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Message 111130 - Posted: 27 Feb 2023, 7:26:13 UTC

Hello all,

The Android BOINC App stopped working for me a couple of weeks ago (I'm not sure when this happened exactly, but I noticed it last week). The phone is a Pixel 6 Pro, with the latest update of Android 13 (I suspect that some update to the OS has caused the problem, because I remember having to restart the phone due to an OS update a couple of weeks ago).

Anything that could be fixed here?

FWIW, I initially had the version of the BOINC App from 2016 that is in the play store. Then later I noticed that the website has newer versions not available in the play store: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php - I also downloaded those and installed it on my phone, but it still just freezes at the startup screen (showing the BOINC logo).

I'm happy to provide more debugging info if it helps. Why isn't the newest version in the Play store btw?
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Message 111131 - Posted: 27 Feb 2023, 8:10:15 UTC - in response to Message 111130.  
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I'm happy to provide more debugging info if it helps. Why isn't the newest version in the Play store btw?
You need to sign up for beta testing I think to get 7.18.1 via the play store. Not sure whether the time taken to get 7.18.1 accepted is over at git-hub or with those at Play store?

Edit: Well, I thought that but don't seem to be able to find it there now.
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Message 111138 - Posted: 28 Feb 2023, 0:58:12 UTC - in response to Message 111130.  

Why isn't the newest version in the Play store btw?


From what I understand... Google change its policies to disallow apps that download other apps/programs, which each project needs in order to run. (Apparently if you app is already posted from before the change, it is still available, but just won't be allowed to update after that.)
BOINC (for Android) 8.0.0

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