AnkiDroid parallel installs

[Michael Goldbach]

Hi fellow AnkiDroid users!

Some few may have already noticed that I release parallel running alternate AnkiDroid builds.
So that people who either divide several study subjects to different ankiWeb accounts or share a device now can manage that easier.

To give better overview when I update said builds I will use this thread from now on to keep track of that.

So here is the newest (alpha) release:
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases/tag/v2.3alpha6
older releases can be found at:
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases

Since this latest release I have made a little change so that now not only are the apks installing in parallel they all have a different app name suffix too:
AnkiDroid.A, AnkiDroid.B and AnkiDroid.C is what you will see when you install all three apks.

Using the official app from the play store you can now use up to four profiles without constantly changing your settings.

Note, that it is required to allow installing third party apps in your Android settings to use my builds as they are not released on the play store.
Also note the known issues pointed out at the download site and use these builds at your own risk!

If you need more than four releases feel free to request more, I may add more if I see the need.

Enjoy!
Michael Goldbach

[Tim]

Thanks for this Michael!

[Michael Goldbach]

Hi everyone interested,

here the latest alpha in multiple flavors:
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases/tag/v2.3alpha7


I guess I will look into adding native multi profile support as my next project.

Greetings
Michael

[Xiao Sun]

Thank you very much. Multiple profiles users will love you.

[Michael Goldbach]

New release:
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases/tag/v2.3alpha13
I really haven't had any time so I apologize for being late and skipping some releases in between.

[Xiao Sun]

Thanks Michael.

No need to release every alpha and beta. It would be too much work for you. Plus testers only need one app to test the betas.

As long as you release parallels for main releases for general public, it should be enough.

Thanks for you work.

Cheers.

[Michael Goldbach]

Since we  now have a beta release here an update to the parallel builds for people with more than one AnkiWeb profile.
I try to update them now more frequently but I cannot guarantee that because I am more busy than I hoped I would be.

Download at:
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases/tag/v2.3beta2

[Xiao Sun]

Hi Michael, can you change the name in the choose a widget window too?

[Michael Goldbach]

Hi,
after struggling a bit building the newer betas I now have a new release.
I changed the widget names. They are now english only though.

https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases

[Xiao Sun]

Thanks

[Xiao Sun]

Tim, did you force users to update to the latest version in order to sync? People using parallel versions can not update until releases an update, this can not sync.

[Tim Rae]

The forcing is done by Damien as older versions can lead to data loss. you'll need to wait for trashcutter to release an update, or compile yourself

On 9/11/2014 8:34 am, "Xiao Sun" <financia...@gmail.com> wrote:

Tim, did you force users to update to the latest version in order to sync? People using parallel versions can not update until releases an update, this can not sync.

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[Michael Goldbach]

I am really sorry for being so late.
I have updated the parallel builds. No x-build though. I don't have the time for that right now.
https://github.com/trashcutter/Anki-Android/releases

[Xiao Sun]

Thank you very much.

[ospalh]

Thanks for these. And especially for the idea.

I would like to build my own parallel installs (latest alphas + my own patched version). So could you perhaps give me a few hints what you did here?
Thanks.

[Tim Rae]

You should be able to just change the applicationId in gradle and use the flavors feature

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[ospalh]

Am Montag, 8. Dezember 2014 16:57:42 UTC+1 schrieb Tim:

You should be able to just change the applicationId in gradle

Thanks for the tip.

Unfortunately it does not work. When i change he application id, the build fails.  Either i am doing it wrong or it's not working as advertised.

and use the flavors feature

 

Actually i think it is easier to handle (even if a little wasteful) to keep the vanilla and my version in different directories/git repos. The different versions for me are different git branches, and that works differently than the flavours.

[ospalh]

Am Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2014 11:09:47 UTC+1 schrieb ospalh:

Unfortunately it does not work. When i change he application id, the build fails.  Either i am doing it wrong or it's not working as advertised.

Solved it.
Looks like the package was hardcoded into some xml files.
See stackoverflow and my patch. I don’t fully understand that, so i am not sure whether this should be pulled into the main develop branch.

[Tim Rae]

Hmm yeah I'm not overly knowledgeable about custom namespaces in XML files, but does http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto work as well?

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[ospalh]

Am Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2014 13:24:04 UTC+1 schrieb Tim:

Hmm yeah I'm not overly knowledgeable about custom namespaces in XML files, but does http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto work as well?

Hmm. Maybe i’ll try.

But i noticed that the inline audio button does no longer work when you change the application id. Apparently neither with 'file:///android_asset/media_playback_start2.png' nor with file:///android_res/drawable/inline_play_button.png'. May have to investigate further.

[Tim Rae]

That sucks... But if "file:///android_asset/media_playback_start2.png" doesn't load then surely none of the CSS files are loading (as they're imported using the same URI syntax)...?

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[ospalh]

Am Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2014 14:16:58 UTC+1 schrieb Tim:

That sucks... But if "file:///android_asset/media_playback_start2.png" doesn't load then surely none of the CSS files are loading (as they're imported using the same URI syntax)...?

