Android: Add new build config "legacyOptimized", which targets an older Android SDK version #19401
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…er Android version This should allow working around the scoped storage problem on old Android TVs by sideloading APKs built this way. Support for building this will be added to the buildbot soon. Considering maybe making a special icon variant? See #16865 Not yet tested.
hrydgard
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Platform-specific (Android)
Scoped Storage
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Having a different icon would be nice (or may be a different color just like the gold version), since it use different ID, user can installed it a long with the newer SDK without getting confused which is which :) |
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I'm thinking some kind of sickly green color would be appropriate :) |
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Tried it on my S21, it popped up a nasty warning (since this bypasses modern protection) but indeed works as intended! Will merge and add to buildbot soon. |
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https://www.ppsspp.org/docs/reference/legacy-edition/ added some info on the website |
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Btw, we don't need to install an older SDK to build this, right? |
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No |
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The first legacy build is now up at https://www.ppsspp.org/devbuilds/ , please test. These start from 1.17.1-980, it will not be (easily) possible to build these for earlier versions, since these changes weren't in. |
PPSSPP Legacy
This should allow working around the scoped storage problem on many Android TV devices by sideloading APKs built this way. Support for building this will be added to the buildbot soon.
Similar to what we do on Quest to avoid scoped storage for sideloaded PPSSPP VR.
Considering maybe making a special icon variant? Ideas?
This new edition gets a new apk ID, org.ppsspp.ppsspplegacy
See #16865
Not yet tested.
IMPORTANT: This build will be sideload-only. It cannot be published on the Play Store. It may also lose some minor OS features, not sure.