Making app in Unity.
App works perfectly in Unity editor:
can access firebase for user login - this isnt the issue
can read and write from/to google sheet located in google drive using service account
When I build to android (apk file), and install on physical andoid device (Samsung S20 phone):
can access firebase for user login - so it is not an network/internet problem
CANT read/write from google sheet.
A portion of my code is here:
Authorisation - i am not sure if this bit works on the phone, or how to check.
public void Auth() // authorise access to the googlesheet online
{
//jsonKey = File.ReadAllText("Assets/Resources/Creds/beerhats-db-3***.json"); // location of key - read it - save to string
TextAsset txtAsset = (TextAsset)Resources.Load("beerhats-db-3***", typeof(TextAsset)); //i changed the file name here on stackoverflow just in case its a security thing
string jsonKey = txtAsset.text;
ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer initializer = new ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer(Secrets.serviceAccountID);
var jsonData = (JObject)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(jsonKey);
if (jsonData != null) // the json file isnt moving or changing - so probably dont need an if statemet - remove later
{
string privateKey = jsonData["private_key"].Value<string>(); // specifically get the private key from all the data in the json file
ServiceAccountCredential credential = new ServiceAccountCredential(initializer.FromPrivateKey(privateKey));
service = new SheetsService(new BaseClientService.Initializer()
{
HttpClientInitializer = credential,
});
}
}
Part of my ReadFile code:
public async Task<string> ReadFile(string sheetName, string cellLocation) // for reading data only
{
// creates a string of location to write to
string whereToRead = sheetName + "!" + cellLocation;
SpreadsheetsResource.ValuesResource.GetRequest request = service.Spreadsheets.Values.Get(Secrets.spreadsheetID, whereToRead);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
ValueRange response = await request.ExecuteAsync(); // run this on a separate thread as it takes long?
IList<IList<object>> values = response.Values;
On the phone, it executes the stringbuilder line, but not the executeasync() line.
Tried:
upgrade Unity version
change the min and target API levels
introduced keystore and project keys
introduced async incase it was a loading issue
change custom gradle template checkboxes
change read access on android sdk
update nuget installs of google apis
asking chatgpt for help
looking at various forums for similar issues
I am not running on an emulator, so no help with errors during run time. No errors in editor when built.
Expecting:
when installed on android device, the app to read/write from google sheet located in google drive
Requesting:
ideas to try to get this working! Thankyou :)
I am currently developing an Android application using Cordova. This working fine so far, but now that I want to add a Chromecast button to the UI, it does not seem to work. I followed the instructions provided here: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/chrome_sender/integrate
And this is what my code looks so far:
var CastPlayer = function() {
//...
/* Cast player variables */
/** #type {cast.framework.RemotePlayer} */
this.remotePlayer = null;
/** #type {cast.framework.RemotePlayerController} */
this.remotePlayerController = null;
//...
};
var castPlayer = new CastPlayer();
window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
if (isAvailable) {
castPlayer.initializeCastPlayer();
}
};
Inline script inside my index.html.
CastPlayer.prototype.initializeCastPlayer = function() {
var options = {};
// Set the receiver application ID to your own (created in the
// Google Cast Developer Console), or optionally
// use the chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
options.receiverApplicationId = chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID;
// Auto join policy can be one of the following three:
// ORIGIN_SCOPED - Auto connect from same appId and page origin
// TAB_AND_ORIGIN_SCOPED - Auto connect from same appId, page origin, and tab
// PAGE_SCOPED - No auto connect
options.autoJoinPolicy = chrome.cast.AutoJoinPolicy.ORIGIN_SCOPED;
cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions(options);
this.remotePlayer = new cast.framework.RemotePlayer();
this.remotePlayerController = new cast.framework.RemotePlayerController(this.remotePlayer);
this.remotePlayerController.addEventListener(
cast.framework.RemotePlayerEventType.IS_CONNECTED_CHANGED,
this.switchPlayer.bind(this)
);
};
Content of my index.js.
In the index.html, I added the button like this:
<google-cast-launcher id="castbutton"></google-cast-launcher>
Now when I open my Cordova app via browser (Chrome AND Chromium), the cast button shows and I can use it normally. When I open the App on Android, the Button just does not show. Does anybody know what causes this and if it can be resolved?
We could not find a solution for Cordova, but managed it in Flutter.