I think i got confused. Maybe a coding mistake. It looks like  file:///android_asset/ works (and with it the CSS), but  file:///android_res/drawable/ does not.

[Tim Rae]

Kind of bizarre that it happens, though you don't seem to be alone. 

It's not the end of the world though -- as long as it still works with assets. I changed it to use res to stop the icon pixelating on high res screens, but it's almost certainly possible to achieve the same effect without doing that.

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[Xiao Sun]

Is parallel installs still being maintained? Can't find anything on 2.4

Thanks

[Xiao Sun]

Can't sync since it now requires 2.4 or above? Sb please maintain parallel apk.

[Tim]

maybe you saw that message with alpha52 that I released a few hours ago? there was a build error which was causing that

[Xiao Sun]

No, I have not read any messages lately and I am currently not participating in beta testing. Wanna catch me up with what's going on? 

Michael only maintain up until 2.3 alphas, Ankiweb requires 2.4 or above for synchronisation. We can't use multiple profiles for almost a year now.

[Tim]

Ah right, just coincidental timing I guess.

[Xiao Sun]

I'm happy to maintain parallel apks if someone would give me step by step instructions on how to duplicate an apk.

[Nicolas Raoul]

Hi Xiao,

Great!

First step: Install Github for Windows, and use it to clone https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android.git (you will not need a fork)

Second step: Install Android Studio

Let us know when you are done with these two steps :-)

Cheers!

Nicolas Raoul

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Xiao Sun <financia...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm happy to maintain parallel apks if someone would give me step by step instructions on how to duplicate an apk.

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[Nicolas Raoul]

Do you have a "Clone in Desktop" button similar to this when you go to https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android ?

If yes, click on it.

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Xiao Sun <financia...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have installed Github and Android Studio (& Java DK 8).

Can you elaborate on how to clone in step 1 please. 

[Xiao Sun]

I have installed Github and Android Studio (& Java DK 8).

Can you elaborate on how to clone in step 1 please. 

On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 3:01:34 AM UTC+10, Nicolas Raoul wrote:

[Nicolas Raoul]

Open Android Studio and choose "Open Project", then select the folder which you cloned the github repository to (we will refer to this folder as %AnkiDroidRoot%). The project should start without error, and build automatically.

Then, perform a global search-and-replace to change the namespace, and build again.

Finally, test the resulting APK and upload it somewhere.

On Sep 5, 2015 6:22 PM, "Xiao Sun" <financia...@gmail.com> wrote:

Okay, I have cloned it on desktop. Next step please.

[Nicolas Raoul]

Please click on that blue link and install anything that says 22.

On Sep 5, 2015 9:01 PM, "Xiao Sun" <financia...@gmail.com> wrote:

okay, I fixed the git.exe error, but I still have the following error

Error:A problem occurred configuring project ':AnkiDroid'.

> failed to find target with hash string 'android-22' in: C:\Users\desktop\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

<a href="openAndroidSdkManager">Open Android SDK Manager</a>

Also when you say "github repository". It is Github/Anki-Android or Github/Anki-Android/.idea/AnkiDroid??

[Tim]

You don't have to change the namespace anymore, you can just change the app id in the build.gradle file in the AnkiDroid folder

[Xiao Sun]

After "open Project" and building I got this. I think there is an error.

[Xiao Sun]

Okay, I have cloned it on desktop. Next step please.

On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 2:44:44 PM UTC+10, Nicolas Raoul wrote:

[Xiao Sun]

okay, I fixed the git.exe error, but I still have the following error

Error:A problem occurred configuring project ':AnkiDroid'.

> failed to find target with hash string 'android-22' in: C:\Users\desktop\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

<a href="openAndroidSdkManager">Open Android SDK Manager</a>

Also when you say "github repository". It is Github/Anki-Android or Github/Anki-Android/.idea/AnkiDroid??

[Tim]

I've added some instructions to the wiki... Follow all the instructions from 'Setting up the SDK' to 'Making "parallel" builds'

[Xiao Sun]

I'll come back to this project after I'm done with my CAIA and FRM exams (and maybe actuary exams), so it could be years.

[Tim]

Well thanks for making me waste my time writing instructions

[Xiao Sun]

Okay I'll give it another try during the xmas holiday season.

[yogam...@gmail.com]

On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 5:46:56 AM UTC-7, Xiao Sun wrote:

I'm happy to maintain parallel apks if someone would give me step by step instructions on how to duplicate an apk.

This was very exiting to hear!

Xiao,  when I read back through previous months and years of threads in this group, I was really struck by your commitment to giving needed feedback on the weakness of this app.  You often had great ideas, which were often disregarded, and I was very disappointed to read some of the BS excuses that were given for disregarding your suggestions.

I mean, who knows, maybe this will be the first step which leads to you learning how to make all of those improvements you have wanted.   I'd certainly prefer an AnkiDroid which had those improvements. 
 

[Tim]

Here are some updated binaries for the parallel installs of v2.5 beta. Each of the A, B, and C flavors have one of the different icon designs from the poll:

https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/releases/tag/v2.5beta16

[Xiao Sun]

Using different icon colour for different profiles if multi profiles were to be supported in the future.

[Xiao Sun]

anyone still maintain parallel apk?