[F-Droid build] Widget no longer shown in a list of widgets

[stweller]

Hi all,

I'm using the F-Droid build of the Agenda widget. Since the update to version 3, I can no longer find the widget in the list of widgets and hence I can no longer add it.

And yes, I did follow the instructions, remove the widget and reinstalled after rebooting.

Thanks!

[yvolk]

Hi @stweller

1. I didn't test F-Droid's build before, but I did it now (on my Android 10 device) and everything looks OK.

2. If you still have the problem please uninstall F-Droid's build and try my own from here: Beta testing of ToDo Agenda #320

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BTW, what's your device's model and Android version?

[stweller]

Hi @yvolk ,

thanks a lot for your prompt reply. Indeed installing the build from #320 resolves the issue. But with the F-Droid build, the app doesn't seem to be registering correctly; it is not visible anywhere.

My device is a Samsung SM-A520F (a5y17lte), with a Lineage OS 16 rom, i.e. Android 9.

[yvolk]

But with the Android build, the app doesn't seem to be registering correctly; it is not visible anywhere.

@stweller I understand that you mean "F-Droid build" here?!

Thank you for the report.
I will wait for other reports, maybe we will have to change application id in F-Droid...

[stweller]

Yes, sorry, I updated the comment. Never type faster than you can think.

[nkoester]

I too cannot find any widget in the list :( I am using Version 3.0.11-532 installed from the F-Droid store. I use a Moto G (2014) alias titan with LinageOS 14.1 (7.1.2)

[yvolk]

@nkoester Please try suggestions, that I posted above.
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[nkoester]

Unfortunately, installing external APKs besides F-Droid is not an option on this device, sorry.

[yvolk]

I see you both use Lineage OS.
It's interesting, is this incompatibility with it?
I need to test on some Lineage OS emulator, if such exists...

I think that the incompatibility is caused by the F-Droid's way to change declared app's package...
@relan Do you think that we need to change the app's package in F-Droid to its 'natural' new one: org.andstatus.todoagenda
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[stweller]

Well, if I can help by providing additional information, please let me know.

[stweller]

And by the way: Thanks a lot for putting extra effort into making the app work with F-Droid. It's very valuable to me to be able to install it without Google Play (and without manually downloading stuff)!

[relan]

Do you think that we need to change the app's package in F-Droid to its 'natural' new one: org.andstatus.todoagenda?!

We can do that (i.e. add Todo Agenda as a new app). But I don't think app ID is the culprit. Just tested on my tablet with AOSP 8.1 with Launcher3: the widget is present in the widgets list and I could add it to a workspace just fine.

There's no LineageOS for the emulator (at least officially) and I don't have any devices with LineageOS at hand, unfortunately. @stweller, @nkoester, could you test Todo Agenda with a different launcher than LineageOS's Trebuchet?

[stweller]

Hi @relan , thanks for looking into this. I have seen other apps change their name without changing the app ID, so I tend to agree with you.

I deinstalled the manually downloaded app and switched to the F-Droid build again, and then tried adding the widget again. In Trebuchet, it doesn't work as before, but in OpenLauncher it does. Note that in contrast to Trebuchet, OpenLauncher doesn't offer a preview of the apps that it wants to add, don't know whether that is important.

Also note: This test may be not completely fair, because the F-Droid app is in version 3.0.11-532, whereas the beta version from #320 is at 3.1.7.

[yvolk]

@stweller The post in #320 has a history, where you can find any previous version, including v.3.0.11 (October 5): https://github.com/plusonelabs/calendar-widget/files/3693412/TodoAgenda-3.0.11-532-release.zip

[stweller]

Good point, thanks! I tried this version as well, and it does work in both Trebuchet and OpenLauncher. So basically, the only non-working version is F-Droid build + Trebuchet (which is unfortunately the combination which I would like to use...).

[yvolk]

I see that the only reliable way to fix such problems, caused by F-Droid specific builds (that aren't even tested before a release!) is to create in F-Droid new "ToDo Agenda" app with its native package name and no other changes from the app that I build myself, except for package signature (made by F-Droid).

I plan to drop support for Android before v.7.1.1 (API 25, the same as noted here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history ), so it will be logical to leave old app for users with older devices.

[relan]

This test may be not completely fair, because the F-Droid app is in version 3.0.11-532, whereas the beta version from #320 is at 3.1.7.

3.1.7 is now on F-Droid. Could you check it?

[stweller]

Yes, I checked, behavior is unchanged, i.e. the F-Droid build doesn't register a widget in the widget list and no app in the app list.

[yvolk]

@relan I decided to get rid of problems, caused by the app package name changes, and created the Merge Request with corresponding changes in F-Droid.

Please review: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/merge_requests/5983

[nkoester]

This test may be not completely fair, because the F-Droid app is in version 3.0.11-532, whereas the beta version from #320 is at 3.1.7.

3.1.7 is now on F-Droid. Could you check it?

I updated to 3.1.7-560 from fdroid and the widget is now in the list! <3

[stweller]

Really? I'll re-check then later today.

[stweller]

Unfortunately I can't confirm. I'm still facing the same issues, as I described a bit earlier. Also in 3.1.7-560 from F-Droid nothing shows up for me (the manually installed apk works as expected).

[yvolk]

@stweller @nkoester ToDo Agenda with its original package name appeared on F-Droid site, please check:
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.andstatus.todoagenda/

[stweller]

Great, with the original package name everything works as expected now! It says "Unknown application" in F-Droid, but that's really only a cosmetic issue. Since the issue seems to be gone for @nkoester too, I'm closing this.