Android deployment with Ministro

[KroMignon]

Hi all,

I have create an Android application based on Qt 5.7.0, all works fine on my test device.
To test my application, I have used Bundle Qt libraries in APK

This works fine, now development is finished and I have to deploy it on several devices.
I have create a release APK (signed), and have choose Use Ministro service to install Qt

I have download ministro APK, and installed Ministro and my application on a device with help of adb.

adb install -r ministro.apk
adb install -r QtApp-release-signed.apk

But my application didn't start/works !

What did I wrong?

How can I force Qt Libs download installation on this device?

My configuration is:

• Qt 5.7.1 (ARM EABI-v7a)
• QtCreator 4.2.0
• Android 5.1
• Ministro v10.5

Thanks for any help

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
any output on the console?

Also check the logcat

adb logcat -c
// start the app and let it crash etc.
adb logcat -d > logcat.txt

In there should be the reason for the failing startup process.

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx

Here the output of the log your asking for

I/Timeline( 3905): Timeline: Activity_launch_request id:com.geocept.android time:95426461
--------- beginning of system
I/ActivityManager(  771): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.geocept.android/.StartActivity (has extras)} from uid 10018 on display 0
D/audio_hw_primary(  277): start_output_stream: enter: stream(0xb7b83c18)usecase(1: low-latency-playback) devices(0x2)
D/audio_hw_primary(  277): select_devices: out_snd_device(2: speaker) in_snd_device(0: )
D/hardware_info(  277): hw_info_append_hw_type : device_name = speaker
I/soundtrigger(  277): audio_extn_sound_trigger_update_device_status: device 0x2 of type 0 for Event 1, with Raise=0
W/audio_hw_utils(  277): audio_extn_utils_update_stream_app_type_cfg: App type could not be selected. Falling back to default
I/audio_hw_primary(  277): select_devices Selected apptype: 69936
D/soundtrigger(  277): audio_extn_sound_trigger_update_stream_status: uc_id 1 of type 0 for Event 3, with Raise=0
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_audio_cal, acdb_id = 14, path =  0
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_asm_topology
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_CMD_GET_AUDPROC_STREAM_TOPOLOGY_ID
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_adm_topology
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_CMD_GET_AUDPROC_COMMON_TOPOLOGY_ID
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_audtable
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_CMD_GET_AUDPROC_COMMON_TABLE
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> AUDIO_SET_AUDPROC_CAL
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_audvoltable
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_CMD_GET_AUDPROC_GAIN_DEP_STEP_TABLE
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> AUDIO_SET_AUDPROC_VOL_CAL
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_afe_cal
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_CMD_GET_AFE_COMMON_TABLE
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> AUDIO_SET_AFE_CAL
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> send_hw_delay : acdb_id = 14 path = 0
D/ACDB-LOADER(  277): ACDB -> ACDB_AVSYNC_INFO: ACDB_CMD_GET_DEVICE_PROPERTY
I/audio_hw_utils(  277): audio_extn_utils_send_app_type_cfg app_type 69936, acdb_dev_id 14, sample_rate 48000
D/audio_hw_primary(  277): select_devices: done
V/WindowManager(  771): addAppToken: AppWindowToken{24df240c token=Token{1343e33f ActivityRecord{3262235e u0 com.geocept.android/.StartActivity t95}}} to stack=1 task=95 at 0
W/BroadcastQueue(  771): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=3905, uid=10018) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE_LAUNCH_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.gms/.icing.proxy.ApplicationLauncherReceiver
W/BroadcastQueue(  771): Permission Denial: receiving Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } to com.google.android.gms/.icing.proxy.ApplicationLauncherReceiver requires com.android.launcher3.permission.RECEIVE_LAUNCH_BROADCASTS due to sender com.android.launcher3 (uid 10018)
W/BroadcastQueue(  771): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=3905, uid=10018) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE_LAUNCH_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.apps.gsa.search.core.icingsync.ApplicationLaunchReceiver
W/BroadcastQueue(  771): Permission Denial: receiving Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } to com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.apps.gsa.search.core.icingsync.ApplicationLaunchReceiver requires com.android.launcher3.permission.RECEIVE_LAUNCH_BROADCASTS due to sender com.android.launcher3 (uid 10018)
V/CEI-debug( 3905): onPause() mLauncher = com.android.launcher3.Launcher@2d0a0cac
I/ViewRootImpl(  771): CPU Rendering VSync enable = false
V/WindowManager(  771): Adding window Window{1d88eb10 u0 Starting com.geocept.android} at 5 of 9 (after Window{367838f1 u0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.apps.gsa.sidekick.main.optin.NewOptInActivity})
I/ActivityManager(  771): Start proc 9188:com.geocept.android/u0a106 for activity com.geocept.android/.StartActivity
I/Activity( 9188): StartActivity::StartActivity()
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
D/AudioPolicyManager(  277): unknown stream type 13
I/ViewRootImpl( 9188): CPU Rendering VSync enable = false
D/OpenGLRenderer( 9188): Use EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR_PRESERVED: true
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, len[048], NL type[0x11] WNI type[0x5050] len[028]
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, PID: 284
