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AppGameKit Classic Chat / AppGameKit Mobile Released

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RickV
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2018 10:21 Edited at: 7th Apr 2018 14:37
Hi,

UPDATED NEWS!
We have now released:

AppGameKit Mobile on Android
AppGameKit Mobile on iOS

The Android version was released a month ago and has had three updates since it's release. The iOS version took some time to get through Apple approval and we had to remove cloud sharing from it. We are hopeful that Apple will allow us to add this back in, we'll let you know.

We will continue to develop and improve the mobile version.

If you like the app then please give it a favourable review!

Rick
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2018 11:41 Edited at: 2nd Mar 2018 11:44
Great news, this first full release is cool, tested cloud saving, works for me.

Are there plans to securely store the TGC login details in the app so that the cloud upload/download becomes seamless?

Good work TGC
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2018 12:13
@Tone Dialer

Once you login once the app should remember your credentials.
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2018 12:26
@ The Next

Confirmed, I only had to put in login credentials once on my Android tablet, excellent!

It gets better , that is great, I have my cloud storage open on PC and can see the files updating from Android.
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2018 16:16 Edited at: 3rd Mar 2018 17:24
Very very good!


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Nice one guys!



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Posted: 4th Mar 2018 11:20
Thanks for this! Can't wait for the iOS-version, since I would like to code on my iPad. This will make my daily trainrides to work much more productive
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Posted: 4th Mar 2018 13:22
Pretty useful, awesome thanks!
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Posted: 5th Mar 2018 07:34 Edited at: 5th Mar 2018 10:29
can't login as when I try to it goes to game creators website already logs me in and then goes to a 404 page :/

Edit: had to logout the forum to get into AppGameKit mobile cloud saving
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Posted: 6th Mar 2018 16:40
This is very cool. A first I think for such a system. Well done.
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Posted: 10th Mar 2018 12:16
A couple of questions:
1) How do I load from cloud into AppGameKit desktop

2) when I put a zip on the cloud save via website upload how do I download it into AppGameKit mobile.

-EdzUp
RickV
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Posted: 12th Mar 2018 07:50
Hi Ed,

Quote: "1) How do I load from cloud into AppGameKit desktop"

Currently you will need to download onto your desktop and unzip it. Then you can load it into AppGameKit desktop. The plan longer term would be to make it integrated across both versions.

Quote: "2) when I put a zip on the cloud save via website upload how do I download it into AppGameKit mobile."

It's not designed to do this but there is a way. You have to make a new project on your mobile version with the same name and then when you go to open, download it from the cloud into the mobile version.

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Posted: 12th Mar 2018 09:50 Edited at: 15th Mar 2018 11:22
ah thanks Rick will do that

Edit: created the project and downloaded it from the cloud but all that's in the AppGameKit mobile is the created project. I created one called sfsr and cloud save download which it appears to do, on opening it though it's the default created project from agkmobile.
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Posted: 15th Mar 2018 11:23
Is external storage access on the cards with this app as it would solve my issues easily.
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Posted: 16th Mar 2018 09:10
We are working on adding saving to the SD card for Android.
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Posted: 17th Mar 2018 13:12
I will look forward to that update
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Posted: 26th Mar 2018 23:47
Quote: "I will look forward to that update "

+1
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Posted: 27th Mar 2018 00:29 Edited at: 27th Mar 2018 00:42
Quote: "Posted: 12th Mar 2018 09:50 Edited at: 15th Mar 2018 11:22
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ah thanks Rick will do that

Edit: created the project and downloaded it from the cloud but all that's in the AppGameKit mobile is the created project. I created one called sfsr and cloud save download which it appears to do, on opening it though it's the default created project from agkmobile."



@ EdzUp
It *does* work, but only when using this workflow.

In mobile app:
1) Create a project e.g; Test5
2) Open some other project to take the current focus away.

On your PC:
3) Create a zip folder containing your project with same name as suggested by RickV. e.g: Test5.zip
4) Upload in cloud as "regular file" (may need to swap screens under your account if doesn't work at once).
5) Now in open select the project Test5 again and then select cloud saving>download.
6) Open the project Test5.

Done.

Hope this helps. I'm pretty happy with as I can tinker a little while commuting.

Btw: I've noticed switching orientation doesn't always synch the button orientation correctly.
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Posted: 27th Mar 2018 20:32 Edited at: 27th Mar 2018 21:59
@RickV

Question:
How in the mobile app can we switch, in a project containing multiple files, between those files?

For besides the main.agc many projects also contain files such as includes.
In the desktop version one can open those easily, but here I can't find a way to do this, seems to show only the main.agc, while it does compile all source files in the project, so know's they are there.
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Posted: 28th Mar 2018 08:00
@Rick Nasher - the next release will allow multiple file editing!
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Posted: 29th Mar 2018 16:05
New version just released with the ability to have multiple files in each project!
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Posted: 30th Mar 2018 11:36
@Rick: Weirdly that doesn't work here I still get the basic version I originally created :/
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Posted: 30th Mar 2018 13:29
@EdzUp, can you be more specific? The latest version is live. Next to the Undo & Redo buttons there is now the current file name being edited (default main.agc). Touch it and you can add new files to your project and reference them with #include and #insert commands
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Posted: 31st Mar 2018 09:14
I was referring to getting my project into AppGameKit Mobile
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Posted: 31st Mar 2018 14:35
@RickV
Quote: "New version just released with the ability to have multiple files in each project!"


