Hey all,
I've got my Xperia Z for a few days now and I'm really enjoying it, except for the fact that there are a lot of apps I'd really like to install, but can't.
When I search for these apps in the Play store, I simply can't find them - they are not showing up. When I search them on Google and open the Play store in Chrome, I get a notification saying these apps aren't compatible.
An example of an app I can't find and download is Doodle Jump. What's the reason that I can't install these apps? And will they be compatible soon or is this a hardware issue? Like everyone else, I'm using Android 4.1.2.
Thanks in advance
Its because the developer hasn't uodated the app for 1080p screens
If your rooted and dont want to wait google modoco and look at his website. Hes created a version of play store thay will work
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If I buy an app on my phone from the play store can I download it again on another phone or a tablet? How does this work on Amazon paid apps? Basically can you pay for an app and have it run on multiple devices?
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For purchases on Play Store, you can install on as many devices as you wish as long as they are logged in to that Google account.
A lot of devs say that Aptoide is a good store, but I haven't received a single download from it. My app has 2000+ downloads on Google Play and another 2000+ on other stores.
This might happened because the app is under my store, so it's probably not visible for a normal search. Here is the link to it:
http://babestudios.store.aptoide.com/app/market/com.babestudios.blq/8/3689003/British Logo Quiz
I noticed the apps in the main page are in the 'apps' store.
Here is a link to an app in the 'apps' store:
http://apps.store.aptoide.com/app/market/com.kiloo.subwaysurf/34/3782465/Subway Surf
So what am I missing? What should I do to publish apps in the 'apps' store?
You need to advertise and give your link out to the proper audience, its not always easy but it can be effective. I've gotten lots of downloads on aptoide (lol, because of one well advertised minecraft app) and been marked as a trusted source. You could use twitter, reddit, Facebook etc... Aptoide doesn't cost $25 so you can't expect the same results you would get on play store.
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mammallama said:
You need to advertise and give your link out to the proper audience, its not always easy but it can be effective. I've gotten lots of downloads on aptoide (lol, because of one well advertised minecraft app) and been marked as a trusted source. You could use twitter, reddit, Facebook etc... Aptoide doesn't cost $25 so you can't expect the same results you would get on play store.
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Trusted source meaning you got to the 'apps' store?
Well, I would rather use my budget and my social networks to advertise my app on Google Play. Maybe I will submit the link to my Aptoide store on some pirate sites. Thanks for the insight.
I'm on a rooted Kindle HD 7in. Is there a way to get Apps from the google play store to show up in the Kindle Freetime app?
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I'm on a rooted Kindle HD 7in. Is there a way to get Apps from the google play store to show up in the Kindle Freetime app?
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Would love to know how to do this as well. I have many app bought from google play that I want to let me kids use in FreeTime.
I'd like to do the same with sideloaded books as well.
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I decided not to use Free Time and instead see what Google Play had to offer. I now have Kids Place with Screen Time: Parental Controls installed. With those two apps, I can give access to any apps I want my son to use all within the custom launcher. With the second, I can control how long he can use certain apps and set time limits for school days and weekends and even bed time settings. What's nice about screen time is that they offer a "remote control" where I can see what and how long He's been in an app right from my phone. I can also pause his time remotely if he's grounded or supposed to be doing something else. It's a pretty sweet and customizable setup.
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This setup is way better than what Free Time has to offer.
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My new app PlexiCast lets you cast movies/videos from your plex library to your chromecast.
I know plex now has chromecast support built in. But I started this back last fall when the chromecast beta sdk first came out. I figure there are still some folks not wanting to pay for a plexpass subscription, so now they have another option until chromecast support is added to the regular features of the plex app.
My app has a free 7 day trial. Then a one time in app upgrade to the full version to get unlimited casting.
**** Now open to everybody -> Google Play Link
This app will not transcode your videos like the plex app will. So it will only play video formats supported by the chromecast.
Transcoding is now an experimental feature. You can enable in in the settings.
TRANSCODE WARNING
● No guarantees.
● Transcoding may not give good results.
● This app calls your Plex Media Server's transcoding engine.
● A number of factors like Wi-Fi network throughput, Plex server specs and server load play a part in successful transcoding.
● If you experience problems with transcoding, there are a number of suggestions in the plex forum to improve transcoding results.
● Please do not leave negative ratings/comments if transcoding does not work for you. The results you receive are beyond this app's control.
It also only works for movie/home movie categories. So no tv show, music or photo support currently.
