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[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
EDIT: I got it to work. When saving the skin on your phone before apk compiling, I unchecked everything, so that the components will not be editable, and the colours are showing correctly now.

Hi Guys,

I have an issue with my skin after I exported from eclipse.

I have same widget with multiple colours, like blue, red, yellow, cyan, white, etc.

The problem is that after I test it after making the apk file, the static texts (in total there are 2 in the widget) are all Cyan colour, even for other colour widgets. Like even my white colour widget has the cyan colour static texts, but other sections of the widgets are white. And sample for other colours. All the static texts are cyan.

The cyan colour widget is all good, as it also has the cyan colour static texts.

Do you guys know what the problem is? I really hope you guys can help..

BTW, in the assets folder, I just put all the colours' files all together. So you know that when I have white widget in zip file, I extracted it, and put the folder and .uccw file both in the assets folder, and all other colours were done the same way. Do I have to make a folder for each colour inside the assets folder?

Thanks a lot for reading!
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Guys, another question.

So for paid skins, we use the Installer in eclipse, and put the actual skin apk in the assets folder and compile the apk, and upload it in developer console. Is this correct?

I have already done this and the theme is already in the play store, but I'm suddenly realizing that this Installer method to install the UCCW skin only works on devices with a SD Card? Is this actually true? Then how do you deal with devices without SD Card? Will they get error while trying to install? If so, do you give them the actual skin apk to them when they email you that the theme does not install?

How do you guys do it? I hope I get an answer soon!!

Thanks so much.
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
I didn't even know a sperate installer existed. is this to fight piracy? also maybe you can help me out by posting a link to that thread? thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
You can find the link at the end of the original post in the first page. It's to resolve the error.

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Is there any expert uccw themers who can help me here? :( I would really really appreciate it..
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
I'm not sure, but I think it's working without sd card? I tried with another google account of mine to download the skin on my nexus 7, which doesn't have an sd card slot. And the skin seems to install fine from the installer, and i can put the widget from home screen without any problem.

One problem is that I just gave google 30% of the skin price for nothing..haha
[Android Apps and Games] rmean:
It should work. My GNEX hasn't got a SD card, but there is a virtual folder ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Evostance:
Does anyone know why my weather icons aren't appearing in my apk?

I made it in UCCW which works fine and then made the zip file. I extracted the contents of the zip file and copied them into assets, so the structure is

assets/<theme folder>/<icon folder>

For some reason, the images just won't show. The apk is:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greghesp.flatron1
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Did you put your own weather icons or used the ones already in the uccw app? I think I remember reading somewhere that the default weather icons are not supposed to show up in app, and it's by design.

Edit: yea it's in the first post of this thread. End of the first post, I the section "issues", it talks about weather icons.
[Android Apps and Games] Evostance:
Nope, they're icons for this specific widget (not the default)

They're located in assets/Flatron/tick/<image name.png>
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Hmm I'm not sure then, but if you haven't yet, just try to save as the zip in the uccw app again and try coming the apk in eclipse one more time. For me, I had the color issue as asked above and I don't know if me saving again fixed it or maybe disabling the editable features fixed it, but it worked. Hope it works for you..
[Android Apps and Games] Evostance:
Tried it twice now, still no joy :(
[Android Apps and Games] Nestagirl:
I have troubles with this app, it doesn't load skins (downloaded from playstore or directly put on the celphone). They appear on the list but when I try to use them, nothing happens and appears a gray square only :S I'm on a 5" cellphone with jellybean. Do I need to install an older version?
[Android Apps and Games] javifdezwow:
Downloading...

Enviado desde mi GT-S5570I usando Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
The last couple of updates of UCCW have been troublesome. I suggest reverting back to version 2.9.3. I have disabled auto-update in play store settings for uccw.
[Android Apps and Games] MobileDrops:
Thanks

Thanks so much for this. The UCCW widget is really one of the best apps on the Play Store.

We've just released our own free circle widget: bit[dot]ly/1ax7e6E
[Android Apps and Games] Zawaser:
App Not Installing

Hi everyone, I'm trying to make the skin installer for a paid widget, however, upon trying to use it it says "App Not Installed". Anyone else had this? Am I missing something? I've checked to make sure I followed every step correctly over and over. I've done several widgets before the normal way just not through the installer. Been trying at this for awhile and can't seem to make any progress! :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
Hi. can anyone help me how can i add custom image for battery bar?
[Android Apps and Games] xtremgz:
Pirates..

Hey guys,

anybody got a solution against all those pirates out there?

