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[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
I'm using UCCW 3.3.1 and my skins I made into apk don't show up when I test it out. I followed all the instructions correctly, and double checked. I'm trying to update one of my UCCW skins on Play Store, but after I spend a lot of time creating these, now I'm stuck. There doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion going on regarding UCCW any more. Could someone help me please? Thanks.

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I don't understand what you mean. Could you please elaborate it a little bit more?
[Android Apps and Games] utsav911:
having same problem.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Please post your android project as zip here. I will check.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Thanks for reply. I will send you a pm. There is another problem as well. I have multiple colours of this widget, so after saving this widget, I changed all the colours, then saved it as a different name, and saved for google play as well. But when you go back to widget list, the new colour one still shows previous colour. So 2 same colour widgets with different names. But if I go back into the new one and hit save button again, and then go back to the list, the colour is now changed.

This is not a huge problem BUT the big issue is that since I saved it for google play BEFORE going back into the new one and hit save again, when I unzip it on my computer, the image file does not match. It shows the old colour one. So what this means is...when you do Save As, the widget doesn't really save the correct new widget as it should. It keeps the old design but only changes the name of the widget. But if you go back into the new one and save again, then now it saves correctly.

I hope you understand what I mean. Again, I will send you the zip. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] utsav911:
Hi,

Can you tell what is the default skin folder in the current update?

this is because, The skins under Internal storage/Ultimatecustomclockwidget does not appear under app's widget list.

And the apk also installed the skin under same folder.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
The default folder is sdcard/UltimateCustomClockWidget.
[Android Apps and Games] utsav911:
Hi, Thanks for the prompt reply. but the skin I installed doesn't show up inside that folder.

I have attached my project zip.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Have you followed all the steps shown in the guide here . You are missing a 'libs' folder in your project. Follow all the steps there and compile your eclipse project to get an apk file which can be installed in android devices.

Also apk skin don't show in the SDcard/UltimateCustomClockWidget folder. That folder is for local skins.
[Android Apps and Games] utsav911:
My bad. I followed the guide in this thread.

Thanks for the reply. :)
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
OK, I've been out of the loop for awhile now, developing skins for UCCW 2.2 was the last time I've done anything for it.

I'm pretty much having to learn everything all over again. Using the app for the most part.

Is there anything on the developing side that's different?

Also, is the issue with paid app skins in the play store still a problem. Do I have to create a downloaded apk for the skin still?
[Android Apps and Games] utsav911:
Hey [MENTION=3068315]vineetksirohi[/MENTION] I have a small issue again. This time I had an overlay image in the skin and when I created the apk skin and installed it, the app doesn't show the reflective overlay image.

I have attached the apk here. I can see all the asset in there but I don't know why UCCW isn't showing it.
[Android Apps and Games] AlphonseMercer:
For people without UCCW

Hi [MENTION=3068315]vineetksirohi[/MENTION] ,

Been a while since this post was written. UCCW is now(as of 20th June 2016) ver 4.0.5., and the "apk ready" files are exported as .uccw.jet.

Nevertheless, this guide gave me exactly what it said :D

Thing is, I want to share the apk I made with people who do not have UCCW installed. When I install this, I find it in the list of my UCCW themes, but not individually.

Is there any way to make this possible? Thanks in advance~! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Enimaster:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] AlphonseMercer:
UCCW had this issue for me as well. Perhaps using the image as a 'background' might work.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Clocko - light and dark

Clocko - light and dark

Inspired by https://www.deviantart.com/therockydoo/art/Clocko-for-Rainmeter-EN-PL-IT--664512846

UCCW Skin apk:

View attachment 4793024
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Chalkboard

Chalkboard UCCW skin: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0ebpt6xlxjqggk/Chalkboard%20%28UCCW%20skin%29.apk?dl=0
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
World Clock

World Clock: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yfli2uujw677fpt/world%20clock.apk?dl=0
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Wide

Apk Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ftk3okyugjp24jx/Wide (UCCW skin).apk?dl=0
[Android Apps and Games] A random package:
The new update fixed the issue I was having. Thanks for all the hard work man.
[Android Apps and Games] as0k:
Can i do so UCCW dont open when i click on a widget on my desktop?
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Set location in maps.

Set hotspot mode ON.

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
just created my first helloworld apk successfully :) my question is.... can i just make a uccw skin apk using the same export method etc and upload straight to xda bypassing the playstore?

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
I think you can :) but if you only post your work here, I think the best is to upload *.uzip and not apk since a loooot of people here loves to modify stuff ;D

... but can't with an apk version.

