Update for Muzei API 3.4, targetSdkVersion 30 #4
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Muzei API 3.4 adds a lot of things that are specifically useful for Earth View: - Muzei API 3.4 drastically increases the speed when setting a large number of images at once (which is exactly what `WallpaperProviders` does), meaning it loads in ~2-3 seconds rather than 30+ seconds. - A launch activity is required on Android 10 (API 29) or higher devices. Muzei 3.4 adds new `MuzeiContract` APIs for redirecting users to the right screen in Muzei as seen in the `RedirectActivity`. To get Earth View working with Muzei API 3.4, this also upgrades to Android Gradle Plugin 4.0.1, Gradle 6.5, a `compileSdkVersion` and `targetSdkVersion` of 30, and switches to AndroidX.
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Thanks Ian! I’m integrating this one step at a time since the CI is broken and the Earth View API was changed (and the latter is actually the major outdated part ;-).
Do you have a documentation link for that? I’m installing the Activity-less APK on Android 10 without issues. Changing the target SDK to 29 doesn’t change things either. |
See the LauncherApps.getActivityList() documentation, which talks about how synthesized activities are added to the list for apps that don't have a launcher activity. Clicking on that synthesized activity just links to the system settings screen for the app. |
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Interesting, thank you! Not sure why I don’t see such synthesized activity in the Pixel Launcher. |
Muzei API 3.4 adds a lot of things that are specifically useful for Earth View:
WallpaperProvidersdoes), meaning it loads in ~2-3 seconds rather than 30+ seconds.MuzeiContractAPIs for redirecting users to the right screen in Muzei as seen in theRedirectActivity.To get Earth View working with Muzei API 3.4, this also upgrades to Android Gradle Plugin 4.0.1, Gradle 6.5, a
compileSdkVersionandtargetSdkVersionof 30, and switches to AndroidX.