Posts Tagged ‘Android’

Aeon Racer for iPhone and Android

January 19th, 2011

As part of the Modern Alchemists, I am proud to announce that we just released Aeon Racer for iPhone and Android!

Here’s a quote of the description:
Fly for your life in this classic arcade-style racing game!
Dogde gates, discover mysterious galaxies, train your reflexes and reach maximum velocity to gain the ultimate highscore! The universe is your new playground.

Screenshots & Video

Features at a glance

unique galaxies
levels per galaxy
Infinite mode for endless entertainment
Highscore system
Smooth space ship controls
Neon-styled graphics

Check it out at http://aeon-racer.modern-alchemists.com

iTunes Link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aeon-racer/id414874725?mt=8

Android Market Link:

market://details?id=com.modernalchemists.aeonracer
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-modernalchemists-aeonracer-zijmm.aspx

See ya in outer space

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Posted in Game Development, Modern Alchemists, ShiVa

Tags: Android Games iPhone Modern Alchemists ShiVa

Drag and drop install APK script

September 30th, 2010

Update April 5th 2011: since the latest Android SDK, the adb tool has been moved to the platform-tools folder. I updated the script to point to the correct directory.

If you want to be able to just drag and drop your APK file onto a CMD file, and let it be installed on the connected device automatically, use something like this (simply copy this to your *.cmd file):

New:

:: Just some debug output:
echo Attempting to install file: %1
 
:: Enter drive letter:
d:
 
:: Enter path to adb here:
cd D:\android_sdk on 10.17.1.205\platform-tools
 
:: Install file:
adb install -r %1
PAUSE

Old:

:: Just some debug output:
echo Attempting to install file: %1
 
:: Enter drive letter:
d:
 
:: Enter path to adb here:
cd D:\androidsdk\tools
 
:: Install file:
adb install -r %1
PAUSE

PS: Of course one could use set varNAme=__PATH__ instead of the cd-ing, but my path has some spaces and that leads to troubles.

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Posted in Misc, Tutorials

Tags: Android Console Tutorials

Simulate incoming call with Android emulator

September 14th, 2010

First be sure that an emulator is running.
Then open up the console with Start >> Run (or press Windows + ‘r’) and type in ‘cmd‘.
This will bring you to something like:

Like shown above, type in ‘telnet‘ and press enter. The result will look like:

Here type in ‘o localhost 5554‘ as shown here:

This will establish a connection to the emulator.
You can see the port number to be entered in the title bar of the emulator window.
If this succeeds, it will open the Android Console:

Here you can use all kinds of commands.
To simulate a call, type ‘gsm call 066712345‘:

The result is an incoming call at the emulator:

To cancel the call, type ‘gsm cancel 066712345‘.
See http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html#telephony for more information about gsm operations.

Use ‘exit‘ to exit the Android Console and ‘quit‘ to quit telnet.
Hope that helps!

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Posted in Game Development, Misc, Tutorials

Tags: Android Console Tutorials

Android & Eclipse “Could not find *.apk”

August 21st, 2010

If you’re using Eclipse to develop Android applications and get the error:

[2010-08-16 19:56:41 - xxx] ------------------------------
[2010-08-16 19:56:41 - xxx] Android Launch!
[2010-08-16 19:56:41 - xxx] adb is running normally.
[2010-08-16 19:56:41 - xxx] Could not find xxx.apk!
[2010-08-16 19:58:04 - xxx] ------------------------------

after importing a project (maybe doing some reconfiguring), just remove the project (only the project from Eclipse, not from disk!).
Then simply re-import it and it should work again!

Update March 14th: according to Sean, you can get this error also by having the emulator already running and changing the project SDK. The solution then is to close the emulator and run it again from eclipse. Thanks for the info!

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Posted in Game Development, Misc

Tags: Android

Update Vodafon HTC Magic from Android 1.6 to 2.1

August 2nd, 2010

Yesterday I struggled with how to update a Vodafon HTC Magic to Android 2.1 (which I urgently needed for testing purpose). The offical update has not yet been published, although several blog posts from spring 2010 stated, that this summer an update will arrive. In case you’re in the same situation, here’s my resumé.

!!! DISCLAIMER: NO WARRANTY! YOU COULD RUIN YOUR DEVICE !!!

First I recommend cyanogenmod. Go to their wiki and follow the instructions: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Magic. Thanks to their nice write up, I discovered the first important thing: I have a HTC Magic 32B. So, the next step is to proceed to the Full Update Guide – HTC Magic 32B. Read it carefully! And also, if you live in Europe, read the last section! For me, I saw the three skateboarding Androids in the fast boot menu (access it with back + power on). I got the “Incorrect Model ID” error after loading the SAPPIMG.nbh, but didn’t need the goldcard part! I just followed the “Non-TMobile 32B Magics and ION/ADP2” section – everything worked fine. Maybe it’s just me, but after that step I restarted the “old” system, and also copied the backup on my PC…just to be sure.

Now proceed to Upgrading From CM 4.2 or other rooted ROMS to 5.0.x(Dream/Sapphire). Don’t get overwhelmed, it’s a straight forward process. The important thing is, to perform a FULL WIPE. First I only cleared the dalvik-cache, which resulted in a never ending boot phase. Then I tried again with a full wipe, and it worked like a charm!

And that was it. Hope this helps…the whole process took me a few hours, but if you do it like described here, you can do it within half an hour (including all the downloading ).