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> a sampling of a significant number of apps showed that they rendered fine The problem is they break the API all the time, and this leaves Google Play strewn

by Ologn 10y ago

> a sampling of a significant number of apps showed that they rendered fine The problem is they break the API all the time, and this leaves Google Play strewn with broken apps. This may break 1% of apps, the next release breaks another 1%, after 10 releases, 10% of the apps not updated are broken. Here's an example, I go to Google Play and search for "ringtone maker" ( https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ringtone%20maker https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ringtone%20maker ). The #3 result for me (which can vary by location) is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anbu.ringtonemaker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anbu.ringt... . So I download the app, click the microphone, say something, hit stop and - "java.io.IOException: Unknown file format". This is their 3rd result for ringtone maker, has over 5 million downloads and yet their record feature is broken. It used to work but Google changed the API. You can look at the app source code ( https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid ) to see where this app broke if you want. This is just one example which comes to mind, I can think of many. They claim they don't break the API going forward but they do all the time.

Oletros 10y ago
How is the split screen breaking the API when the app works like ever has worked in the main screen?
- Ologn 10y ago
  > the app works like ever has worked in the main screen If the app always works like it ever has worked in the main screen, why do they say: > If your app does not declare a fixed orientation, you should launch your app on a device running Android 7.0 or higher and attempt to put the app in split-screen mode. Verify that the user experience is acceptable when the app is forcibly resized.
  - Oletros 10y ago
    To check if it is displayed fine in a split screen, nothing mire
spacehunt 10y ago
It looks like the app tries to do its own audio file parsing and (wrongly) assumes .aac files are always MP4 containers [0] rather than as ADTS. So perhaps not the best example of what you're trying to say. [0] https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid/blob/master/src/com/ringdroid/soundfile/CheapAAC.java#L210 https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid/blob/master/src/com/...

by Ologn 10y ago

Oletros 10y ago

How is the split screen breaking the API when the app works like ever has worked in the main screen?

Ologn 10y ago
> the app works like ever has worked in the main screen If the app always works like it ever has worked in the main screen, why do they say: > If your app does not declare a fixed orientation, you should launch your app on a device running Android 7.0 or higher and attempt to put the app in split-screen mode. Verify that the user experience is acceptable when the app is forcibly resized.
- Oletros 10y ago
  To check if it is displayed fine in a split screen, nothing mire

spacehunt 10y ago

It looks like the app tries to do its own audio file parsing and (wrongly) assumes .aac files are always MP4 containers [0] rather than as ADTS. So perhaps not the best example of what you're trying to say. [0] https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid/blob/master/src/com/ringdroid/soundfile/CheapAAC.java#L210 https://github.com/malizadehq/ringdroid/blob/master/src/com/...