We had the same challenge, and we searched high and low. Finally found this solution to make it work with: https://pub.dev/packages/dart_chromecast
Make sure your flutter compiler is downgraded to 13 or below. Otherwise, you will not be able to compile. Unfortunately, their code is not supported in a newer version of the flutter compiler and the author is not going to update anytime soon.
I have three buttons on my website, that link to Facebook, Twitter & vk.com pages. I want to open native app, if it is installed on user device. Otherwise, I want URL fallback to be opened.
First of all, I tried to use native app schemes directly with deep-link.js plugin. But, when I tried to open native app URL scheme, when native app was not installed, Safari has shown an error, but opened URL fallback page finally. Default Android browser said that he does not know how to handle such URL scheme:
<a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.facebook.com/warpcompany" data-app-ios="fb://profile/838619192839881" data-app-android="fb://page/838619192839881">Facebook</a>
Then I tried to use App Links "standard", that that has so much promotion from Facebook. I even tried to use their hosted app links, to make sure I've generated everything right way. It does not work, it always redirect to website fallback. You can easily test it by yourself from https://fb.me/746134728830806
Is it possible to provide deep link on website, that will open native app without errors at least in default os browsers, or fallback silently to URL?
It is still possible, but on newer versions of the Android default browser you have to use intents instead of just trying to open the deep link. For example replace your fb://page/838619192839881 with
intent://page/838619192839881#Intent;scheme=fb;package=com.facebook.katana;end
This will fallback to Google play by default, but you can override the fallback adding a S.browser_fallback_url:
intent://page/838619192839881#Intent;scheme=fb;package=com.facebook.katana;S.browser_fallback_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F;end
The fallback should be url encoded.
Of course you'll have issues if the user is not on an Android phone or with an old version of the default browser (or strange browser). You can setup a bunch of conditions and replace your HTML with the correct code for each case.
The accepted answer will only work on Chrome v28 and default browsers for Android 5.0. If you want this to work on other browser like Facebook/Twitter webviews, Firefox, UC and older default browsers than 5.0, you'll need to use some code that's a little more complicated.
Add this function to your JS snippet:
var openSesame = function() {
var method = 'iframe';
var fallbackFunction = function() {
if (method == 'iframe') {
window.location = "market://details?id=com.facebook.katana";
}
};
var addIFrame = function() {
var iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
iframe.style.border = "none";
iframe.style.width = "1px";
iframe.style.height = "1px";
iframe.src = "fb://page/838619192839881";
document.body.appendChild(iframe);
};
var loadChromeIntent = function() {
method = 'intent';
document.location = "intent://page/838619192839881#Intent;scheme=fb;package=com.facebook.katana;end";
};
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Chrome/) && !navigator.userAgent.match("Version/")) {
loadChromeIntent();
}
else if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Firefox/)) {
window.location = "fb://page/838619192839881";
}
else {
addIFrame();
}
setTimeout(fallbackFunction, 750);
};
Then your button will look like this:
Open the App
Or you can use a service like branch.io which does exactly what you're looking for automatically.
Yes it is! Have a look to this training:
https://developer.android.com/training/app-indexing/deep-linking.html
Is this the information you needed? lmk
We are trying to implement a simple solution to our website developed via Flex and mobile apps developed using Adobe Air.
1) Our users would like to import their facebook friends onto website via www.ourwebsite.com and also via the Ourwebsite android, ios & blackberry apps.
2) We want to use the Facebook Requests dialog which allows users to select their friends and send multiple invitations at a time
3) When the recepient clicks on the notification he receives
in case of web, it should direct the notification recipient to www.ourwebsite.com
in case of mobile app, it should re-direct to respective appstore to download our app.
We tried several configurations but it's not working for us.
As previously said we have developed our website using Adobe Flex and our Mobiles apps run using Adobe Air. Do we need to install the Facebook native SDK's into our code?
Strangely the exact same requirement is working for www.naaptol.com and 9lessons.info.
But we're unable to achieve the same technique.
Can anyone guide us or advise if we're missing any important aspect of Facebook App & its policies.
Thank you.