To beta test:
1) join the communit - https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112798222770978290122
2) opt-in for beta testing - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fivehellions.android.plexicast
3) download app (will only be visible once you've done steps 1&2) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fivehellions.android.plexicast
Installed it.
What's the server address?
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Installed it.
What's the server address?
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You have to have a Plex Media Server running on your local network. Get it here - https://plex.tv/downloads
Get that running and create at least one library that holds video files. Take note of the computer name or local ip address of the computer you installed it on. Then type that in the server name box.
I'll run it through some paces once I get home.
Went through first two steps and play store says item not found??? Did I miss the boat??? Wait..don't answer that...
Edit: works now
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What is the difference between your product and just paying for the Plex membership?
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Or you could set Plex app to use external player and use Allcast or local cast? This just seems a bit clunky IMHO
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abuttino said:
What is the difference between your product and just paying for the Plex membership?
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With my app you don't have to pay an ongoing subscription or wait for the chromecast feature to be available in the normal paid app.
I will admit the official plex app has advantages. It will transcode the files so it can play files not supported by the chromecast. It includes photo, tv and music support. It shows movie detail on your tv while your browsing titles. And it looks nicer. So if any of these things are important to you I'd recommend paying for the plex pass or waiting for the feature to be available to everybody.
I started this before plex even said that they would support the chromecast. Then google made regular devs wait 6 months before releasing the final SDK. If you look at the comments on the plex app you will see alot of people refuse to pay a subscription. I figured I'd go ahead and release it for those that don't want to wait and would rather pay a one time fee vs a subscription.
Is Plex OK with this?
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@jeepguy04
Could you also add the app as attachment to 1st post of beta thread?
IMO it will increase apps popularity and amount of feedback.
I do understand. But you might want to clear it with Elan or Tobias.
Just looking out for you, "cease and desist" orders aren't fun.
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Is Plex OK with this?
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Not sure.
I had an icon designed that incorporated the cast icon and the plex > sign. But then I decided I probably wasn't allowed to use that symbol so I redesigned my icon (even though there are multiple apps in the play store that use it in their icon that are not made by plex)
I could see them having a problem with my app name. If they do I will gladly change it.
Other than that I access data in the official way that they make it available in their web api. So I don't think they can tell me that I'm not allowed to do this.
Cool. Next question.
Do you have play controls like play, pause, stop, etc..?
If so, how did you do it? I'm programming a remote control and have been trying to figure out how to access these controls.
The common and documented HTTP API did not work.
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mathorv said:
@jeepguy04
Could you also add the app as attachment to 1st post of beta thread?
IMO it will increase apps popularity and amount of feedback.
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I was trying to do the beta the official way in the play store. They require you to be part of a google plus community or a google group. It is alot easier to deliver new app versions to the testers since they get an app update notification from the play store like regular apps.
But I don't plan on the beta being long. If everything keeps doing well and no major bugs are found I will release it to everybody on monday.
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Cool. Next question.
Do you have play controls like play, pause, stop, etc..?
If so, how did you do it? I'm programming a remote control and have been trying to figure out how to access these controls.
The common and documented HTTP API did not work.
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I do have play controls but they are handled by the chromecast sdk through the media router. They don't control plex.
Can this be handled with broadcasting intents?
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Can this be handled with broadcasting intents?
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Are you trying to control the chromecast or regular plex clients?
Just the ChromeCast
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Just the ChromeCast
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I would start by digging around the cast sdk http://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/cast/package-summary.html
The way the sample shows, when you connect to a chromecast it changes the app on the chromecast to your app. So I couldn't control google play music playing on the chromecast with my app. But I bet there is a way to connect to the current session without changing the app. I know there was an app in the play store that does that. (RemoteCast - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benlc.camcast&hl=en)
Specifically I would look at the CastMediaControlIntent and MediaRouteSelector.
When my app connects it calls:
mMediaRouter = MediaRouter.getInstance(context);
mMediaRouteSelector = new MediaRouteSelector.Builder().addControlCategory(
CastMediaControlIntent.categoryForCast(mApplicationId)).build();
mMediaRouterCallback = new CastMediaRouterCallback(this, context);
mMediaRouter.addCallback(mMediaRouteSelector, mMediaRouterCallback,
MediaRouter.CALLBACK_FLAG_PERFORM_ACTIVE_SCAN);
But I'm wondering if you called it without adding a control category if that would work.
Or passed in categoryForRemotePlayback() instead of categoryForCast(mApplicationId) which would at least let you control apps that used the default Media Receiver.
I may look into it next week if I have time. Having an app that could control whatever is playing on the chromecast but also have hooks where app like tasker could interface with it would be pretty neat.