fixes for older devices

README.md

@@ -128,10 +128,5 @@ To run the app:
 # flutter run -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play
 ```
 
-To run the app on API 19 emulators:
-```
-# flutter run -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play --enable-software-rendering
-```
-
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android/app/build.gradle

@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ dependencies {
     // - https://jitpack.io/p/deckerst/mp4parser
     // - https://jitpack.io/p/deckerst/pixymeta-android
     implementation 'com.github.deckerst:Android-TiffBitmapFactory:876e53870a'
-    implementation 'com.github.deckerst.mp4parser:isoparser:6bfa6c23f7'
+    implementation 'com.github.deckerst.mp4parser:isoparser:7b698ab674'
-    implementation 'com.github.deckerst.mp4parser:muxer:6bfa6c23f7'
+    implementation 'com.github.deckerst.mp4parser:muxer:7b698ab674'
     implementation 'com.github.deckerst:pixymeta-android:706bd73d6e'
 
     // huawei flavor only

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ This change eventually prevents building the app with Flutter v3.3.3.
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
 
+        <!-- exported for Android API 19 launcher to access this activity -->
         <activity
             android:name=".HomeWidgetSettingsActivity"
-            android:exported="false"
+            android:exported="true"
             android:theme="@style/NormalTheme">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE" />

android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/HomeWidgetConfigureActivity.kt

@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ package deckers.thibault.aves
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils.enableSoftwareRendering
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
 
 class HomeWidgetSettingsActivity : MainActivity() {
     private var appWidgetId = AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID
 
     public override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        if (FlutterUtils.isSoftwareRenderingRequired()) {
+            intent.enableSoftwareRendering()
+        }
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
         // cancel if user does not complete widget setup

android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/MainActivity.kt

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.*
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.window.ActivityWindowHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.window.WindowHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.streams.*
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils.enableSoftwareRendering
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils.isSoftwareRenderingRequired
 import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.LogUtils
 import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.getParcelableExtraCompat
 import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
@@ -40,6 +42,14 @@ open class MainActivity : FlutterActivity() {
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         Log.i(LOG_TAG, "onCreate intent=$intent")
+
+        if (isSoftwareRenderingRequired()) {
+            intent.enableSoftwareRendering()
+            // running the app from Android Studio automatically adds to the intent the `start-paused` flag
+            // so the IDE can connect to the app, but launching on KitKat emulators fails because of a timeout
+            intent.removeExtra("start-paused")
+        }
+
         intent.extras?.takeUnless { it.isEmpty }?.let {
             Log.i(LOG_TAG, "onCreate intent extras=$it")
         }

android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/WallpaperActivity.kt

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.*
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.window.ActivityWindowHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.window.WindowHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.streams.ImageByteStreamHandler
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils
+import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.FlutterUtils.enableSoftwareRendering
 import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.LogUtils
 import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.getParcelableExtraCompat
 import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ class WallpaperActivity : FlutterActivity() {
     private lateinit var intentDataMap: MutableMap<String, Any?>
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        if (FlutterUtils.isSoftwareRenderingRequired()) {
+            intent.enableSoftwareRendering()
+        }
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
         Log.i(LOG_TAG, "onCreate intent=$intent")

android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/utils/FlutterUtils.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package deckers.thibault.aves.utils
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
@@ -63,4 +65,29 @@ object FlutterUtils {
             r.run()
         }
     }
+
+    fun Intent.enableSoftwareRendering() {
+        putExtra("enable-software-rendering", true)
+        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Enable software rendering")
+    }
+
+    fun isSoftwareRenderingRequired() = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT && isEmulator
+
+    private val isEmulator: Boolean
+        get() = (Build.BRAND.startsWith("generic") && Build.DEVICE.startsWith("generic")
+                || Build.FINGERPRINT.startsWith("generic")
+                || Build.FINGERPRINT.startsWith("unknown")
+                || Build.HARDWARE.contains("goldfish")
+                || Build.HARDWARE.contains("ranchu")
+                || Build.MODEL.contains("google_sdk")
+                || Build.MODEL.contains("Emulator")
+                || Build.MODEL.contains("Android SDK built for x86")
+                || Build.MANUFACTURER.contains("Genymotion")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("sdk_google")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("google_sdk")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("sdk")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("sdk_x86")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("vbox86p")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("emulator")
+                || Build.PRODUCT.contains("simulator"))
 }