Let’s say you got a simple problem: build a form that allows a user to sign up for a newsletter. Obviously, you need to prevent users from entering junk while still allowing “exotic” addresses. What does a valid address look…
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Things that came to mind
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Raccoon, Google Play, APK download and the offertype
One of the cool features of Raccoon is the ability to downgrade apps when a developer screws you over with an update. However, in order to do so, you must supply the following download parameters yourself:
Update on the “Bypassing region restrictions” thing.
Wow, this ipCountryOverride thing is tough. I mean, with mccMncOverride, the content/format of the value is obvious. But how does Play expect a country to be specified? Could be a two letter country code, could be a locale string, might…
Posted in Coding
Help Wanted: Got a phone/tablet with a debug build of Android 6 or higher?
I’m kinda stuck here, trying to keep Raccoon up to date with the latest changes on Google Play. It’s nothing critical (yet), but we are missing out on some fancy stuff since Raccoon can’t interpret some of the data it…
Raccoon: Error when downloading (continued)
Looks like I spoke to soon in yesterday’s post, announcing that Raccoon v4.1.3 would solve the “Error on download issue”. It does, kinda, but it’s not a final solution, as it requires an annoying workaround (see below).
Posted in Coding
Raccoon v4.1.3 should fix the no download problem
Just a quick heads up. Raccoon v4.1.3 should fix the “app not downloading” issue that has arisen yesterday. However, I’m currently in a rush and don’t have time for a proper, tested release. PS: If you haven’t done so already,…
Posted in Coding
Raccoon: app search works, download doesn’t
Well folks, we need to talk. Today, I opened my mail client and was greeted with a “Raccoon is broken, fix it!” message. Most of the time that’s the result of a handling error, but once in a while, usually…
Posted in Coding
Exporting Apps from Raccoon (into F-Droid repositories,…)
The question came up in a support request, but is probably interesting enough to blog about: “How do I write a script to copy apps from Raccoon‘s own repository to some place else?”
Posted in Coding, Tips and Tricks
Let there be hackjob (DummyDroid updated)…
The plan was to rewrite DummyDroid from scratch, get rid of the ugly code and make it more userfriendly (ideally let it clone a device via USB) while I’m at it. Unfortunately, that would have taken several weeks (yes, the…
Posted in Coding
And Google broke Raccoon… again
I’m getting a lot of email at the moment about Raccoon suddenly being unable to log into Play, so instead of answering them individually, I’ll just address the issue here. What happened? Well, in a nutshell, the same thing that…
