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)
• ...