Xperia Play owner - noob - please have some patience )
I have a question regarding hacked applications (especially games) for android. It's easy to get them from the web (sometimes all you have to do is to google the name of the game and add ".apk", or "market militia" (is he some kind of a guru there? he's everywhere)).
But my questions are: does it often happen that those games contain viruses?
And why sometimes you can just install the apk of the e.g. paid gameloft games straight from the phone, without even disconnecting wifi to avoid authorization, and sometimes there's an extremely long explanation of what to do, I mean disconnecting, having the phone rooted etc?
Please don't get angry because of those questions. I'm just curious )
Thanks in advance for your replies.
This forum does not support the pirating of apps, so it would be irresponsible to answer your questions.
I'm not asking you to support piracy, nor am I asking for links to any files or warez sites.
As far as I know, asking for some general information about modified .apk files is not a crime.
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So, probably asked hundreds of times before, I already searched for it and know some candidates, but since the oppinions I have found could be outdated, I'll ask again:
I want to jump to game development as a hobbie. I already have a job programming, and know C++ and Java very well (not a guru...yet! ). But when I search for game engines there are SO many to choose from.
I'd like to pick one which:
has a big community of users (for example, PlayN looks nice, but I think lacks of this. just try to google "PlayN push notifications" and nothing will appear)
is free (since it's just a hobby)
and would be nice (not mandatory) if it was possible to port to other non-Android devices (iOS, Windows8...). AndEngine looks great, but it is only for Android, and I don't know if Cocos2Dx is reliable.
extra points if the engine includes multiplayer capabilities or push notifications. I have not found information about this for PlayN, AndEngine or Cocos2Dx, so I guess they don't have these features and aim only for graphics. Moai looks promising here, but I don't want to learn to use it and then discover than the free edition is too limited.
So, I'd love to hear oppinions from game developers around here: please tell me your experiences.
BTW, I'd love to create a Civilization-like game, that's why I'm interested in push notifications and multiplayer. But I'll start with a card game, because I'm just not that mad (yet).
PS: After reading forum rules, I guess this question goes here, in Q&A, but feel free to move it to Android Game development subforum if you think it is misplaced.
I don't know about push notifications, but I think you'll have to code the multiplayer part yourself using sockets because multiplayer is different from game to game.
there is already a thread created on teaching how to create android games. here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753131
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whenever I try to download an app I get this message "your device isn't compatible with this version"
please take into consideration that this is my first android tablet
and I have very little technical expertise
also I don't know the technical jargon or terms used on this site
when I posted my Problem before I was shut down and redirected to another forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398788
which I gathered from the thread that apps in google playstore are not always accessible due to various countries terms and laws
I have used the search engine extensively, read every thread related to my issue and it confused me even more
the apps I need are vital it is life are death
they are Vlingo and Robin
how do I Work around this issue?
Maybe the message is true and the apps are really not compatible with your device
Anyway, there is a plugin for google chrome called apk downloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100617 I'm not sure whether it allows you to download apk files that aren't compatible with your device but it may be worth a try. But if the apps crash or just don't work, don't be surprised!
Perhaps its just me because I haven't found many posts relating to this but I have had a hard time finding apps in many cases because it seems like many places don't give advance search options anymore? Things like specifying license, ratings, popularity, language availability, last updated when, not to mention search by say permission (ie least invasive though i suspect that is a bit of a pipe-dream) searching by or sorting by these parameters etc etc etc. Amazon, Quixey, and Appbrain and perhaps to a tiny extent alternativeto help but none of them are killer (ironically [to me] I find play almost useless for searching at least, kind of counter productive as it just floods me with tons of stuff and little way to narrow it down that i am aware of). I am just hoping maybe there is some site that scrapes other sites or a way to run regexs on sites or something ? Any constructive thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Before someone starts telling in Passive Agressive mode that "No question is stupid, atleast do a search in threads/ search engine" I would like to clear few things.
1. No my question is NOT about Task managers/ management.
2. Yes I did search and looked for answers.
3. It's just a simple question so please answer in simple terms or guide me to a link which explains the basics to give some relief to a little irksome question which has been on my mind since long.
Now the actual question.
Why the Android OS is designed in such a way that when you stop an app by using back/ home button the application doesn't really quit. As in desktop/laptops OS there's a cross button and we know that the application/ program is actually closed. Why the mobile apps keeps lingering on in the background or task lists. I understand that in mobile environment one needs apps quickly available to him which hardware/ software maker pride themselves towards speed, that capability does count towards camera, browser or one odd app the user thinks he needs readily available. Few apps and games do ask "Are you sure you want to quit". Yes you know and I know those apps sneakily keep updating/ working/ interacting data in the background (trust me this doesn't mean I'm paranoid about battery/privacy/security. I just want to know why). So one simple question "WHY"?. Why Android and it's apps aren't designed in a way where you can actually quit.
Second part of question is why apps "update" so frequently without any visible/significance change? Is it a great conspiracy by internet service providers, app developers and mobile manufacturing businesses. I mean why apps always need updating without much of change.
Thanks in advance.
I know there's guides to cloning apk files but is it possible to:
1. Clone a server sided game
2. Edit the clone to play offline only
3. Alter the stuff inside the cloned game
Kinda like a sandbox mode that doesn't affect hacking the actual game itself.
I just want to play offline with all characters and equipment and save all the files for my personal use in case, like most games eventually, are discontinued and no longer playable.
TPlatt said:
I know there's guides to cloning apk files but is it possible to:
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equipment and save all the files for my personal use in case, like most games eventually, are discontinued and no longer playable.
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Hi,
First let me answer your question: it isn't possible, because the "integrity check" is done server-side (to avoid licence emulations and stuff like that).
And what you're asking for is forbidden here, you're asking for what's called a warez (a hacked version of a software).
See XDA's rules : https://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
And I know how frustrating it is when a game is gone just because the company shuts down their servers, it's really infuriating, but still, we aren't allowed to provide help with hacking and warez.
Have a good day
Raiz said:
Hi,
First let me answer your question: it isn't possible, because the "integrity check" is done server-side (to avoid licence emulations and stuff like that).
And what you're asking for is forbidden here, you're asking for what's called a warez (a hacked version of a software).
See XDA's rules : https://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
And I know how frustrating it is when a game is gone just because the company shuts down their servers, it's really infuriating, but still, we aren't allowed to provide help with hacking and warez.
Have a good day
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Is there at least a way to decompile and save the "spirtes" and animations (or anything in the game) for a personal archive before game is gone forever?