That seems a welcome plugin.
I do create 4 different apk's with all increasing version nr's.
As this https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22118 seems
hibernated.
I made the request on suggestion of Mark Waddingham, as i suggested a
check box feature to be able to choose a big single apk for the selected
architecture or separate builds.
What's the meaning of hibernated on the quality site?
(note: that if you do not use Google's signing/optimize build or
whatever it is called, that in the store there is an extra text that
this app might not be optimized for your device. Even with 4 separate
builds)
Doei,
Jerry
Op 22-9-2019 om 05:20 schreef Ralph DiMola via use-livecode:
Long answer:
Option 1
Build one big apk for all 4 architectures.
Option 2
Build 4 apks (one for each architecture) you get these advantages over
option 1:
1) The PlayStore will download the proper apk for the user's architecture
thereby reducing the install/update time
2) You will target more devices because 1 large apk could exceed the max apk
size for some devices.
3) x86 devices performance will be 5x to 10x faster.
Option 3
Build 1 apk for both the arm and arm64 architectures to reduce the option 1
apk size. App will run slow on x86 devices because it will run in an arm
emulator. You could also possibly exceed the apk size for some devices but
not as many as option 1
Option 4
Build 2 apks one for each arm architecture to reduce the apk size and
optimize the install time(as in option 2). App will run slow on x86 devices
because it will run in an arm emulator.
Option 5
Build 2 apks one for both arm architectures and one with both x86
architectures. X86 devices will run fast. You could also possibly exceed the
apk size for some devices but not as many as option 1.
Short answer:
Yes. (option 4)
I'm working on my Android build plug-in to do the 4 builds with one
operation. You will only have to enter the signing crap once for all 4
builds. As soon as I get it done I will share it with the community.
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 J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 7:20 PM
To: LiveCode Mailing List
Cc: J. Landman Gay
Subject: Android architectures
When submitting to the Play Store, is it really necessary to build four
apks? Or can we get away with just the ARM two?
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