Check this out:

h t t p://s7.directupload.net/images/130926/u39o7prm.png

Very sad :(

And frustrating! :(
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
That is just ugly truth of digital good sales. What's bewildering is - people who are using pirated apps don't shy away from asking the developer for support. (i.e. send additional required files / something is not working etc). And they don't shy away from cooking up a story (and still requesting support) when I confront them with "Your email id is not present in the app's purchase history". :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] xtremgz:
That's very impudently and sad and makes me mad :mad:

Could an installer, that will start working after 15 minuets, help?

So they can't refuse the app/skin.

Or is it against Google's guidelines?
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I'm having trouble. I've created my apps using this very same method from this thread. Using the uccw.notepad file. Here's the trouble I'm having. I create the apk, I side load it to make sure everything works. Everything works. And shows up in the list of skins in UCCW widget. I then upload the same apk to Google Play as a paid app. After downloading it from Google Play as a paid app, it doesn't work. It installs, but the skins don't show up in UCCW. But if it's free, it works. You can look me up in Google Play under Dev name ( kodiak 211 ) and try for yourselves... I really need some help.

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Can you explain in better detail how to do this? I have some skins in UCCW, that are paid apps, that won't work, after downloading them from Google Play. You put a apk in the assets folder, and create a new apk with another apk inside?
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I can't get my app to work, after installing from Google Play as a paid app... If it's free, it works. I side load the apk before uploading, it installed, and I'm able to see my skins in the list in UCCW. But after uploading the same apk file as a paid app, it installs, but I'm not able to see my skins in the list in UCCW. I really need some help...
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
What is the "uccw_skin_installer.zip" used for? Do we use this, and replace the "uccw_notepad.zip" files? I don't quiet follow. You guys should do A video on this...
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Its a known issue, its caused by Google plays jellybean encryption for paid apps.What I used to do, if any customers purchase your apk and complain about this then all you need do is to send your apk version that works ( the 1 you made before uploading to play ) to them via email normally, just make sure they have purchased the apk 1st though or your giving your work away free. Ask the user to uninstall the paid skin and reboot before installing the apk you sent them.

I've never used the installer so can't help with that but without the installer then this is the solution to customers not able to see the downloaded paid skin.

MokeeOs Flying
[Android Apps and Games] sahingir:
very nice sharing good
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I'm trying the installer... Seems easy enough, with the zip file they provided, but can't get it to work yet.... If and when I do, I'm going to make a how to video...
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I was wondering if you can help me... I'm trying to build this skin installer... When I try to use the installer after side loading the apk, the installer crashes on me... Also, do I have to target JB on the skin apk?
[Android Apps and Games] eanav7:
Tried plenty of times and wont work; help please

Hi. Ive tried this plenty of time and don't know where I go wrong. when the app downloads and click on the icon it says unfortunately "app name" has stopped. the only part I think I might be getting wrong is actually the app_name on stings, I don't change it, should I be and to what? I just change the value. im lso changing the package name on android xml. should I be or leave that alone? the A video would be greatly appreciated or more detailed instructions. Thank you soo much for your time and help.
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I'm having the same trouble... App crashes when trying to launch it... I get "unfortunately "app name" has stopped working". But the package name for the installer, should be the same package name as the apk skin inside the installers asset folder...
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
I've figured out the problem I was having, it's most likely the same problem your having..."unfortunately "app name" has stopped" the tutorial doesn't explain this step... But it was so obvious to me, that I felt stupid I didn't realize it earlier... Under Android manifest under "application > activity > android:name="inuccw.vineetsirohi.earthskin.MainActivity", You have to change this to android:nme="packag name.MainActiviy"

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[Android Apps and Games] T LEONARDIS:
Does anyone know how I can insert an appdrawer shortcut into the shortcuts folder for a hotspot option ?

Im currently using the appdrawer.apk as a work around but I have a noticable lag when accessing my app drawer through a 3rd party app.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] n0j0e:
Wrong thread, sry!
[Android Apps and Games] r4svob:
I have weird error with Installer Project. After exporting the install APK I get famous "R cannot be resolved to a variable" error. Does anybody know how to get rid of thsi error ? It's really terrible 'cuz providing updates needs creating new project and everything set up from the begining(icos, strings etc).

If somebody figured it out please reply on the forum or mail me to rasvob14@gmail.com.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] parth:
can you plz help me i m not able to change pakage name in uccw_skin_installer
[Android Apps and Games] doc174:
thank
[Android Apps and Games] nileshrparge:
I am having trouble with the weather icons in my apk.

The apk installs without any problems, but my weather icons don't show up.

I checked the assets folder and it has my weather icon folder in the skins folder.