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
See instructions in first post.
[Android Apps and Games] dmoses1969:
Hot Spots

Are you all using hotspots in your apk's? Just curious it seems when I add them they get all funky if the widget is re-sized.

Vin, is it possible to make the hotspots re-size proportionate with the widget? Or maybe a way to have hotspots that work with clock/date/etc. For instance if I add a clock to my widget or the date that location would become a hotspot.

Just an idea
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
ok,im aware of the issues and i know how the threads work etc ;) (been here a while) so you'll know too that if user's here really wanted to edit an apk it wouldnt be hard just to extract the elements and just remake it to there liking. i only host from dropbox sharing so uploading to xda would save my space and work would remain without having to keep refreshing the links etc (pain in the rear lol) so i will hope its a simple yes then and give it a whirl.thanks.

vin i did read the instructions but i guess i must have been in a rush and misunderstood that i would need a play developer account.i dont want to mess with play account stuff as ive been informed its an expensive venture? what would an average £ figure total roughly to set up an account, post a skin at e.g £0.50p and what is google % margin?

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[Android Apps and Games] Leo_ee:
Great App

Hello and thanks for the great app.

I was wondering if at all possible to switch to Accuweather instead of yahoo.

Yahoo weather seems to be pretty bad not to mention weather conditions are often wrong.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
You have to invest 25 UD dollars to set up a Google play account. Thats all that you have spend.

After that its pure profit.
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Oh OK I got you :)

@Vineet I have an little issue with my GoogleNowBeta apk. You know I've been testing apk before publish it on store and at first it does not show up then it does (can't explain). But I've got several people on store who can't see the apk in the widget list. Can you tell me what can I do to fix this and what is the problem with this apk ? As if I send them the apk and they install it the see it in the list and it's the same apk they've downloaded !!! weirdo huh ?

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
I wish I knew.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
thanks vin. i thought you had to pay for the account and then each apk you upload too.

it was a pleasure to donate to you and your app when i did mate :D..... but seriously you would have been retired on some tropical island if you had made this a paid app then lol.you are purely a very unselfish and very kind person vin :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
And you, what do you think about this ?

Got 3 versions of HoneyCombBeta skin. I want to put on on the play store. Which one (A,B, or C) should I put ? what's skin is the best in your opinion ?

@dmoses1969 and @ Vineet : Sounds clever ! Put hotspots settings in controls of each element instead of the actual hotspot management. No need to set its width, height and position since as a "child" hotspot will herite the element (time / icon / image / shape / ...) properties :)
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Send me your project not apk.
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Already done that. It will show up on your list. You said project was perfect. Turn that one into apk, upload it to the Play Store. Some rare case it doesn't show up in theirs. Then what I do is add a zip extension to my apk file on my PC. Send them and when they rename and install it finally shows up ... weird huh ?

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Are you sure they have purchased your app? Or they want it free saying it doesn't work. My free skins have been downloaded 3000+. Nobody complained me so far.

If you are sure they purchased your app, ask them if they are running any custom rom, their phone model, android version, weather phone rooted etc.
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
No worry I've checked on checkout, they purchased it, Concerning devices one was on JB AOSP build 3 and other on Stock JB Android both Gnex...
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
If had some where it wont show up. Mostly Paranoid roms.

And i dont know anything about roms.

....

Some users are on Tablet mode. When I get them to switch back it works fine .
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
You say that paranoid rom and tablet mode rom cause that strange skin behavior ?
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
Some roms cant see files until i send apk.

Those on tablet mode can switch back to regular mode and see the files from gplay as they should.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
probably shot myself in the foot with my earlier rant but i did apologize! just how do i import the sample into eclipse? 4 steps in vins guide looks so easy but i just cant seem to work it. anyone willing to give a little step by step? totally understand if not :(

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[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
I use : New - project from existing code - browse to COPY of his folder...with the right assets in
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Really so simple :)

once you've set eclipse and android plugins :

- unzip uccw_notepad.zip provided in OP, this will be your base for all your apk.

- Now in uccw when export (check apk) you've got now zip on sdcard with a folder and your uccw file.

- Now copy those 2 elements (file + folder)

- Open uccw_notepad > assets and erase what's inside and paste your 2 elements

- In Eclipse, windows > show view > package explorer,

- Right click on the package explorer zone, new > project >Android > Android project from existing Code

- Browse and point to the uccw_notepad folder

- since this folder contains .project file, you should see it now in the project list beneath,

- click finish,

- folder with theme name (uccw_notepad) appears in the package explorer list,

- double click on it and double click on Androidmanifest.xml to edit

- edit you name package (like in the exemple given in OP) it's here that you modify you version when you update your apk...