V/WindowManager(  771): Adding window Window{32b48d41 u0 com.geocept.android/com.geocept.android.StartActivity} at 5 of 10 (before Window{1d88eb10 u0 Starting com.geocept.android})
D/WifiService(  771): New client listening to asynchronous messages
I/ValidateNoPeople(  771): skipping global notification
E/art     ( 9188): No implementation found for void com.geocept.android.NativeFunctions.focusWindow() (tried Java_com_geocept_android_NativeFunctions_focusWindow and Java_com_geocept_android_NativeFunctions_focusWindow__)
D/AndroidRuntime( 9188): Shutting down VM
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): [ERB] Update app failure countmain
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): [ERB] Update app failure - ActivityThread.currentProcessName : com.geocept.android
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): [ERB] Update app failure - Process.myPid : 9188
--------- beginning of crash
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): Process: com.geocept.android, PID: 9188
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: No implementation found for void com.geocept.android.NativeFunctions.focusWindow() (tried Java_com_geocept_android_NativeFunctions_focusWindow and Java_com_geocept_android_NativeFunctions_focusWindow__)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at com.geocept.android.NativeFunctions.focusWindow(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at com.geocept.android.StartActivity.onResume(StartActivity.java:185)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnResume(Instrumentation.java:1257)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.Activity.performResume(Activity.java:6122)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:2975)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3017)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2392)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1303)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5255)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:905)
E/AndroidRuntime( 9188): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:700)
E/ErbService-QiQueue(  771): add(B) id = 6 , mQueue.size()=5
E/ErbService-QiQueue(  771): add(E) id = 6 , mQueue.size()=5
E/ErbService-QiQueue(  771): add(E)
W/ActivityManager(  771):   Force finishing activity 1 com.geocept.android/.StartActivity
I/Process ( 9188): Sending signal. PID: 9188 SIG: 9
I/WindowState(  771): WIN DEATH: Window{32b48d41 u0 com.geocept.android/com.geocept.android.StartActivity}
D/WifiService(  771): Client connection lost with reason: 4
I/ActivityManager(  771): Process com.geocept.android (pid 9188) has died
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
I/BackgroundMemoryTrimmer( 4917): Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background.
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
V/CEI-debug( 3905): onResume() mLauncher = com.android.launcher3.Launcher@2d0a0cac
W/InputMethodManagerService(  771): Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@1d8ca379 attribute=null, token = android.os.BinderProxy@7173b6d
I/Timeline( 3905): Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@3de26725 time:95427094
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
I/Timeline(  771): Timeline: Activity_windows_visible id: ActivityRecord{3d1447a4 u0 com.android.launcher3/.Launcher t52} time:95427342
D/wpa_supplicant( 3419): wlan0: Control interface command 'SIGNAL_POLL'
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, len[4035], NL type[0x1C] WNI type[0x5900] len[43791]
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, PID: 284
E/BatteryService(  771): mShutdownBatteryLowTemperature_LT12
E/BatteryService(  771): mShutdownBatteryLowTemperature_null
D/audio_hw_primary(  277): out_standby: enter: stream (0xb7b83c18) usecase(1: low-latency-playback)
D/soundtrigger(  277): audio_extn_sound_trigger_update_stream_status: uc_id 1 of type 0 for Event 2, with Raise=0
D/hardware_info(  277): hw_info_append_hw_type : device_name = speaker
I/soundtrigger(  277): audio_extn_sound_trigger_update_device_status: device 0x2 of type 0 for Event 0, with Raise=0
D/wpa_supplicant( 3419): wlan0: Control interface command 'SIGNAL_POLL'
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, len[4012], NL type[0x1C] WNI type[0x5900] len[37903]
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, PID: 284
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, len[048], NL type[0x11] WNI type[0x5050] len[028]
V/WLAN_PSA(  284): NL MSG, PID: 284
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12
E/ActivityManager(  771): app.processName = com.android.systemui app.pid = 3240, try to set adj -12 --> -12

[KroMignon]

Perhaps the way I try is not be best.

What I want to do, is to install once all needed Qt libs so I can later only install new APK with application upgrades.

==> This way the APK will only need 1MB instead of 20MB !

Do you have a better solution?

I have to do this on about 50 devices!

I've have try to copy Qt Libs on device in /data/local/tmp/qt, but this don't work...
Application and/or android didn't search in this location.

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: No implementation found for void com.geocept.android.NativeFunctions.focusWindow()

you didn't register your native JNI methods?!?

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx

I do...
It works fine when I use Bundle Qt libraries in APK as Qt Deployment strategy.
I haven't change any line of code between the two APK generation.

With Use Ministro service to install Qt, the application crash

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx said in Android deployment with Ministro:

you didn't register your native JNI methods?!?