Any idea whats going wrong?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
could i be linked to a tutorial that shows how to make a conditional uccw skin. i want to make one of those weather ones. thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Hi guys,

I have a problem, and I hope someone can help me.

I made a widget some time ago, and it was not a very simple design. So it's kind of time consuming to make it again. However, My phone storage got wiped, and now in UCCW, the the saved skins don't show that widget because it's gone.

I tried doing by extracting the zip file that was used for apk, and using the .uccw file in that folder. After I moved it to the appropriate folder on my phone, I can see the skin in the Saved skins list, BUT if I open it to edit it (because the reason for this was I want to edit it and reupload it to play store as an updated version), nothing shows up except for "install this skin.." something like this in blue color. And none of my work is there and also, if I try to add a component, it says this feature is not available, just like when you try to edit or save a skin that you download from the play store.

I'm out of ideas right now. I really want to update this skin. Could someone please help me?

Thanks so much..
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
check your pm. I will not post here as this opens the door to hacking others apps.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] QNBT:
It seems like the installer work around doesn't work for KitKat, had several people mailing me about this. Any solution to this?
[Android Apps and Games] neonboy:
Confirmed, my users got the installer working but that encryption bug is still there and got worse, 4.4 firmwares aren't able to load images. Fonts ad layout are working fine though.

Any advice is appreciated.

Anyone got a N5 to look int the issue?
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
I'll receive my N5 during the 1st week of December. In the meantime, I also have received mails from 3 different users so far, saying that the image contents (background images, weather icons etc) don't display on their 4.4 devices (N4 and N5). I use the installer APK method; which was working to circumvent the jelly bean encryption issue before this latest Android version.
[Android Apps and Games] QNBT:
I mailed Vasu and this was his respond:

"Currently I am overhauling the app.

Best Regards

Vasudev"
[Android Apps and Games] e2pzangel:
New UCCW widget available in Playstore :)

Dashboard UCCW
[Android Apps and Games] stildawn:
Hi All

I'm just wondering if anyone can make a transparent gmail widget with this? I tried but I have no idea what I am doing?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
guys, what do you guys to do solve clients not seeing your widget in the list? Do you send them Uzip by email? Or do you send them apk by email? Or any other method? What's the safest?
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
hello again,I still don't know where to even begin. I know in supposed to have a text file. but I don't know the syntax. if I could just see someone's example. I would be very grateful

I don't really have this problem all my apps are free. but I think sending the apk would be better. that way they don't go and edit your uzip and upload to the playstore
[Android Apps and Games] timbremer:
This doesn't work for me... I did it like in the description but uccw doesn't show anything. Do I have to copy the folder + the .uccw file or just the content in the folder?
[Android Apps and Games] wattblicker:
UCCW Weather Icons in Eclipse

Hi there,

I have a question. I am creating a widget that uses the weather Icone of Realll. When I created the APK, but no weather icon disappears. Where exactly do I have to insert in Eclipse the weather icons?

regards,

Wattblicker
[Android Apps and Games] xcheljd:
hey guys I just tried to upload an update apk to the play store but it told me "You uploaded a debuggable APK. For security reasons you need to disable debugging before it can be published in Google Play."

if anybody else has this issue, the solution is to add android:debuggable="false" to the application tag of the manifest file.
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
How is everyone doing? I'm visiting xda after a long long time.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
UCCW 3.0...........

Just wanted to say Hi to all.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Your ALIVE !! ;)

Regards as Always
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Hi Vineet. Hey Sly. How have you guys been?
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
I'm good thanks. How's yourself ?

Regards as always
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Battling with Google. Last December they have terminated my developer account after suspending my ios7 uccw theme. Have petitioned some 4-5 times already and always got the automated reply denying my request. I've uploaded all my stuff to Amazon app store, but that one doesn't have as much interaction as play store used to get.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Man that's ****ty. I don't really publish much these days but I wish you luck in overturning the suspension mate.

Regards as always
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Thanks Sly. Appreciate it. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Tecior:
Pointless tutorial for paid apps

Yeah... This tutorial is completely useless if you plan on charging for your app... I don't know exactly what happens but it seems like Google injects code into paid apps, which completely corrupt paid UCCW skins. Even on Android 4.3/4.4. So yeah, don't go for this if you plan on making a profit (on any version of Android).
[Android Apps and Games] kodiak211:
You need to create a installer app for paid UCCW themes in Google Play...

Go to the very first page of this thread , very first comment and find "work around" at the bottom of the first comment
[Android Apps and Games] QNBT:
I got a few people messaging me about UCCW not displaying images correct anymore. One guy pointed out that is happened after he upgraded to KitKat.
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
hey guys,

i'm having trouble add an image file when making the uccw widget. I'm Not talking about the image not showing up when you put the widget on the home screen.

