App works in simulator but not on phone

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

i found the source code for an educational app called match the letter online at https://github.com/johnpolacek/Match-The-Letter-Game . when i ran it in the simulator, it was completely fine but when i built it for android and installed it on my phone it wouldn’t work and message saying “This application has encountered a lua error (see logs) or has been corrupted,” im not sure why this is occurring so can someone please help me figure this out??

#2

Oops. sorry posted to wrong thread.

Note: The number one reason why apps don’t work in the simulator is because of name cases not matching when referring to files.

I’ll download this app, build it, and see if I can figure out the issue.

#3

Hi again.  OK. I tried it and it installed and ran fine.

I used Corona version 1149, built for a generic Android target, and installed it on a Nexus 7.

Here is a link to the APK http://downloads.roaminggamer.com/games/match.apk

See it this installs and works on your device.  If so, maybe try rebuilding or examining your install process.

#4

Hi @mokshjawa.  If you have not done so, install the “Android Debug Bridge” or adb tools.  There is a command line tool called “adb logcat” that will let you see the console log where these messages are printed.  There is also a logcat (maybe called CatLog) that can be installed that will show you the messages on your app’s screen.

#5

Oops. sorry posted to wrong thread.

Note: The number one reason why apps don’t work in the simulator is because of name cases not matching when referring to files.

I’ll download this app, build it, and see if I can figure out the issue.

#6

Hi again.  OK. I tried it and it installed and ran fine.

I used Corona version 1149, built for a generic Android target, and installed it on a Nexus 7.

Here is a link to the APK http://downloads.roaminggamer.com/games/match.apk

See it this installs and works on your device.  If so, maybe try rebuilding or examining your install process.

#7

Hi @mokshjawa.  If you have not done so, install the “Android Debug Bridge” or adb tools.  There is a command line tool called “adb logcat” that will let you see the console log where these messages are printed.  There is also a logcat (maybe called CatLog) that can be installed that will show you the messages on your app’s screen.