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[Anke]

Android 12 changes

Hello extension developers, We will be releasing an update soon to address the changes need to make App Inventor apps compatible with Android 12. The update is available on the test server at http://ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu/. You should test your extensions both in the companion and compiled apps on the test server to ensure your extensions work with Android 12. One major point is that if you are declaring activities, broadcast receivers, or services, you must assert whether those items ar…

Android 12 changes

Anyone facing this problem after targetSdk 31 when using extensions has two options: Contact the extension developer(s) and ask them to declare this (android:exported="true" for activities, broadcast receivers) in the Manifest. Build the APK, decompile it, declare it in the Manifest, recompile the APK, convert the APK to AAB and sign it. See also here: New App API Level 31 In Console - #2 by Anke - Discuss - Niotron Community Example: [grafik] Note: Taifun has already fixed it in…