I'm talking about when you are actually making a widget, if I choose an image from my gallery, nothing is changed. my image doesn't show up in the editor. it's SO annoying, I have been having trouble with this for months, but I can't find anyone having this issue online.

Could someone please help me? I used to add image fine a while ago, but it worked once. and then next time, i tried with another image and it didn't work and it still doesn't. Please help..thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
can't for the life of me get the installer to work.

on step one, i rename the package name of the installer to the same of the apk in the assets folder. but add '.installer' at the end. after that MainActivity.java in Src folder has a red X on it. Because it has errors.

step two. no problems

step 3, change to apk skin name, does not fix the red X from the MainActivity.java and i can not compile

what am i doing wrong? thanks for reading!

edit: over an hour and still no dice! It has something to do with the package name.. i change it from the original and i get errors on MainActivity.java i can compile the original package name and test out the apk, it works! but that won't do me any good.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
UCCW 3.0

In UCCW 3.0 there is an easier way to publish both free and paid skins (working without hassle). So please wait for a few days.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
good to see you Vin. thought you'd forgotten us lol ;). new version sounds interesting.

Regards as always
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
I can wait patiently, thanks for the response. tho, I would like to conquer the installer method, it has other useful uses
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Could you please answer if the problem I have about not being able to add image file is confirmed or is it just me? It's really frustrating.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Another problem I am encountering is that my popular UCCW skin https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swldesign.datetimebatteryuccw

has one skin where all the letters and shapes are See-Through on a circle, as you can see from the screenshot. They work perfectly fine on my Nexus 4 and HTC One V, but many users who own a galaxy device, especially Galaxy S5 are reporting that the circle doesn't show any see-through letters and shapes. Only blank white circle appears, and nothing else..

Any idea what's wrong? Is this a UCCW app bug where See-Through elements aren't shown properly on Galaxy S5 or other Galaxy devices? I did every process just the same as before and with everyone else, but I'm not sure what's causing this.

Please reply. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] QNBT:
Got massive complaints about hotspots stopped working after the latest update :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Anyone experiencing font issues after compiling into apk? If I test the apk, the font style i used is overwritten by the default roboto font. It's really annoying. I don't know what to do. This is for making a widget with the new UCCW version.

EDIT: I think it might be happening with fonts that have .otf extension, and not ttf. I'm not 100% sure yet, but some fonts turn out fine, but some don't. Please dev, check this out, and fix the bug. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Are you on the latest version 3.1.4?
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Oh, I just realized that I wasn't on the very latest version. I just updated, and I will try again after saving the widget from the newer UCCW version and compile an apk and test on my device again. Is this bug fixed in the latest version by any chance?

EDIT: It's fixed for sure in the latest update. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Another question I have. I read you said version 3.x has an easier method to make a paid UCCW apk. How is it changed, and what needs to be done differently from the free version? Does it now adhere to google's rules for the play store? I heard the previous version with the installer was going against google's rules and many designers' accounts were terminated. Is the new method fixed now? If so, I want to update my paid versions with the new method. Where can I get more information on this? Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Visit vasudevsoftwares.com
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Hey thanks for quick reply again. I did already saw that website and 3.0 ask development part where I followed the instruction to update my free skin that had a layout issue.

But how about paid skins? Could you please answer my questions I asked about the paid skins? I couldn't find info on your website.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
There is no difference between free and paid skins now.
[Android Apps and Games] sw6lee:
Okay, thanks.

But this bug that I thought was fixed about the font is not completely fixed. With the newest UCCW version, most fonts seem to be fine, but one of my skins has a font called Dymaxion. And I tried updating this (because I wanted to add another version to it, so I needed to update this old one too), and after I compile the apk to test on my phone (nexus 4), the Dymaxion font does NOT apply, even though in the thumbnail, it's perfectly fine. Could you please try this?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] T LEONARDIS:
Hello [MENTION=3068315]vineetksirohi[/MENTION] I am having trouble with my apks showing up on the widgets list of of other users phones when downloaded from the app store. Can you help me understand if I am doing something wrong ? I have followed all instructions to the T. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Send me the project files and link to your Google play skin. I will check.
[Android Apps and Games] aatifaqua:
Same thing happened with me, took me a while to figure it out. When i change the project name, the resources are not copied into the mobile and widgets do not appear. However, if i don't change the project name, the apk functions properly. Hope this helps. :)

This is the skin I have made . Thank you vineet for saving our time :o :p