[android-developers] Re: App name/icon problems on Hero after reboot

Justin,

Thank you SO MUCH for testing this! I can now say with certainty that
I have fixed the problem going forward and have identified at least
one thing that triggers this problem. Hero doesn't like raw string
app labels. It was probably developed with the assumption that app
labels are resource strings, though the reference docs say that "as a
convenience while you are developing it can be set as a raw string".
Perhaps they didn't test with anything set like that.

Erik,

Thanks for providing a list of apps that are experiencing the bug. A
friend of mine told me that handcent sms was broken but is now fixed
on his Hero. I wonder if it's just luck of the draw with this
problem? I was hoping there was a deterministic way to make it
work.

On Oct 30, 8:08 am, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, forgot to include my firmware build number:
>
> 1.29.651.1 CL69164 release-keys
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Installed, played 1 round, rebooted, icon & text looked fine.  Game started
> > with no problems.
>
> > Justin
>
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> Ah ha!
>
> >> Ok, that at least shows something.  Before I changed the raw string to
> >> @string/app_name, it was causing the game to display as the package
> >> name instead of the label after a reboot.  Now, if you've never
> >> installed it before, it works fine, but for those have already
> >> installed it, it keeps breaking even after installing the update.
>
> >> I know it's speculation but it feels like a caching issue directly or
> >> indirectly to me.  Regardless of what's causing it, I'm glad that new
> >> installs are working with the updates I've made.  Now to figure out
> >> how to fix it when someone's installed and has the bug already...
>
> >> Justin - I don't want you to have to spend any money but Light Racer
> >> 3D is showing up normally at install but then after reboot, the icon
> >> turns to a random drawable resource in the package and the label
> >> changes to com.batterypoweredgames.lightracer3d.  I've also applied
> >> the app label update to this one as well.  I don't suppose you'd be
> >> willing to test it?  You could always refund it when you're done.
> >> That would totally confirm it for me.
>
> >> Also, Justin, what firmware version do you have specifically?  I want
> >> to compare with the versions I've seen it break on before.
>
> >> Thanks!
>
> >> On Oct 29, 9:28 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > It says "Light Racer".  Cache....it's good if it's in your wallet...not
> >> so
> >> > good when it causes bugs.
>
> >> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> > > Justin,
>
> >> > > Did the app name say "Light Racer" or "net.rbgrn.lightracer" after the
> >> > > reboot?  That was the problem with it.
>
> >> > > I had a version out that used a raw string as the app label in the
> >> > > manifest.  This updated one uses @string/app_name.  If you confirm
> >> > > that it's the correct name and not the package name, then that's
> >> > > certainly one of the bugs right there.  People that have installed it
> >> > > when it had the raw string app label never seem to get it fixed.  Even
> >> > > updating to the one you claim works doesn't work for them.  It's like
> >> > > once it's broken on the device, the cached data never goes away.
>
> >> > > That makes we wonder if there is a way to clear data on one of the
> >> > > system apps that will reset that cache...
>
> >> > > On Oct 29, 7:25 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > I just downloaded it, played a round, rebooted and everything seems
> >> fine
> >> > > > with it.  Icon looks good and the game loads.  Soooo....what's amiss
> >> with
> >> > > > the rest of us?  Sheer dumb luck?  Poorly coded apps?
>
> >> > > > Justin
>
> >> > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com>
> >> > > wrote:
>
> >> > > > > Justin, would you be willing to install Light Racer, reboot and
> >> check
> >> > > > > for me?  That will show if I've figured out part of the problem or
> >> > > > > not.
>
> >> > > > > Thanks!
>
> >> > > > > On Oct 29, 3:14 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > > > I installed pandahome (assuming that's what you meant by
> >> installing a
> >> > > > > > different home app) and I get the same results.  Messed up
> >> launcher
> >> > > icons
> >> > > > > > after reboot.
>
> >> > > > > > Justin
>
> >> > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Greg Donald <gdon...@gmail.com
>
> >> > > wrote:
>
> >> > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Dianne Hackborn <
> >> > > hack...@android.com>
> >> > > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > If this is only happening on Hero, it needs to be reported
> >> to
> >> > > HTC,
> >> > > > > not as
> >> > > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > > > generic platform bug.
>
> >> > > > > > > Do you know where the HTC bug reporting site is?  All I can
> >> find is
> >> > > a
> >> > > > > > > simple support form that doesn't even confirm I posted
> >> anything.
>
> >> > > > > > > > Has anyone tried installing an alternate home app and seeing
> >> if
> >> > > it
> >> > > > > still
> >> > > > > > > > happens there?  I wonder if this is something in their
> >> custom
> >> > > home
> >> > > > > app.
>
> >> > > > > > > I'd be happy to try if I can.  What would you suggest I try?
> >>  (I
> >> > > > > > > wasn't previously aware I could install a new home app.)
>
> >> > > > > > > --
> >> > > > > > > Greg Donald
> >> > > > > > >http://destiney.com/
>
>
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