Sai Krishna
So if I think I am understanding this right, you want to be able to open a link differently based upon the platform they are on. Here is some js that will do it for ios and android. If they have your app installed it will launch the app, otherwise it will send them to the app store
// if iPod / iPhone, display install app prompt
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/(iPhone|iPod|iPad);?/i) || navigator.userAgent.match(/android/i)) {
var store_loc = "itms://itunes.com/apps/youriOSApp";
var href = "yourPrefix://";
var is_android = false;
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/android/i)) {
store_loc = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.your.app";
is_android = true;
}
var app_loc = href;
if (is_android) {
var w = null;
try {
w = window.open(app_loc, '_blank');
} catch (e) {
// no exception
}
if (w) {
window.close();
} else {
window.location = store_loc;
}
} else {
var timeout = null;
window.location.replace(app_loc);
timeout = setTimeout(function () {
"use strict";
window.location = store_loc;
}, 300);
onblur = function () {
"use strict";
clearTimeout(timeout);
};
}
}
I rather thought this would not be so hard to find out but appearantly it is not easy to find an awesome cross device article, like you'd expect.
I want to create a link which opens either the mobile device's browser and surf to google maps OR open a maps app (Apple Maps or Google Maps) and directly starting a route, i.e.: start at the current location, end at a given point (lat/long).
I can test on two devices (beside browserstack), an Android and an iPhone.
The following link works only on the Android:
Take me there!
Clicking this link in iPhone's Chrome, this weirdly opens Google Maps in desktop version with ads on the mobile app...
This one only works on iOS, opening Apple Maps asking me to enter a start location (i can pick "Current Location") and start the route = desired behavior. Clicking this link completely fails on Android:
Take me there!
Notice the maps:// protocol.
Is there an elegant cross device way of creating such a link? One link that works on all main mobiles?
Thanks
UPDATE: Solution found (kinda)
Here is what I've come up with. It's not quite what I imagined, though it's working.
var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(),
plat = navigator.platform,
protocol = '',
a,
href;
$.browser.device = ua.match(/android|webos|iphone|ipad|ipod|blackberry|iemobile|opera/i) ? ua.match(/android|webos|iphone|ipad|ipod|blackberry|iemobile|opera/i)[0] : false;
if ($.browser.device) {
switch($.browser.device) {
case 'iphone':
case 'ipad':
case 'ipod':
function iOSversion() {
if (/iP(hone|od|ad)/.test(navigator.platform)) {
// supports iOS 2.0 and later: <http://bit. ly/TJjs1V>
var v = (navigator.appVersion).match(/OS (\d+)_(\d+)_?(\d+)?/);
return [parseInt(v[1], 10), parseInt(v[2], 10), parseInt(v[3] || 0, 10)];
}
}
var ver = iOSversion() || [0];
if (ver[0] >= 6) {
protocol = 'maps://';
}
else {
protocol = 'http://maps.google.com/maps';
}
break;
case 'android':
default:
protocol = 'http://maps.google.com/maps';
break;
}
a.attr('href', protocol + href)
the maps:// protocol is the url scheme for the apple maps app, which will only start working on ios 6 or higher. There are ways to test if gmaps is installed and then chose what to do with the url, but that was kind of too much for what I intended. So i just ended up creating a maps:// OR maps.google.com/ link, using the above parameters.
** UPDATE **
sadly, $.browser.device don't work since jquery 1.9
(source - http://api.jquery.com/jquery.browser )
I haven't worked much with phones, so I dont't know if this would work. But just from a html/javascript point of view, you could just open a different url depending on what the user's device is?
<a style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="myNavFunc()">Take me there!</a>
function myNavFunc(){
// If it's an iPhone..
if( (navigator.platform.indexOf("iPhone") != -1)
|| (navigator.platform.indexOf("iPod") != -1)
|| (navigator.platform.indexOf("iPad") != -1))
window.open("maps://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&travelmode=driving&layer=traffic&destination=[YOUR_LAT],[YOUR_LNG]");
else
window.open("https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&travelmode=driving&layer=traffic&destination=[YOUR_LAT],[YOUR_LNG]");
}
Interestingly, http://maps.apple.com links will open directly in Apple Maps on an iOS device, or redirect to Google Maps otherwise (which is then intercepted on an Android device), so you can craft a careful URL that will do the right thing in both cases using an "Apple Maps" URL like:
http://maps.apple.com/?daddr=1600+Amphitheatre+Pkwy,+Mountain+View+CA
Alternatively, you can use a Google Maps url directly (without the /maps URL component) to open directly in Google Maps on an Android device, or open in Google Maps' Mobile Web on an iOS device:
http://maps.google.com/?daddr=1+Infinite+Loop,+Cupertino+CA
just bumped in this question and found here all the answers
I took some of the codes above and made simple js function that works on
android and iphone (it supports almost every android and iphones).
