Straight Razor DB app for Android - official beta tests and releases!

OK - I am finally in a position to release a version of this app for beta testing!

If you wish to take part in the beta test, please observe the following steps:

1) Add a reply below so I can see who is actually involved - it needn't say anything more than "testing" or something like that.
2) Download the .apk from the second post in this thread. You will need to allow "side loading" on your device for now. This should be an option under "Security" in Settings. If it's different for your device then Google is your friend here. Install the .apk and get testing.
3) Report any bugs or problems that you find in this thread.

Stable releases will be made available via Google Play and the third post in this thread. The reason for posting them here is simply for users of devices such as Kindle Fire which don't use Google Play. I have no intention of making this app available on any other "market/store". If you find it anywhere other than Google Play, then it's a fake version.

The stable release will be available for free and ad free - I'm just that generous.

OK - about the app itself. This app takes all the data in the SRP Straight Razor Database and aggregates it into an app. This is only the SR Database and not any other wiki information, although that may be an option for a future release.
Reserved for notice
The first screen you will encounter is a list of all manufacturers listed on the SRP wiki. If you select one of those then you will see a screen with a list of all razors made by that manufacturer, as well as the manufacturer itself. Upon selecting one of those, you will be taken to a screen containing all the content on the wiki, with the option to open that item in a browser.

There was one fairly difficult issue I encountered. Initially, all images were displayed far too large for a normal phone screen. I fixed this using a setting within the Android API, but, unfortunately it is deprecated. This means that this setting may be removed in a future version of Android and this app will no longer work properly on any device running that version.

My only hope for this is to create some code which will pull the data from the wiki and do all formatting work myself. This will look fine, but will be prone to breaking if the wiki layout is altered. I decided to go with the first option for this release and then the second option will be implemented in a later release.

I think that's all you need to know for now. Please feel free to make feature requests in this thread, as well as bug notices. No new features will be implemented before the first stable release, but it will be useful to get your ideas for future versions.

I hope all that makes sense!

0.1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jfsk50fm6i...tabase-0.1.apk

reserved for Stable releases

I'll test on android 4.3.

Very cool. Ran into no issues on Android 4.1.2 (Moto Droid RAZR, Verizon).

Also testing on 4.1.2 (Samsung Galaxy Note II in the US)

Okay, so I've noticed that J.R. Torrey is listed twice, but I only see it once in the wiki here. I tapped on one of the two and it crashed, but after loading the app again, it gives me a message for one that says there seems to be nothing here, and the other lists off all the Torrey razors.

Thanks for that. I look into the data issue, it's almost certainly that there are two Torrey Co., J. R. In the database. As for why it crashed, I can't reproduce that,, but I'll keep looking at it.

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Testing on icecream 4.0

OK - I've had a look at the Torrey Co., J. R. issue - there are definitely 2 in the database, one has no full stop (period) at the end and the other does. The former of those two has no razors attached to it - hence the lack of items when you click on it.

This is entirely an issue with the db needing to be cleaned up on SRP - it's not the only example. There is a J. A. Henckels and a Henckels, J. A. in the DB. The former only contains the description of the manufacturer itself. It can be tidied up, presumably, by anyone who has the time and inclination.

Testing on cm10.2 AOSP 4.3 on S4. Works great! I'll test also on cm10 AOSP 4.1.2 on my Samsung Victory which is my dev phone.

Testing on Galaxy Nexus-Android JB 4.3

Is this app available yet

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Is this app available yet

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Through the download link in the OP. Also if you are installing on an Android device make sure to turn on "unknown sources" under settings < security so it will install. This is only for Android phones/ devices.

Just tested the app on 1st gen Nexus 7 running cm10.2 AOSP 4.3. Only complaint is the logo in the app is a bit pixelated, along with the logo icon as well in the app. Did you make sure to package all the different sized icons in the res folder?

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Op? What's op stand for there is a link listed there

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Originally Posted by Airportcopper

Op? What's op stand for there is a link listed there

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Sorry forum speak OP = Original Poster. If you head back to the first post he has a link in the second post to download the .apk file.

