Android: This release is not compliant with the Google Play 64-bit requirement. How?

deleted57

Me too have same problems. It would be useful to have a setp by step guide from Qt team regarding how to bypass the Google Play warning without have the new App Bundle Apk. Final timeline date of 1 august is very close and after this date, winthout a solution, it will be impossible to upload new app made with Qt Creator...

shob

We set different version code for the armv7, arm64 and x86 apks. We've been able to successfully upload the armv7 and arm64 apks to the same Google Play store item without receiving any warning messages.

When we upload the x86 apk also along with the arm apks, we get a warning message for the 64bit requirement. I believe this is because of the missing x86_64 apk which is the 64bit variant for x86.

I just noticed that https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47672 is marked as resolved in Qt5.13.

J.Hilk

hi @sierdzio

I'm working on this now, too, release state, finally !!

And I wanted to implement your version/build control

Question if I may, why do you go the way over QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES instead of using the predefined variable ANDROID_VERSION_CODE ?

Is it only to reduce the number of AndroidManifest.xml files down to 1, instead of 1 per build architecture ?

sierdzio

@J.Hilk said in Android: This release is not compliant with the Google Play 64-bit requirement. How?:

hi @sierdzio

I'm working on this now, too, release state, finally !!

Congrats :-)

And I wanted to implement your version/build control

Question if I may, why do you go the way over QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES instead of using the predefined variable ANDROID_VERSION_CODE ?

Is it only to reduce the number of AndroidManifest.xml files down to 1, instead of 1 per build architecture ?

Yes - I used to have separate manifests but it was very tedious to maintain them all.

I also use QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES to keep a single version number, application name, the domain etc. - all info needed on all platforms (and also to update version string in doxygen configuration file).

But definitely it's not a requirement to use QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES, just a convenience.

J.Hilk

@sierdzio

thanks!

The only difference between the versions (at this moment at least) is the version code so I'm going with the following:

android {

#   Android Version code, needs to be uped by 3! Automatic increase for v7a (+1) and v8a(+2). +0 for x86
    ITERATION=1

    QT += androidextras

    SOURCES +=\
            cpp/android/androidshareutils.cpp

    HEADERS +=\
            cpp/android/androidshareutils.h

    ANDROID_VERSION_NAME = $$VERSION

    ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $$PWD/android

    DISTFILES += \
        android/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png \
        android/res/drawable-hdpi/splashLandscape.png \
        android/res/drawable-hdpi/splashPortait.png \
        ...
        android/build.gradle \
        android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar \
        android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties \
        android/gradlew \
        android/gradlew.bat \
        android/AndroidManifest.xml

    RESOURCES += translations.qrc
}

contains(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH, x86) {

    ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = $$ITERATION
}

contains(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH,armeabi-v7a) {
    win32 {
        ITERATION = $$system("set /a $$ITERATION + 1")
    } else:unix {
        ITERATION = $$system("echo $(($$ITERATION + 1))")
    }

    ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = $$ITERATION
}

contains(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH, arm64-v8a) {
    win32 {
        ITERATION = $$system("set /a $$ITERATION + 2")
    } else:unix {
        ITERATION = $$system("echo $(($$ITERATION + 2))")
    }
    ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = $$ITERATION
}

If I later on integrate precompiled libs or something along the line, then @Wiru 's solution may come in handy.
https://forum.qt.io/topic/104388/qt-5-12-4-armv7-application-not-working-if-arm64-libs-are-present

Also FYI for anyone who comes across this thread, there's now a blog post on the website https://blog.qt.io/blog/2019/06/28/comply-upcoming-requirements-google-play/

explaining step by step on how to comply with the play store requirements. Until Qt 5.14 - when the aab support is supposed to be added - goes online.

Galbarad

found useful link with detailed instruction
https://blog.qt.io/blog/2019/06/28/comply-upcoming-requirements-google-play/

mellon

@Tuomo-Pelkonen
I have had the same experience. I created a new app in google console added 32 added 64bit versions following the blog by Eskill Abrahamsen Blomfeldtl. (which is a great help) The warning issue appears when you select the "SAVE" and "REVIEW" buttons which is currently beyond the scope of the Blog.

mellon

@Suppaman
Hi suppaman, I have not been able to publish a new app or update an existing app that complies with google as of a couple of weeks ago. I would like to update an existing app but google will not allow the process to get past the review stage.

bogong

Just got this message from Google

 Hello Google Play Developer,

By August 1, 2019, all apps that use native code must provide a 64-bit version in order to publish an update. As of the sending of this email, at least one of your apps* does not yet meet the requirement:

Ahmed_Aniss

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