How do we publish larger apps?

Solar2D Android
#1

I’m working on an app that is currently in the apple app store and has over 100MB in resources. Due to the Google Play app size limit, we are getting around this issue by having the app download the necessary resources from out server after installing the app from Google Play. However, even when the app is installed to the sdcard, the system.DocumentsDirectory (ie “User Data” on Android) uses the phone’s internal memory. I’m using an HTC Desire with Android 2.2. This phone has only 140MB of usable internal memory, so it’s impossible for me to test the app on my device. In fact, a large number of Android devices will have problems installing our app.

Is there or will there be any way to read/write files on removable storage? Alternatively, is there or will there be ANY way to run very large Corona apps on Android? [import]uid: 103727 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 327857[/import]

#2

Is this not considered to be a very important issue? It’s sat for a month without a single reply. [import]uid: 112085 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 113569[/import]

#3

I don’t work with Android but have you considered downloading a bunch of assets on first launch to push the size down?

There are other threads about this with answers, did you find those OK using search? If you are watching a thread and don’t see a reply in a timely manner feel free to bump the thread. (Although this thread is actually not a month old - it’s a week today.)

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 113620[/import]

#4

http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2012/05/31/any-way-access-sdcard

It’s a month old. I just re-posted it with a pro account hoping that would get it noticed. What do you mean by downloading assets on first launch? That is what is causing the problem, as I described.

Edit: also, yes. I have searched the forums and it seems that there is currently no way to access the sdcard from corona. [import]uid: 112085 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 113639[/import]

#5

I misread the original post but am now reading your linked-to thread - I believe I read something about this the other day. I’m going to go look it up and hopefully find something useful to post on your thread linked to above :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 113782[/import]

#6

Thank you! I hope you find something. I’d really appreciate it. [import]uid: 112085 topic_id: 27857 reply_id: 113783[/import]