- in res > values > strings.xml click on app_name(string) and rename it to your name app.

- you can edit all your 'drawable' files in photoshop or gimp (provide your app icon for all dimensions devices)

- when you done that, click right on the main folder > export > Android > Export Android Application,

- click next,

- Select project to export (normally it's already typed in project input).

- click next

- now you have to create a keystore (to sign your own apk)

- create new keystore,

- enter password (whatever you want but remember ! lol), enter alias, name,

- destination apk > browse > name your file (apk)

- finish :)
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
thankyou both. ive had a little too much vino for tonight so i will try again tomoz following your suggestions,regards as always slym.

love the detail,thankyou. hope i get it working.:) i managed the helloworld easily so.....fingers crossed.

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Create key store for the first project only. After that you can use it to sign other projects also.

Rememeber - one developer one keystore.

Blackbears suggestion of new project from existing code is simple.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
thanks guys. ive done one :) think my initial problem was directly pasting notepad sample into workfolder! just using default key whilst testing and just having a few noob teething problems but its worked twice now. 2nd time my strings edit thing didnt exist! but i just exported and its ok? need to start from scratch and play around a bit more but thankyou for your helps. regards slym.

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Oh yeah I forgot to mention it ! :silly:

Help needed :

Can my folks help me find this apk's landscape ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31639154

[UCCW] My skinz

And did somebody got the thick weather icons with PNG's name updated ?

Thanks a (lot)²
[Android Apps and Games] :
Change package name in AndroidManifest with every app & res > values > strings

<string name="app_name">Skin Name</string>
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
ive been trying all day to change uccwtheme2 name without success. new project, existing...,browse to notepad,copy my skins,edit res values, edit android manifest, export,set debug keystore,create apk..... every single time its uccwtheme2 in my phones install and manage apps lists.so everytime i try to install a new one it just replaces my previous, i give up.

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Edit app_name in strings.xml.

What I personnaly do is :

- editing manifest and strings in Notepad++,

- editing res in photoshop,

- export/sign via eclipse (which I only need to do so).

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
apart from images which i use gimp,i thought eclipse would manage the strings and manifest edits?? so i need a seperate editor for them lines then?

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
No not at all you can handle this via eclipse :) I use notepad++ cause I use it more often (for webdesign) but you can clearly use eclipse from a to z.

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
aaaaaargh!! well its freakin me out now lol. does the fact that im using the debug keystore make a difference that its name is not changing for me? and thinking about things ...... i import the notepad sample and then i copy/paste my skins from within eclipse!! should i be doing the copy/paste beforehand? its doing my head in,i know it will end up being something stupidly minor where im going wrong lol. just want to get correct format and familiarity before even contemplating a play upload :banghead:

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[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
I just do it in windows folder before import..
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Yep exactly ! Change assets (folder+uccw) via windows explorer. Change manifest and strings via eclipse (XML editor) then right click on project (folder in package explorer) and export :)

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
lol yep........ tried this like 25 times now!! making the app is a piece of cake but naming the damn things just not taking. im gonna try the notepad++ way tomoz when and if i get time. thanks.

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
send your project folder to me.
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
Great new logo
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
my project folder? its your sample with just my skins pasted in!! how do i send you it?

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
ZIP your folder :)

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
yes but my point is that it is the same folder that vin uploaded as the sample!! all im doing is replacing his sample skins with my uccw skins exported from app.

im just reinstalling se and sdk etc (on the tut vid it says 33 packages yet if i click all its 90+ packages etc! )

on the import screen when i choose vins folder do i check the 2 boxes (save to workspace....etc?) i also been noticing some triangular warning about api tarket is higher than????? something to do with 7 and 8!!

after ive renamed the points refered to, is there something i must do to implement these changes? i.e save something?

i will try again with fresh install when its finished and report lol.

p.s last attempt lastnight i used notepad++ and the name changed but after install it didnt show in widget list :banghead:

WTF is going on :confused::confused:

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
I also had this none showing issue. I re-install uccw and it worked fine

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
what about my other questions?

also is there anything else other than skins that need to be removed from the sample folder?

really appreciate your help by the way. thanks.

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
In eclipse when modify both XML : Ctrl+s.

But before that what I do is simply duplicate vineet's uccw notepad, rename it and open it in eclipse as an existing project (step posted previously).