I do register them with following code:

//create a vector with all our JNINativeMethod(s)
static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
    { "focusWindow", "()V", (void *)focusWindow },
};

// this method is called automatically by Java after the .so file is loaded
JNIEXPORT jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* /*reserved*/)
{
    JNIEnv* env;
    // get the JNIEnv pointer.
    if (vm->GetEnv(reinterpret_cast<void**>(&env), JNI_VERSION_1_6) != JNI_OK)
      return JNI_ERR;

    // search for Java class which declares the native methods
    jclass javaClass = env->FindClass("com/geocept/android/NativeFunctions");
    if (!javaClass)
      return JNI_ERR;

    // register our native methods
    if (env->RegisterNatives(javaClass, methods,
                          sizeof(methods) / sizeof(methods[0])) < 0) {
      return JNI_ERR;
    }

    return JNI_VERSION_1_6;
}

Is there a way to made "incremental updates" with APK?
I install first a full featured APK then only APK without the Qt libs?

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
i suspect that there is still something wrong in your code/project-setup...

Did you try to debug and step through in the call to JNI_OnLoad()?
Also where is this method defined? What kind of library is this?
Note that JNI_OnLoad() isn't loaded in Qt plugins (QQmlExtensionPlugin, ...)

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx

Did you try to debug and step through in the call to JNI_OnLoad()?
Also where is this method defined? What kind of library is this?
Note that JNI_OnLoad() isn't loaded in Qt plugins (QQmlExtensionPlugin, ...)

I have picked JNI_OnLoad() usage from a presentation made by BogDan Vatra on QtCon 2016 ==> which was based on Qt 5.7
This presentation was called Practical Qt on Android JNI

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
JNI_OnLoad() is only called when the library is loaded using System.loadLibrary() (Java method). Which isn't used when loading Qt plugins.
Thats why i asked what kind of library yours is.

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx

I use this to call C++ functions from Java, for example to be informed about Battery and WIFI level (which are got with an Android/Java BroadcastReceiver).

I don't understand why this works when Qt libs in APK and don't work when using Ministro...

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
again: what is this library? Is this a simple default library linked to your application or is it a plugin?
How did you (exactly) add this library to your APK?

I guess at the time you are trying to call the native method the method isn't registered yet. And set a breakpoint in your JNI_OnLoad(), as i already suggested. If the crash occurs before the breakpoint is hit, then this is your problem.

If thats the case you can try to create the Java notification callback once you are sure that the methods have been registered successfully. You could set a Java variable at the end of JNI_onLoad() for example.

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx

This is in my application, there no external library, other than Qt.
This JNI_OnLoad() function is in a C++ class in my App project. The file name is JniInterfaces.cpp.
The function signature is:

...
static void focusWindow(JNIEnv * /*env*/,
                        jobject /*obj*/)
{
    if(HandheldInit::exists() && qGuiApp->focusWindow() != Q_NULLPTR)
    {
        QTimer::singleShot(0, qGuiApp->focusWindow(), SLOT(raise()));
    }
}

//create a vector with all our JNINativeMethod(s)
static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
    { "focusWindow", "()V", (void *)focusWindow },
};
// this method is called automatically by Java after the .so file is loaded
JNIEXPORT jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* /*reserved*/)
{ ... } // See BogDan Vatra presentation at Qt Con 2016
...

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon
ok i give up....
I am on hold until you answer the questions i asked. I wont ask a third time....

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx: sorry but there is no other library than Qt libraries...
I don't understand your question!
JNI_OnLoad() is in my application Project, focusWindow() also.
The Java code also.
There is no library!!!

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon said in Android deployment with Ministro:

There is no library!!!

@KroMignon said in Android deployment with Ministro:

// this method is called automatically by Java after the .so file is loaded
JNIEXPORT jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* /reserved/)
{ ... } // See BogDan Vatra presentation at Qt Con 2016

You said it's working when you don't use Ministro but bundle the Qt libs with the APK.
But even then the JNI_OnLoad() wouldn't be called, since you implemented JNI_OnLoad() not in a library.

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx: the Qt Project create a library, called libNavDispatchHandheld.so, this is in the APK in /lib/armeabi-v7a.
Is this your are talking about?
And in this lib, which contains my C++ classes, is the JNI_OnLoad() function.

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx: just to pass this annoying question about JNI. I have made a simple test, on which I removed all JNI functions (from Java => C++)
This also didn't work.
I've got an system error which indicates Ministro not available. But I have installed it (App-Info say it is v10.5).

Is Qt5.7.1 not supported by Ministro?

I there a way to generate APK with all needed Qt stuff and then just do "upgrades" with my libs/qml/whatever ?

I'm a big Qt enthusiast, but it is very discouraging and sad to have the feeling to have to battle agains the System and not to work with it :(

[raven-worx]

@KroMignon said in Android deployment with Ministro:

just to pass this annoying question about JNI. I have made a simple test, on which I removed all JNI functions (from Java => C++)
This also didn't work.

same error/exception?!?!

[KroMignon]

@raven-worx : no, there is an Android Popup which says I have to install Ministro... Which is already installed! ==> v10.5