Fails to upgrade from 1.1.3

[X22396]

I tried from Play Store, but get message after downloading "Cannot upgrade..." With no reason. I cleared cache, and tried again from Play Store, but same result.

I then dl'd from Github site, but now I get

Tried clearing cache again, but no go. Is there a way to save my settings, so I can reinstall?

[pilot51]

Someone else had the same issue yesterday and thought they previously downloaded it from GitHub. Apparently they downloaded it from F-Droid, which builds APKs from source with a different signing key, meaning it is not upgrade-compatible with my builds on GitHub (in the Releases section) and Google Play.

If you don't want to go through the trouble of losing your settings, you'll either need to continue side-loading the builds from F-Droid or jump through some technical hoops with adb commands to uninstall without removing data and reinstall. If you're not concerned about the settings, just uninstall and reinstall the Play Store or GitHub version.

I think I'll have to remove the F-Droid button from the README or add a warning next to it now that I'm aware of this issue.

Edit: README updated.

[X22396]

Thanks for the reply, funny thing is, My work phone updated VN from Play Store yesterday no issues, which is what prompted me to update my personal phone.

Both phones were running same version 1.1.3. however, my personal phone couldn't find VN on Playstore, I had to search for it using Pilot51. It did find it, and said "installed" on Play Store.

Another issue, after downloading 1.2.1 from your GitHub site, I uninstalled 1.1.3, then installed 1.2.1, only for it not to find all the apps on my phone.

I eventually had to go back to 1.1.3 to get everything working properly.

I will play around with it some more.

BTW, I really like VN and have been using it for several years now. This is my 4th phone and VN is one of my core apps. I love having all my email, texts, and weather read to me. I am surprised this has not been incorporated into Android OS. Thanks for your hard work.

Doug.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 19:40 Mark Injerd @.***> wrote:

Someone else had the same issue yesterday and thought they previously downloaded it from GitHub. Apparently they downloaded it from F-Droid, which builds APKs from source with a different signing key, meaning it is not upgrade-compatible with my builds on GitHub (in the Releases https://github.com/pilot51/voicenotify/releases section) and Google Play.

If you don't want to go through the trouble of losing your settings, you'll either need to continue side-loading the builds from F-Droid or jump through some technical hoops with adb commands to uninstall without removing data and reinstall. If you're not concerned about the settings, just uninstall and reinstall the Play Store or GitHub version.

I think I'll have to remove the F-Droid button from the README or add a warning next to it now that I'm aware of this issue.

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[X22396]

Okay, so I downloaded Voice Notify 1.2.1 from Github site, installed and noticed it was missing lots of my apps in the app listing., So I DL'd v1.1.3, also from github. Installed it and all my apps were back. Resetup VN, and all was good.

This morning, Play Store said there was an update, V1.2.1, available. So I let it update, installed, no problem.

I went in and checked the apps listing, and once again lots of apps are missing, (ex: Calls Black List messaging app, Samsung Health, and nothing after W's {YouTube, Zoom, etc...}).

I went to use the filter and it kicked me out of VN with the error message attached.

Doug Stratton Jr.

On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 06:23 D Stratton @.***> wrote:

Thanks for the reply, funny thing is, My work phone updated VN from Play Store yesterday no issues, which is what prompted me to update my personal phone.

Both phones were running same version 1.1.3. however, my personal phone couldn't find VN on Playstore, I had to search for it using Pilot51. It did find it, and said "installed" on Play Store.

Another issue, after downloading 1.2.1 from your GitHub site, I uninstalled 1.1.3, then installed 1.2.1, only for it not to find all the apps on my phone.

I eventually had to go back to 1.1.3 to get everything working properly.

I will play around with it some more.

BTW, I really like VN and have been using it for several years now. This is my 4th phone and VN is one of my core apps. I love having all my email, texts, and weather read to me. I am surprised this has not been incorporated into Android OS. Thanks for your hard work.

Doug.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 19:40 Mark Injerd @.***> wrote:

Someone else had the same issue yesterday and thought they previously downloaded it from GitHub. Apparently they downloaded it from F-Droid, which builds APKs from source with a different signing key, meaning it is not upgrade-compatible with my builds on GitHub (in the Releases https://github.com/pilot51/voicenotify/releases section) and Google Play.

If you don't want to go through the trouble of losing your settings, you'll either need to continue side-loading the builds from F-Droid or jump through some technical hoops with adb commands to uninstall without removing data and reinstall. If you're not concerned about the settings, just uninstall and reinstall the Play Store or GitHub version.

I think I'll have to remove the F-Droid button from the README or add a warning next to it now that I'm aware of this issue.

— Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/pilot51/voicenotify/issues/88#issuecomment-1213616192, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQ27BMEVDCMTWYKLT6MXTFTVY3VI3ANCNFSM56MWGSRQ . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.***>

[pilot51]

The app list issue was fixed with #89 and the filter crash was also fixed. v1.2.2 is on GitHub now and should be live on the Play Store soon.

The missing apps were caused by a new QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission I didn't notice that only affected apps targeting and running on Android 11+. That explains why v1.1.3 worked fine (targeting Android 8.1) and why I didn't have the issue on my Android 9 phone. It wasn't obvious on emulators because most system apps appear without the permission and the only manually installed app was Voice Notify, which of course has permission to see itself.

[X22396]

Just installed v1.2.2, and it fixed the issues I had. Thank you VERY MUCH, for your quick response, and update to the app.