Bugzilla: Android App Compatibility - Jolla General Talk Discussions on JollaTides Community Port

Cosmic_Kakapo · Post edited by JollaTides at 2013-12-20 14:25:21

Not sure if this should be in Bugfixes or whether a separate list might be better

Met Office app can't get a location fix from the phone's gps
Swiftkey can't integrate with the Sailfish keyboard
As previously mentioned, Poweramp can't access the expandable storage

andreibechet

the Android App Compatibility is still in beta as well, and they have mentioned they know the shortcomings of it and we should expect some fixes. All in all I presume the compatibility layer simply does not allow apps to see more than the android space. But not sure yet which is working and which is not.

I think this thread is a good idea, so we can write bugs/wanted features here for the android app compatibility layer.

andreibechet

The sound volume in Android apps is considerable lower than the normal one (I would say OK-ish, for now). Have tested with Spotify, Youtube and Firefox.

egnat69

if you migrate from an android phone and cant connect with your whatsapp contacts unless they write you, you might consider a workaround (worked for me)...

install whatsapp on jolla, enable developer options, connect via any kind of ssh-explorer and enable root permissions, navigate to /data/sdcard and give full read/write access to the WhatsApp folder and subsequent folders

make a backup of your chat on your android device, navigate to the WhatsApp Folder and copy the Database-Folders and Profile Pictures to the WhatsApp Folder on your Jolla (you can also transfer media, depending on your choice) - choose overwrite if asked.

uninstall whatsapp from jolla and delete the com.whatsapp.apk file from data/app on your jolla

reinstall whatsapp - it will find the backup and restore your chats...

if you have no idea what i'm talking about, you might want to wait for a proper whatsapp client though ;D

JollaTides

@egnat69

Thanks for that - sounds like a good workaround for those with a bit more technical know-how.
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I have encountered a small bug when browsing the aptoide app store. When you tap the search bar in the app and flip to the keyboard in landscape mode, the aptoide app crashes and exits the app.

This doesn't seem to occur in other android apps I've used so perhaps only a problem in the aptoide app.

dagnygren

The timezone of an Android app seems to always be UTC, disregarding the local Sailfish settings. At least the "Now" of "andropas" is two hours less than the current time.

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