App works with companion, but the apk doesn't work

[Taifun]

@Wilhelm_Tomasi

I have four versions of it, 3 of them I haven’t touched since 2023. They all fail now if I build them as APK

Google is restricting Android from year to year. To find out, why your old version is now not working anymore, use logcat

Capturing Device Logs using adb logcat

ADB is a command-line utility that that can be used to control your device over USB from a computer. It will allow you to install / uninstall and or view logs on your device. This could be very handy when there are issues with a specific app and you like to view the logs for information that may lead to identify the cause of error. In this post, we’ll discuss how to install and use ADB. Installation: ADB comes with Android SDK. However, you can download ONLY the ADB files from HERE . EDIT: …

Taifun
PS: don't forget to update the extension to the latest version!