You just keep in mind that you have to change / save 2 XML files, assets and drawable.

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
:):):) Finally :):):) we have a winner lol.

still got problems but using notepad++ i can overcome them. it seems that for some reason the xml editor is not installing!! so im just editing before i import. back to testing again now and then i have to look into creating a keystore... eeeeeek hope this is simple lol.

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[Android Apps and Games] kylec:
Hi I'm having the issue where the skin is not showing up in the skin list.

My first skin worked perfectly, but subsequent skins don't show up. And now the first won't either.

I tried un installing and reinstalling the lot. Still no go.

Any other advice?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Got that weird issue with my Google now beta on the play store. On some device (toro) it doesn't show up. Kind of boring since for some others it's OK ...

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[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
UCCW Google play skins project

Instructions updated with more screenshots for more clarity. Make sure you complete everything in the screenshots.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Ask these toro guys/ girls if they can see go launcher skins.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
ah gutted. set everything up and published to play,tried downloading my skin and got error package signed incorrect. really thought id cracked it lol.trying to understand how to sign it correctly now. booooooooo.

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[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
Have you made your own key?
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
[HOW TO] Made your own key

... May help :)
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
i did yes. i create new key when exporting. named it ,passworded it, filled in details ,

exported apk, put it in google play (lol all my images were out of size so had to gimp them all) i then published,downloaded it but get package not sign correct error. im getting a major headache with it all now :(

i will check it out tomorrow thankyou.

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copy protection on or off when publishing? i would think on but it says its being deprecated etc etc??

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[Android Apps and Games] Stardate Tab 10.1:
Lol. I'm still in the reading and watching video phase for making uccw apk's. Next step hopefully this week is to download the actual programs. Props to those of you who know what your doing or going through to figure it out.
[Android Apps and Games] kylec:
Strangely I re-made the apk from scratch and it's all good now on my test phones (One X, S3, Note). Maybe it was an issue with me making more changes than were mentioned in the OP lol.
[Android Apps and Games] Stardate Tab 10.1:
What's the deal with weather icons in our skins on the play store? Is there clarification if I were to have a skin on the play store with say Asus weather icons?
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
It installs fine.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Ask Asus for permission or take the risk.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
yeeeeesss :) i did one last attempt lastnight after pooley hit on my problem head on with his screengrabs..... bloody damn country code in my key lol. i mistook it for dial code 44 instead of GB!!

only thing now is that i have 1 unpublished apk in my store account because its key is wrong! and when i try updating with correct key it fails because it needs to use same previous key?? i can live with it but would be good to correct or delete.

thanks everybody.

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[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Need help restoring skins

Really really need some help here. All my uccw skins got deleted. I had deleted one skin by long pressing it in the uccw skin list. Everything under sdcard/UltimateCustomClockWidget got deleted. :'( :'(

Restored all the old ones as I had them backed up in dropbox. But all the new ones that I built since last week are mostly gone. I had the exported zip (created earlier via the 'zip for apk' option) in my PC. So, did this -

edited each of those .uccw files and changed "s_n_w": false to "s_n_w": true

Copied those .uccw files and their folders to sdcard/UltimateCustomClockWidget

After doing this, some of these skins I was able to restore. But others are showing 'Skin Deleted' on a black ribbon when I'm opening them in uccw editor. :'(

Could anyone please let me know if I can change any other flag/value in the .uccw file to make it work in uccw editor?

All my one week's worth of work is gone... :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
thats a bummer man.

hope you find a fix

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[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
Its strange.

Ive got around 2900 installs totally. But also about 50 people mailing me that the skins dont show up.

Most are on custom roms, but when I send them the exact same apk - it works fine.

Also, after updating a skin, some user get it as missing..

But just a few.

Could it be a gplay updating bug?
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
my slymsense was showing up perfect earlier and after i changed the high icon res in the playstore edit its now stopped showing up in my widget list!!!

whats going on?

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[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
been looking in my data/app (my default apps install location) folder and i discovered my slymsense skin is a .zip!! my slym1 is apk! makes sense why its not showing up in list. why is it suddenly done this as i suspect it was apk earlier when it was working??

ive just updated the app on playstore so gonna wait until market link updates it to 1.0.1 officially then see how it goes.

really confusing!!

BBB see if your issue users also get the .zip in there data/app or wherever the app installs? maybe same problems?

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[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Got that problem with my Google Now Beta skin. How do you update your skin to be displayed as an apk and not a zip in app/data folder ?
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh same result with the new apk. downloads and says its installed but not in my list and is showing as .zip still in my data/app.