Android Mode 275

4.1.0-beta4 release of the Android mode

This new beta includes:

• #512: An easier-to-use, object-oriented AR API: #512 (comment)
• #538: Initial implementations of VR convenience classes (selector, camera)

Android Mode 274

4.1.0-beta3 release of the Android mode

This new beta includes:

• #512: A tentative API to access AR functionality: #512 (comment)
• #265: Some progress with the experimental P2DX renderer: #265 (comment)

Android Mode 273

4.1.0-beta2 release of the Android mode

This new beta includes:

• #381: The Android menu allows to select between Cardboard and Daydream, by @SyamSundarKirubakaran
• #518: Native/shared libraries are copied to the correct location, and support for TensorFlow Lite format, by @irealva
• Default icon names and locations follow latest conventions in Android (res/mipmap/ic_launcher), but old names (icon-xy) are still supported
• Various updates from Java mode, including the new circle, square, push, pop functions, and fixes to attribute handling.

Android Mode 272

4.1.0-beta1 release of the Android mode

Version 4.1.0-beta1 introduces a new AR rendering library, wrapping Google's AR Core API, developed by Syam Sundar Kirubakaran, and an integrated debugger, identical in functionality to that available in the Java mode, developed by Manav Jain. These features are still tested and debugged as part of the 4.1 milestone.

Android Mode 271

4.0.4 release of the Android mode

Version 4.0.4 fixes a critical bug that caused the app cache to grow continuously after each app restart (#506).

Please check the list of closed issues in the 4.0.4 milestone for details.

Android Mode 270

4.0.3 release of the Android mode

Version 4.0.3 of the Android mode fixes a number of important issues related to memory management found in earlier versions of the mode, in addition to some improvements in the handling of non-looping and live wallpaper sketches. Also, this version of the mode includes an experimental OpenGL renderer for 2D graphics, temporarily called P2DX, contributed by @hazmatsuitor and discussed in this thread. Note that the implementation of this renderer is not yet complete, although it should be usable for simple sketches.

Please check the list of closed issues in the 4.0.3 milestone for details.

Android Mode 269

4.0.2 release of the Android mode

Version 4.0.2 of the Android mode fixes a number of issues found in 4.0.1. Also, the build system has bee substantially revamped. You can find the updated build instructions in the project's wiki.

Please check the list of closed issues in the 4.0.2 milestone for details.

Android Mode 0268

4.0.1 release of the Android mode

Version 4.0.1 of the Android mode fixes several issues found in 4.0. Please check the list of closed issues in the 4.0.1 milestone for details.

Android Mode 0267

4.0 release of the Android mode

Version 4.0 of the Android mode supporting live wallpapers, watch faces, and VR apps. It also uses Gradle as the build system. It is compatible with Processing 3.1+

Issues fixed and updates implemented for this release are listed here.

Android Mode 0266

Version 4.0 Release Candidate 3 of the Android mode

Compatible with Processing 3.1+

Fixes

• Connect to watch paired over Bluetooth even if emulator is running: #377
• Don't trigger mouse events when detecting taps in watch faces #388
• Make sure that required watch face and VR permissions don't get erased: #390
• Don't force new manifest when opening Permissions Selector: #393
• Use correct path for keystore backup: #394
• Additional PID parsing from logcat output: 45a5c70

Enhancements

• Use only one thread to update device list: #387
• Remove main() method from exported code: #392
• Minor UI tweaks on Windows: #383
• Don't print unnecessary warnings from adb: #384
• Throw exception when trying to use pixels array in A2D renderer not backed up by bitmap object: #391