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ICS Orientation issue (Ice Cream Sandwish)

Discussion in 'Android' started by nah0y, Dec 20, 2011.

  1. nah0y

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    Hello community!

    We have just found a really really annoying bug with Unity 3.4.2f3 and any device running Ice Cream Sandwish (basically GalaxyNexus or Nexus S).

    To reproduce it, it's VERY simple :
    You just create an empty project, with an empty scene, and set the orientation to landscape.
    When the application is running on the phone, just lock the screen (with the physical button on the device). And BOOM! the application dies! (look at the logs).
    So when you unlock the screen, you're not on the game anymore...

    The bug happens ONLY with ICS devices AND orientation set to landscape. Also ONLY when someone lock the screen, not if you press Home for example. Only with the lock !

    Is any Unity engineer working with Android can confirm this issue? If yes, do you think we could have a fix with a 3.4.2f4 for example? We're absolutely ready to test new Unity version and confirm the bug is over :D

    Thanks!
     
    Last edited: Dec 20, 2011
    nah0y, Dec 20, 2011
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  2. eriQue

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    Try changing the android:configChanges in the AndriodManifest.xml so that it includes at least "screenSize", possibly also "screenLayout".

    You can add your new manifest under Assets/Plugins/Android, and you can use Temp/StagingArea/AndroidManifest.xml (only available after you've built the project once) as a template for it.
     
    eriQue, Dec 20, 2011
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  3. nah0y

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    Hi erique!

    Seems like you were right! It seems to be a problem starting Android 3.2 with the "screenSize" attribute being introduced in API level 13 (3.2).
    So that just fix the problem if we do that in our custom AndroidManifest!

    But still a bug that must be fixed with Unity basic AndroidManifest right ?
     
    nah0y, Dec 20, 2011
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  4. Tseng

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    You should send a bug report from within Unity3D, so that the responsible people (i.e QA) gets it.

    Just go to the Help > Report a Bug and describe it there. Its better than doing it in the forum.
     
    Tseng, Dec 21, 2011
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  5. nah0y

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    Yes that has been done already, but I also posted here and had an awesome answer from erique, so it was not useless :)
     
    nah0y, Dec 21, 2011
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  6. eriQue

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    Absolutely - we've just fixed it internally the other day. The next release will not have this problem.
     
    eriQue, Dec 21, 2011
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  7. nah0y

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    Great news :)
     
    nah0y, Dec 21, 2011
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  8. SirKline

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    is it possible to change the default manifest? or is it deeply hidden in some compiled sources?
     
    SirKline, Dec 22, 2011
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  9. lpe_nelphy

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    Hello SirKline, Two way to use custom manifest on android

    1. use the /assets/plugins/Android folder as erique say above

    2. use custom android project build in eclipse or with ant. Build this project is not difficult. (the best method for us)
    * create an empty android project
    * find in unity install folder the unity player jar "classes.jar" and add to the build path
    * change your launcher Activity to extends DiotaUnityActivity
    * build apk with unity, unzip this apk and copy folder libs and asset in your custom project
    * compile and launch with eclipse or ant

    With method 2 you can create complete android project with custom manifest, activity... When you want update unity data, build apk with unity, unzip apk and replace asset folder in your custom project.
     
    lpe_nelphy, Dec 22, 2011
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  10. spadesmaster

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    I can confirm this is still an issue in Unity 3.5 (at least with Samsung Nexus Prime ICS 4.0), seems fine on our other test devices. Disabling autorotation stopped the crash on startup.
     
    spadesmaster, Apr 6, 2012
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  11. bitter

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    We have been unable to reproduce this on Galaxy Nexus. Maybe you are using a plugin that replaces the default manifest? If not could you please file a bug with a small repro case attached?
     
    bitter, Apr 6, 2012
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