Works like a charm: can open(switch) between multiple files and up downloading the zipped file in the cloud works effortlessly.
Also with the undo/redo button it's now a really useable product.

Many thanks.
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2018 09:30
Do we have ETA for AppGameKit Mobile for IoS?
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RickV
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2018 09:36
Hi all,

I think we'll need an improved system for downloading projects from the cloud. I see it as vital to ensure you can jump between mobile & desktop. We'll work towards that.

iOS is still in Apple approval...

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Posted: 2nd Apr 2018 12:34
That sounds like an excellent plan. Personally I'd like to see support for Dropbox. The API looks well documented so shouldn't be much trouble to implement.
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2018 17:44 Edited at: 2nd Apr 2018 17:44
@RickV is there any news on external storage so we can have our project on a sdcard and load and compile that?
-EdzUp
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Posted: 7th Apr 2018 14:39
Update, iOS version is now released! See the first post in this thread for info about it.

@EdzUp - external saving on Android is very close, maybe this coming week.
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Posted: 8th Apr 2018 15:15
@RickV looking forward to it
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Posted: 8th Apr 2018 17:07
This looks neat. I'd like to write code on my pc, then load it into a project on my iPad. Either with drop box support, or my GameCreators cloud storage.

I've tried copy/pasting text from dropbox, but the IDE only pastes what's been copied from the IDE, it seems.
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Posted: 8th Apr 2018 20:53
I am a long standing AppGameKit 1/2 user and have eagerly awaiting the iOS mobile release, which I have just downloaded onto my iPad Pro.

Without wishing to drop the pun in, I have to say this is a real game changer for me.

Whilst I make good use of my Pro, nothing has ever made me feel 100% justified in paying the high price for this device. AppGameKit mobile has just changed all of that, and I now know what an iPad Pro is really for. Thanks to TGC for once again restoring my faith and delivering something truly useful (and awesome) in equal measure. Well played!
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Posted: 9th Apr 2018 06:26
Thank you for releasing the iOS version! I've been looking forward to coding while commuting to and from work. Some questions and suggestions:

1. It might be a good idea to change the title of the thread, since information and download links are provided for both the Android and iOS-version in the same post
2. Currently, a large part of the screen is inhabited by a virtual keyboard. I use a bluetooth keyboard. Can the virtual one be made to dissapear?
3. While Apple doesn't allow the app to sync to the cloud, some developers manage to get permission to save to the iCloud. Perhaps the people at Pythonista have some advice?
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Posted: 14th Apr 2018 06:47
Ouch ... On iPhone X the "Run" button is hidden by the Iphone's notch... it's clearly not adapted for iphone X screen.
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@MikeMax we're aware of this and will fix.
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Posted: 16th Apr 2018 13:24
Hey,

I can't open the Example Projects anymore. There's just nothing there.
I've reinstalled the app, still nothing. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S4.
Creating own projects works fine.

Seems to be broken since the last update. Worked fine when I used it right after release.
Am I missing something?

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Posted: 16th Apr 2018 21:25
@PSY - there's an issue with some versions of Android, this should be fixed in the next build (landing soon!)
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Posted: 17th Apr 2018 16:10
Hi, a new Android build is now rolling out on Google Play. Please let us know if this fixes the missing examples issues. This new version includes saving to the SD card and we've added some new examples including the AR demo.
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Posted: 17th Apr 2018 19:30 Edited at: 17th Apr 2018 20:25
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Yeah great stuff

Star Rogue runs a perfect 30fps on my Samsung A3 (2016) and it looks good . Pity my aging laptop doesn't run it as well but it runs which is good for testing
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SD card loading and saving is working fine, but in addition there's a little handy button for copying the examples to SD. Very well thought through.
Absolutely love those new examples too. Pretty good stuff.
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One glitch the onscreen keyboard has issues with using the shift key it upper cases all the letters press it again and it only lower cases some of them until you press it again.
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Posted: 14th May 2018 13:31
Having issues getting a project from desktop to mobile. I first uploaded to cloud storage as "AGK Cloud Save" but that didn't work. After reading Rick Nasher's post to use "Regular File," I thought I'd give that a try, so I deleted the original file and tried uploading again using "Regular File." Now I get an error "You do not appear to have uploaded a file." Even when selecting "AGK Cloud Save," I still get the error.

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Posted: 14th May 2018 15:26
Hi,

Here's a PDF that explains the process.

How to Download Projects to the Android AppGameKit Mobile App

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Thanks, that pdf file helped.
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Posted: 20th May 2018 18:08
Quote: "AppGameKit Mobile on iOS"

For me this is particularly exciting as I can use it on an Ipad, still code on the pc but send the code across to the Ipad
where I can make apple IOS versions.
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Makes testing on Android a dream as well
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Posted: 16th Jul 2018 08:07 Edited at: 16th Jul 2018 15:03
I get a error about not being able to find a suitable loader for this png file.

The code file loads perfectly on desktop.

EDIT: Fixed the file was corrupted it seems android is more ruthless in its checking than windows
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Quote: "For me this is particularly exciting as I can use it on an Ipad, still code on the pc but send the code across to the Ipad
where I can make apple IOS versions."


@fubarpk - can we actually do this? If so, how? I've not been able to figure out how to get my code from the desktop to my iPad.
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