Hello! I am wondering if there is a release schedule for Android? I realize that there is a daily snapshot apk available at https://downloads.cardforge.org/dailysnapshots/, but there has not been a release apk built since https://releases.cardforge.org/forge/forge-gui-android/1.6.53.001/ . it seems as though older version of Forge used to build apks and push them to this 001 directory under releases, but that stopped for some reason? Just wondering, thanks!
#Release schedule for Android?
lean mountain
dusky vault
Some things changed internally that required retooling of our Android builds. To be transparent about the process, there's very little different between our release and snapshot builds other than we try to do a release build each time a new set is completed. There's only a handful of very specific reasons to stick to releases rather than using the latest snapshot at any given time.
lean mountain
OK, cool! I appreciate that! I figured it was something like that, but the reason I posted was that when opening Forge it gives the "out of date" notification on android, and if you hit to update, it will say update failed (I'm assuming because it queries for the current version, then checks for that version in releases, and can't find it)
so perhaps a suggestion that it ensure before prompting user to update that there is indeed a more up to date version in releases
or notify the user that to get a more up to date version, they should switch to nightly/snapshot branch instead
turbid nymph
I think thats more because you might have a version before the changes, and I can't change old versions
lean mountain
Hm, I'm using the latest version in releases
1.6.53.001
it prompts for update
but there are of course no apk releases after that
so it gives me an error
I was puzzled for a second, but had a bit of time so spent a few minutes checking github and then came here to ask after I saw that there hadn't been an apk release since mid-2022
turbid nymph
Right the update system changed after that
Just install a snapshot as #announcements say
lean mountain
yes, was just making sure that you knew there was an issue
of course the next time there is a new apk build in releases, then this problem will be eliminated
because of this new update system
turbid nymph
The old versions are referencing files incorrectly and I can't change the old ones
lean mountain
but until then, anyone with a release apk build will have this perpetual error
turbid nymph
No, it won't be. You'd need to isntall manually
lean mountain
oh, hm, so even if there is a new apk release (i.e. not a snapshot one), the old update mechanism still won't find it?
(just curious is all)
turbid nymph
Yes. It's broken.