android API 29 issue

hgbrian · August 3, 2020, 3:02am

Google just changed the rule so that since the start of August so that your app must be API 29 or greater. Solar2D just added compatibility with that – that all seems to be great.

However, since updating from build 3600, I cannot get my game to build on my android device.

The first error I got was:

/private/var/folders/2q/6xnd00dn6jb9sqnykyrqk7pc0000gn/T/CLtmpMOEMyC/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml Error:
                    	uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library [com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.3.0] /Users/briann/.gradle/caches/transforms-2/files-2.1/66469a18cab037909539f040355bc192/jetified-play-services-ads-19.3.0/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 15
                    	Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 15,
                    		or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 16,
                    		or use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.android.gms.ads.impl" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

I could fix this by editing build.settings:

android {
        minSdkVersion = "16",
}

Now I can build the app, but when I start it on the device, I get a Runtime error:

HTCONE: ERROR: Runtime error
Aug 02 19:43:26.259 HTCONE: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability
                    HTCONE: Java Stack Trace:
                    HTCONE: 	shared.google.play.services.base.GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityHandler.handleGooglePlayServicesAvailability(GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityHandler.java:281)
                    HTCONE: 	shared.google.play.services.base.LuaLoader$HandleGooglePlayServicesAvailabilityWrapper.invoke(LuaLoader.java:159)
                    HTCONE: 	com.ansca.corona.JavaToNativeShim.nativeResize(Native Method)
                    HTCONE: 	com.ansca.corona.JavaToNativeShim.resize(JavaToNativeShim.java:403)
                    HTCONE: 	com.ansca.corona.graphics.opengl.CoronaGLSurfaceView$CoronaRenderer.onSurfaceChanged(CoronaGLSurfaceView.java:391)
                    HTCONE: 	com.ansca.corona.graphics.opengl.GLSurfaceView$GLThread.guardedRun(GLSurfaceView.java:1614)
                    HTCONE: 	com.ansca.corona.graphics.opengl.GLSurfaceView$GLThread.run(GLSurfaceView.java:1380)
                    H
Aug 02 19:43:26.260 TCONE: stack traceback:
                    HTCONE: 	[C]: in function 'handleGooglePlayServicesAvailability'
                    HTCONE: 	?: in main chunk
                    HTCONE: This application failed to load and execute main.lua

It seems like a brand new issue due to Google Play’s requiring API 29, so I assume other people will hit the same problem soon.

I don’t really know what’s going on here, even if it’s a Solar2D issue, or if my device is too old now, so any advice is appreciated!

agramonte · August 3, 2020, 4:00am

To fix it in the meantime while Vlad fixes it create a “corona.gradle” in the AndroidResources.

Add the following lines:
dependencies {
implementation ‘com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:17.0.0’
}

aclementerodrguez · August 3, 2020, 4:20pm

Do you mean create that file inside the AndroidResources folder?

chodongwon82 · August 3, 2020, 5:55pm

Oh… Now, are “Android 4.0.3 (API 15)” not available?

hgbrian · August 3, 2020, 7:04pm

Thanks agramonte, I haven’t gotten that to work yet (I haven’t even been using an AndroidResources folder for this older project so I need to work that out) but I understand the problem better now. It sounds like it may get rolled into the next Solar2d release too.

agramonte · August 3, 2020, 8:13pm

yes. This is what mine looks like and it builds:

agramonte · August 3, 2020, 8:14pm

I have not built anything for Android 15 in a while, I am fairly sure you can make it work. Just not sure how many plugins would actually work with Android 15. I mostly keep to Android 16 for Amazon and Android 19 for Google.

bamazy · August 4, 2020, 1:14am

This solution didn’t work for me

aclementerodrguez · August 4, 2020, 6:27am

Ok, thanks a lot!

chodongwon82 · August 4, 2020, 9:32am

thanks agramonte!!

I just released my App to Google and Apple Store with the latest build. (Solar2D 2020.3607)

Legendorik · August 4, 2020, 10:49am

Unfortunately, solutions in this topic don’t help. My version of the problem is quite similar, but Runtime error after building with the 16th minSdkVersion is different:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Lcom/google/android/gms/common/GoogleApiAvailability;

It’s definitely caused by admob plugin, because only it requires editing build.settings for a chance to build the app.

vlads · August 6, 2020, 5:28am

Please try again. Issue should be solved now.

bamazy · August 6, 2020, 5:47am

I’ve just tried to build with the latest build, didn’t work.

gongalf · August 7, 2020, 8:02am

I got a similar error when I enable the OneSignal plugin:

/private/var/folders/4j/m59mm3h17ml6d5mxx92l8wcr0000gn/T/CLtmpMXtccO/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml Error:
                        	uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library [com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:20.2.3] /Users/chema/.gradle/caches/transforms-2/files-2.1/25a4ee619d35555f682164da12d8bc69/jetified-firebase-messaging-20.2.3/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 15
                        	Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 15,
                        		or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 16,
                        		or use tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.firebase.messaging" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

If I edit the build.settings with this…

android {
        minSdkVersion = "16",
}

…the app works but not the OneSignal plugin:

I need this plugin working because my clients need it.

ostcollector · August 9, 2020, 6:07am

I have the same problem with OneSignal. While googling for solution found this: https://github.com/OneSignal/OneSignal-Android-SDK/issues/1018. Maybe it should help to localize problem. Though I was unable to get version of OneSignal SDK used in Solar.

Hopefully Vlad fixes it because I’m very dependent on OneSignal.

bgmadclown · August 9, 2020, 1:35pm

You may want to check OneSignal’s Solar2D repository. If those two are related, it may be a good idea to create an issue on that repository.

hgbrian · August 9, 2020, 10:04pm

The new version (3609) no longer has a RuntimeError.
Note, I still needed to add to build.settings:

android {
        minSdkVersion = "16",
}

Thanks!

aclementerodrguez · August 10, 2020, 3:32am

I am trying to update my game in Play Store and got this warnings: (with Solar2D 2020.3609):

bamazy · August 10, 2020, 4:19am

I still get the below error:
> Task :App:checkReleaseDuplicateClasses FAILED

                FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
                
                * What went wrong:
                Execution failed for task ':App:checkReleaseDuplicateClasses'.
                > 1 exception was raised by workers:
                  java.lang.RuntimeException: Duplicate class com.google.android.gms.internal.measurement.zzbv found in modules jetified-play-services-measurement-16.5.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement:16.5.0) and play-services-measurement-base-17.1.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.1.0)
                  Duplicate class com.google.android.gms.internal.measurement.zzbw found in modules jetified-play-services-measurement-16.5.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement:16.5.0) and play-services-measurement-base-17.1.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.1.0)
                  Duplicate class com.google.android.gms.internal.measurement.zzdf found in modules jetified-play-services-measurement-impl-16.5.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:16.5.0) and play-services-measurement-base-17.1.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.1.0)
                  Duplicate class com.google.android.gms.internal.measurement.zzdg found in modules jetified-play-services-measurement-impl-16.5.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:16.5.0) and play-services-measurement-base-17.1.0-runtime.jar (com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.1.0)

It seems the conflict is because of Appodeal Admob. When I disabled Appodeal Admob, it was built without errors.

oliverthom707 · August 10, 2020, 10:31am

I just released my App to Google and Apple Store with the latest build.