function navigate(lat, lng) {
// If it's an iPhone..
if ((navigator.platform.indexOf("iPhone") !== -1) || (navigator.platform.indexOf("iPod") !== -1)) {
function iOSversion() {
if (/iP(hone|od|ad)/.test(navigator.platform)) {
// supports iOS 2.0 and later
var v = (navigator.appVersion).match(/OS (\d+)_(\d+)_?(\d+)?/);
return [parseInt(v[1], 10), parseInt(v[2], 10), parseInt(v[3] || 0, 10)];
}
}
var ver = iOSversion() || [0];
var protocol = 'http://';
if (ver[0] >= 6) {
protocol = 'maps://';
}
window.location = protocol + 'maps.apple.com/maps?daddr=' + lat + ',' + lng + '&ll=';
}
else {
window.open('http://maps.google.com?daddr=' + lat + ',' + lng + '&ll=');
}
}
The html:
<a onclick="navigate(31.046051,34.85161199999993)" >Israel</a>
This works for me on all devices [ iOS, Android and Window Mobile 8.1 ].
Does not look like the best way by any means... but cannot be more simpler :)
<a href="bingmaps:?cp=18.551464~73.951399">
<a href="http://maps.apple.com/maps?q=18.551464, 73.951399">
Open Maps
</a>
</a>
http://jsbin.com/dibeq
if (navigator.geolocation) { //Checks if browser supports geolocation
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function (position) {
var latitude = position.coords.latitude; //users current
var longitude = position.coords.longitude; //location
var coords = new google.maps.LatLng(latitude, longitude); //Creates variable for map coordinates
var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();
var mapOptions = //Sets map options
{
zoom: 15, //Sets zoom level (0-21)
center: coords, //zoom in on users location
mapTypeControl: true, //allows you to select map type eg. map or satellite
navigationControlOptions:
{
style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.SMALL //sets map controls size eg. zoom
},
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP //sets type of map Options:ROADMAP, SATELLITE, HYBRID, TERRIAN
};
map = new google.maps.Map( /*creates Map variable*/ document.getElementById("map"), mapOptions /*Creates a new map using the passed optional parameters in the mapOptions parameter.*/);
directionsDisplay.setMap(map);
directionsDisplay.setPanel(document.getElementById('panel'));
var request = {
origin: coords,
destination: 'BT42 1FL',
travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
};
directionsService.route(request, function (response, status) {
if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
}
});
});
}
Well no, from an iOS developer prospective, there are two links that I know of that will open the Maps app on the iPhone
On iOS 5 and lower: http://maps.apple.com?q=xxxx
On iOS 6 and up: http://maps.google.com?q=xxxx
And that's only on Safari. Chrome will direct you to Google Maps webpage.
Other than that you'll need to use a URL scheme that basically beats the purpose because no android will know that protocol.
You might want to know, Why Safari opens the Maps app and Chrome directs me to a webpage?
Well, because safari is the build in browser made by apple and can detect the URL above. Chrome is "just another app" and must comply to the iOS Ecosystem. Therefor the only way for it to communicate with other apps is by using URL schemes.
Simple URL :
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=[LAT],[LNG]
This url is specific for routing.
Reference
I found that this works across the board:
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Fake+Street,+City+Province/State>Get Directions</a>
For desktops/laptops the user has to click Directions when that map loads, but from my testing all mobile devices will load that link in the Google Maps app without difficulty.
Based on the documentation the origin parameter is optional and it defaults to the user's location.
... Defaults to most relevant starting location, such as user location, if available. If none, the resulting map may provide a blank form to allow a user to enter the origin....
ex: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Pike+Place+Market+Seattle+WA&travelmode=bicycling
For me this works on Desktop, IOS and Android.
The URL syntax is the same regardless of the platform in use
String url = "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=" + latitude + ","+
longitude;
In Android or iOS the URL launches Google Maps in the Maps app, If the Google Maps app is not installed, the URL launches Google Maps in a browser and performs the requested action.
On any other device, the URL launches Google Maps in a browser and performs the requested action.
here's the link for official documentation
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/guide