AGS engine Android port

[Iceberg]

Is there any way to bring up the virtual keyboard when playing AGS games?

It should be brought up by holding "BACK" and choosing "Show Keyboard" in the menu.

Holding the back button and selecting "Toggle keyboard" does make the keyboard appear...for a split second, and then it vanishes just as quickly.  I've tried with both Hacker's Keyboard and the default Samsung keyboard.

I heard it may have something to do with restrictions on newer Android devices, but I don't know if there's anything to that.

[Crimson Wizard]

Holding the back button and selecting "Toggle keyboard" does make the keyboard appear...for a split second, and then it vanishes just as quickly.  I've tried with both Hacker's Keyboard and the default Samsung keyboard.

I heard it may have something to do with restrictions on newer Android devices, but I don't know if there's anything to that.

I did not know that's a case. Could you tell what are your device specifics? I will open an issue in our issue tracker.

[Iceberg]

Holding the back button and selecting "Toggle keyboard" does make the keyboard appear...for a split second, and then it vanishes just as quickly.  I've tried with both Hacker's Keyboard and the default Samsung keyboard.

I heard it may have something to do with restrictions on newer Android devices, but I don't know if there's anything to that.

I did not know that's a case. Could you tell what are your device specifics? I will open an issue in our issue tracker.

Yes, absolutely.  It's a Galaxy S22, Android version 13, but you likely need more than that.  What additional info would help?

Also, in case it's in any way relevant, here's what was posted in the Hacker's Keyboard issue log.  Could the keyboard appearing and disappearing immediately have something to do with Android "restricting background processes"?

"@parkerlreed (soz for ping) said that he couldn't open Hacker's Keyboard from the persistent notification on his Samsung phone with Android 12. Android 12 continues the trend of restricting background processes and 12 must've been the one to break Hacker's Keyboard. "

https://github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard/issues/883

[eri0o]

So, since Google deleted my Android developer account along with all my Apps for an error they made I haven't had fuel to look much into Android lately. This was something that made me sad and I felt very powerless about having all just deleted without recourse and have their support answer that once they understood their error there wasn't anything they could do and I would have to create a new account with a new email - I can't use my own email since it can't be tied to a dev account anymore...


Anyway, I got a message today from elsewhere that gave me a link to some interesting (old) news for Android development

https://commonsware.com/blog/2021/11/06/about-environment-undeprecations.html

It seems this slipped under my radar at the time but I thought we would have to at some point remake the AGS Player app because of the changes of the file system they were making, but afair it kept working. It seems they changed course and undeprecated some storage things there.

[Iceberg]

Hello!  I recently upgraded to a Samsung S24 and tried installing my previous version of AGS (3.5.1.22), but get a message saying "App not installed as app isn't compatible with your phone".  Are the newest APKs compatible with the S24?

[Crimson Wizard]

Please post technical questions in the Android port thread:
https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/engine-development/ags-engine-android-port/

EDIT: may any mod merge this post there?

[Gilbert]

EDIT: may any mod merge this post there?

Done.