019 10:01:40 PM >>> Brian Milby via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>>> From reading a little about it, I’m not sure why not. Everything >>>> besides the engine/splash stack would go in the common bundle (not >>>> the right name) and then each engine would have its own slice. The >>>> store would combine the two pieces into the apk for delivery. We >>>> would still need to produce the apk for testing though (it looks >>>> like there is a way to pull an apk out of the bundle too). >>>> >>>> How to do this is beyond me though.... >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Brian >>>> On Jun 14, 2019, 10:55 PM -0400, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: >>>>> This is good to know. But what I'd really like to see is the app >>>>> bundle that the Play Store expects. I wonder if that's possible. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive >>>>> Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On June 14, 2019 9:24:24 >>>>> PM Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode >>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Got it, it works... >>>>> > >>>>> > Jerry __ thanks for the chart! >>>>> > >>>>> > "Boy!" this needs to be documented somewhere... >>>>> > >>>>> > BR >>>>> > >>>>> > ?Jerry wrote >>>>> > So like this for your sequence if your highest used VC is 15 then: >>>>> > >>>>> > Build VC >>>>> > arm v7a 16 ---->next time --->20---->next time--->24 >>>>> > arm64 17---->next time--->21--->next time--->25 >>>>> > X86 18--->next time--->22--->next time--->26 >>>>> > x86-64 19--->next time--->23--->next time--->27 >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > and so on, you see the 64 builds need to be higher vc then the >>>>> 32bits >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Mark (W) wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > I wonder if the reason this didn't work is because you have >>>>> > > the version code for armv7 > that for arm64... >>>>> > > >>>>> > > I suspect the play store will choose the highest version coded >>>>> APK >>>>> > > that will >>>>> > > run on the target device. As ARMv7 APKs will run on devices >>>>> which can >>>>> > > run ARM64, >>>>> > > it will choose the ARMv7 in preference (as it is version code >>>>> > > 14, which is greater than 7) and thus 'completely shadow' the >>>>> > > ARM64 APK. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Upshot: probably best to make sure ARM64 APKs have higher >>>>> version code >>>>> > > than >>>>> > > ARM7 ones (the same is true of x86-64 and x86 - but in that >>>>> > > case you've already got version-code-of(x86-64) > >>>>> > > version-code-of(x86) which is >>>>> why you >>>>> > > aren't getting >>>>> > > a shadowed error for those) >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Warmest Regards, >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Mark. >>>>> > > >>>>> > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > use-livecode mailing list >>>>> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> > subscription preferences: >>>>> > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > use-livecode mailing list >>>>> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> > subscription preferences: >>>>> > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode