Hello,

Today I went to compile another of my games for the Google Play Store to update the API version to 35. I was surprised to see that when it reached the end of the compilation, it produced an error:

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Error: Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions

ANDROID_HOME=~~/androidSDK (recommended setting)

ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=undefined (DEPRECATED)

Using Android SDK: ~~/androidSDK

Task :wrapper

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1s

1 actionable task: 1 executed

Subproject Path: CordovaLib

Subproject Path: app

Task :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE

Task :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE

Task :app:mergeDebugNativeDebugMetadata NO-SOURCE

Task :app:generateDebugBuildConfig

Task :app:javaPreCompileDebug

Task :CordovaLib:preBuild UP-TO-DATE

Task :CordovaLib:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE

Task :CordovaLib:writeDebugAarMetadata

Task :app:checkDebugAarMetadata

Task :app:generateDebugResValues

Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugResValues

Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugResources

Task :CordovaLib:packageDebugResources

Task :app:mapDebugSourceSetPaths

Task :app:generateDebugResources

Task :app:mergeDebugResources

Task :app:packageDebugResources

Task :app:parseDebugLocalResources

Task :app:createDebugCompatibleScreenManifests

Task :app:extractDeepLinksDebug

Task :CordovaLib:extractDeepLinksDebug

Task :CordovaLib:processDebugManifest

Task :app:processDebugMainManifest

Task :app:processDebugManifest

Task :app:processDebugManifestForPackage

Task :CordovaLib:compileDebugLibraryResources

Task :CordovaLib:parseDebugLocalResources

Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugRFile

Task :app:processDebugResources FAILED

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24 actionable tasks: 24 executed

Running as unit: run-r86f980a4fdb412a9d97baaf70.scope; invocation ID: 4a1c91fb646645f2154400bcb7cb47b

(node:766015) [DEP0060] DeprecationWarning: The `util._extend` API is deprecated. Please use Object.assign() instead.

(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:

Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.

A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask$TaskAction

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BUILD FAILED in 2s

Command failed with exit code 1: ~~/gradlew cdvBuildDebug

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After this, I tried compiling other games that I updated about two weeks ago, and these compiled correctly and are uploaded and updated in the Google Play Store also gave the same error. So, I've come to the conclusion that it's not a problem with my game using third-party resources, since it doesn't compile either the game I tried to upload or the ones that were compiled two weeks ago and are uploaded. I also tried opening another browser (Firefox) and compiling there, but the result was the same.

It seems to be a server or construct issue. Is this happening to anyone else?

Thank you both very much. I just uploaded the version and noticed the billing library error was still appearing, and I didn't realize it takes about a day to clear the error from the console.

Thanks again.

Hi, thanks for your reply. I did it with the r440.2 Stable release. I opened the project, compiled with this version, and uploaded it to Google Play. The warning hasn't disappeared.

Do I have to change the plugin in the project? Because I didn't do that. I understand that if the API is already set up, I don't have to replace any plugins within Construct 3. Is that correct?

Also, where can I find the version code like the image you posted here? I couldn't find the file in the compilation zip.

Hello,

Google Play is asking us to update our apps to Billing Library version 7.0.0.0. How can I tell if you've already integrated it into the builds? I'm using the latest stable version of Construct, and it doesn't seem to contain the version Google Play is asking for.

The deadline is August 31st, but we should have it already.

Ashley, can you tell me more about this?

Thanks,

Hello!

Well, it depends on the application, I also have a threshold below 0.40% but they are the least, the majority have exceeded that threshold and everything since then.

How do you track failures on a test device to know which SDK is failing? Do you use Android Studio connected to the test mobile? or how do you do it?

This way I could see those errors and polish the application.

Although I mention that there were no such errors before and perhaps Construct should take a look at how the new version of Android behaves so that we do not have to worry about SDK errors as they were before.

Hi!

Ashley I wanted to ask you about the ANR errors that Construct 3 is producing since Android has switched to SDK 34 and has incorporated android 14.

I have been able to look at the ARN error graphs of my games and applications and I can say that it is quite evident how since that event that was about July 10-12 approximately in all my applications and games the ARN error rate has skyrocketed, going from having an average of between 0% and 0.1% to a current average that exceeds in almost all cases the 0.80% of ARN errors.

This is being a first level problem, because google play has a maximum threshold of 0.40% in the ARN error rate and being above this 0.40% is affecting the positioning and therefore downloads and revenue.

In my case I am having drops in number of downloads due to loss of positioning. In fact if you go to google play console you can see this error rate with a red admiration if it exceeds 0.40%.

I would like you to start working on solving this, because it produces a lot of instability to applications, stability that before if there was because I never had to worry about something and the graph of ARN errors was almost zero before that 10-12 July.

I hope your response and that other colleagues can say if they also this is happening to them.

Thanks!

Hello!

I compiled a project to see if I could find out the current admob SDK.

I opened the file with Visual Code: play-services-ads.properties

Inside I found this written:

version=20.6.0

client=play-services-ads

play-services-ads_client=20.6.0

So, I confirm that we are in an obsolete version!

I hope Ashley resolves it as soon as possible and we can start updating all our applications, in my case I have many.

Hi!

I need help, I need to access the image gallery on my phone to be able to select a photo and put it in an empty sprite. The problem is that I can't find how to access the mobile image gallery from a compilation for Android. Can someone help me please?

Hi!

Ashley please, let's see if you can have the purchase plugin before August 2, because otherwise the production of new games for which we are dedicated to creating mobile games will be in serious danger. I think that if we pay for the subscription to Construct it is fair that you worry about such important things as updating the billing library for google play, giving high priority over new features of Construct 3. I hope you can work quickly on this update and we will have it before August, for the sake of Construct 3.

This is perfect to know the total pixel count, thank you! But.... what would happen if in the centre of a drawingCanvas I deleted part of the object with a "Clear Rectangle" action?

Those missing pixels will not be taken into account. Any suggestions? thanks a lot!

Thank you, before asking for help I had read the documentation several times, but it doesn't solve what I need to know or at least I don't understand it, that's why I asked for help.

Can someone help me,

I need to know how to calculate the number of total pixels of a Canvas (DrawingCanvas), This canvas can have blurred areas and there comes the problem that it is not a perfect square or rectangular area.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks