Recipes to build an android/apk from an HTag app

This is the build apk method for an HTag app (using htag >= 0.90.0)

Don't be afraid, it's really simple (thanks to buildozer docker system !!)

Note :

Since htag>=0.90, this recipe has changed (no more github action), and no more AndroidApp'htag special runner ! htag is the only dependancy !!!
The previous mechanim used the 'sdl2' bootstrap with kivy (so kivy was needed). Now it uses the 'webview' bootstrap (no more kivy needed!), and it's a lot more natural (apk is smaller, speedier, simpler and 'back' button is supported OOTB)

Recipe :

You should use make.py, which is a script/commandline to help you in the build/install/debug process (using the buildozer tool).

First of all, ensure that theses tools are installed on your computer : python3, docker, git, adb & pidcat (depending on your distribution, it's just sudo apt-get install python3 docker git adb pidcat)

You'll have to know basics adb commmands (adb connect, adb devices, ...)

Open a console and do :

$ git clone https://github.com/manatlan/htagapk.git
$ cd htagapk

Give execution permission to make.py

$ chmod +x ./make.py

See if it works ;-)

$ ./make.py

It will show you that you have 2 project/folders (app & app2)

"app" is an android smartphone app
"app2" is an android tv app

(More to come)

So you'll have to define which one you want to test (in the folowing, we will take 'app" )

Build the apk

$ ./make.py app build

Plug your device, and ensure that it's connected (using adb tool)

$ adb devices

(no trouble to connect a wifi android device, it works the same (if the device accept incoming connexion))

You can install the apk, and run it, using :

$ ./make.py app install

If you want to see the live log

$ ./make.py app debug

IRL others htag (<0.90) apps repo

Deprecated, coz using the old way, with htag < 0.90 !!!

TriApp: a freely android clone of TriCount (htag < 0.90)
MAAR : a POC of a music player for android autoradio (htag < 0.90)
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