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    Android Dev - Weekly "anything goes" thread!

    Android Dev - Weekly "anything goes" thread!


    Weekly "anything goes" thread!

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 04:40 AM PST

    Here's your chance to talk about whatever!

    Although if you're thinking about getting feedback on an app, you should wait until tomorrow's App Feedback thread.

    Remember that while you can talk about any topic, being a jerk is still not allowed.

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    Mobile translations management using Phrase (any other?)

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:20 AM PST

    Hi All,

    Currently the way the company I work for handles translations in our apps is using a huge translation spreadsheet.

    Probably most of you have experienced the pain it is to manage this as it does not scale very well. We currently have a spreadsheet of almost 2k lines and translations break designs. Essentially we have all kinds of problems.

    I've been told to look into market solutions for this kind of problem. I know about Phrase.com and it looks very promising.

    Does anyone know about any other platform to manage localization for mobile apps (iOS and Android)?

    Big thanks.

    TLDR: Do you know any good alternatives to phrase.com ?

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    What is Deep Linking and Why You Should Use it ?

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:51 AM PST

    LocalCast update suspended

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 02:35 PM PST

    Hi,

    I just uploaded an update for my app LocalCast with only bug fixes and it got suspended for:

    During review, we found that your app violates Google Play policy, and determined your app to be a high risk profile. Google Play identifies high risk profiles by using signals such as:

    • apps that contain assets prone to abuse
    • previous app enforcements
    • relations to other previously suspended apps or accounts
    • user rating and uninstall data

    I have no idea what's wrong. Guesses?

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    Firebase PushNotificationService, onNewToken

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:17 AM PST

    Hello all! I am developing an app that is using push notifications via firebase. Recently I discovered that the onNewToken() function is called more than once per user. So the pushNotification-token needs to be updated at the server. Does anyone have any idea how often this occurs? And why? Any thoughts and ideas would be greatly appreciated 😄

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    Reviews with no Version Code or Version Name?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 04:32 PM PST

    Reviews with no Version Code or Version Name?

    Hey everyone. Every release of my app on the Play Store has had a version code and version name. I got a vague 1 star review with a blank Version Code and Version Name. How is this possible?

    https://preview.redd.it/idtk7votsi141.png?width=1203&format=png&auto=webp&s=0b7d28046ad70f85177d939e3e65c3a07e1390ce

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    Resources for creating UIs in Android?

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 02:46 AM PST

    Any resources to learn how to create good UIs in android?

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    Publishing Apps for a Charity/Company

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 05:39 PM PST

    I'm building an app for my church and I was just wondering would it be better to publish it on my dev account or have them create their own?

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    Android: you're probably leaking ViewModel and might not know why

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 12:42 PM PST

    Policy - Repetitive Content Clarification

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 12:57 PM PST

    Hi guys, I'm developing a simple application that shows motivational quotes. There are 100's of crappy apps out there with terrible UI's and I wanted to create a simple app focused on a nice UI while also learning how to create widgets and how to pull quote data automatically from firebase.

    I'm a fan of MVP. I want to release version 1.0 which only simply lists quotes - while I work on the other features (widget + fetching of data). I'm scared to publish it to the play store though as it's unclear if a unique selection of quotes and unique UI is enough to pass their repetitive content policy.

    Has anyone had experience with this? Or have thoughts on how to proceed?

    I already have 2 policy strikes on my account - so I'm extremely scared to get hit again as that will be the end of my indie dev career.

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    Hello folks im about 2 or 3 days to the end of my Google Maps free annual trial what kind of costs can i expect going forward?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:54 PM PST

    Is it anything like Firebase where i can access certain services for a free until a certain amount of times before im charged for it or am I paying from the start? I'm using a lot of location picking and getting directions thats about it

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    Error running 'Google_Maps_App': The activity must be exported or contain an intent-filter

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 05:18 AM PST

    Is something wrong with the "Leave an app review" code?

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 12:25 AM PST

    Hi all - I use the code provided in the Android documentation to send users to review my app:

    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).apply {
    data = Uri.parse(
    "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=MYPACKAGENAME")
    setPackage("com.android.vending")
    }
    startActivity(intent)

    I have tested it locally and it takes me to the right page.

    The reviews are voluntary, meaning they have to click a button that says something like "leave a review". They are not associated with any reward or anything, and it's not the kind of thing you accidentally click. We get about 500 clicks on it every week (~20K users or so), and the intent above is launched only in those cases (i.e. it doesn't randomly pop up for no reason). However, Google Play Console only shows a total of about 25 ratings left per week, so less than 5%. Most of our users are US.

    Anybody seeing something like this? Where are the other 95% of users/reviews going?

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    What’s your studying strategy for android interviews?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 12:42 PM PST

    Will be looking for a new job soon, and I need to start preparing for them. I'm not entirely sure what I need to focus on and prioritize however. Leetcode? Creating personal projects? Android architecture, lifecycle, libraries, etc? Would love help on this :)

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    My Admob ads were working yesterday, but now none of them are even showing up today.

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 05:22 PM PST

    Has anyone experienced such a thing? I have checked both Dashboard and Admob to see if I got flagged or something but all is good.

    Very frustrating experience.

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    Android UI Suggestion: Add a separate option to decrease status/navigation bar size

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 10:35 PM PST

    I know ViewModels should never reference a View, but can it reference a ViewLifecycleOwner ?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 02:58 PM PST

    I know ViewModels should never reference a View, but can it reference a ViewLifecycleOwner ? What about ViewLifecycleOwner.Lifecycle and ViewLifecycleOwner.LifecycleScope?

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    Android studio need a rewrite.

    Posted: 29 Nov 2019 04:23 AM PST

    I am using this for flutter app development and it is a HORRENDOUS experience even with 8 gigs ram. This ide is a memory hog after the 3.5 release. It's impossible to use this with an emulator without a massive slowdown. Since I am using it for flutter development, I decided to use visual studio code instead with genymotion emulator and that worked a treat. Google need to up their game with this ide. It's just a terrible experience compared to the older ide release days. I never had to worry about running out of memory with this until recently.

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    I need help with how we can use Machine learning in Android studio or tenserflow ?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:40 AM PST

    I need help with my project which needs machine learning in it but I don't know how to use it in Android studio.

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    What's the deal with SMS permission now?

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:38 AM PST

    I'm finding it a little hard to understand the vague buzzword-y sounding official messaging regarding SMS permission. Exactly what do you need to "earn" it?

    I'm under the impression that unless you're literally just an SMS app (as in all you do is allow user to read/write SMS) you can no longer get SMS permission.

    I have a use-case I'd like to explore: I wish to create an app that parses all SMS data for financial information and allows a user to essentially budget and keep track of their spending. I could also, for example, send them alerts when their balance is running low or when they're late on a payment. So, I just need to "read" SMS, not write.

    This would be something like the wallet/walnut apps, though for the context of my country which does not really have a mature financial architecture so reading SMSes is one of the few ways to offer the customer insights into their spending. Though, preferably I'd like to do this server side and make it multi-platform, but I'm not sure I've seen any rules regarding uploading raw SMS data either.

    Would love some direction or link to official documentation that specifically addresses how such use cases will be dealt with. Would this app be allowed to have SMS permission? Of course, the whole thing is super transparent for the user, they'll have to consent explicitly.

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    Good and Bad Practices of Coding In Kotlin

    Posted: 28 Nov 2019 09:54 AM PST

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