Got it.. awesome app! Running on galaxy 3

I'll test on Android 4.1.1 - Lenovo Idea Tab. Had no issues as of yet.

Testing on Kyocera Rise, Android 4.0.4

I like the "Open in Your Browser" feature.

I thought I did have the different sized icons. I'll look into that, thanks.

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Tested on my Galaxy Nexus / Jelly Bean 4.3

The very first run of the app crashes even before showing the app interface/screen. From the second run on, everything seems to work fine.

Suggestion: it would be nice to show a full screen image when you tap on a razor's image.

Yes, I'd already thought of that image idea. The reason it's not there is to do with the problem I mentioned in the first post. If the second solution I mentioned is possible then I could implement it then.

I do need to get to the bottom of these apparently random crashes. If anyone is able to install adb on their computer and run "adb logcat" after a crash and post the results here, that would be very helpful.

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Is anyone able to test on <4.0? Or on a smaller screen?

Sry it has taken so long i personally like the app its easy to use and displays a ton of info readily i am ok with the clincal error of repeative info since that is a problem with the SRP data base but i realy wish i had the ability to zoom or click on the photos for a better look with out havein to link to the page ... but over all awsome good work

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Is anyone able to test on <4.0? Or on a smaller screen?

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If I see any problems I'll logcat it for you, I have yet to see it crash on any of my devices.

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Originally Posted by stonewolf

Sry it has taken so long i personally like the app its easy to use and displays a ton of info readily i am ok with the clincal error of repeative info since that is a problem with the SRP data base but i realy wish i had the ability to zoom or click on the photos for a better look with out havein to link to the page ... but over all awsome good work

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Thanks for the feedback. As you say, weaknesses in the data are from the data base itself and out of the control of the app

The inability to zoom (which will hopefully be included in a future version) is the main reason why I included the "open in browser" button, since you should be able to look more closely on there.

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Thank you for understanding and the fore thought i just like apps that are basicly stand alone and im lookin forward to revisions and testing them as well

It is working just fine on my HTC One with 4.1.2

Thanks!

The only bug I've found is when I have a bad data connection it will fc instead of timeout.

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Originally Posted by meleii

The only bug I've found is when I have a bad data connection it will fc instead of timeout.

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Thanks for that - I'll take a look. At least that should be a nice, easy fix :)

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Want me to convert and test it on BB10 devices?

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Want me to convert and test it on BB10 devices?

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Thanks very much, but I don't really want to have to provide any support for BB10. If you want to develop a new app for BB10, then I'd be happy to help with the various URLs I used to pull in data.

I've located the cause of (hopefully) all the random crashes. Thanks to meleii for pointing out that it may be connected to data connectivity. Have already started working on a fix - hope it won't take me too long.

Ok, there's a new beta version: 0.2! For some reason I can't edit the 2nd post on this thread, so, for now, I'll have to post it here:

0.2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ledxm6665t...tabase-0.2.apk

ChangeLog:

• Fixed crash when there was no data available
• Added an option to try again when data connectivity fails.

It should install straight over the top of the 1st one - Enjoy!

BTW - if anyone wants to translate the app into another language, please pm me with your email so I can send the relevant file - only 1! It's not the data that will be translated, obviously, but the language used in the interface. I'm not sure if that's really useful or not, since the user will still need to understand English for the SR data, but it's an option if someone thinks it'll be helpful and wants to volunteer.

Another new beta. I still can't edit the original posts, although I'm hoping that will be resolved soon. If not, then I'll have to try and set up a beta program via Google Play. The disadvantage of that is that anyone not using Play (i.e. Kindle Fire users) won't be able to join in.

Anyway - new beta:

0.3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vshled6cdq...tabase-0.3.apk

ChangeLog:

• Fixed issue which prevented the app from running on <3.0 devices. Should now work on 2.0+
• Changed obfuscation configuration. Should still work for everyone, but might introduce bugs.

Enjoy!

What about adding a search function?
It would be useful to quickly find a razor in the db.

Intend to make it easier to find manufacturers, but, unless I can find an API url, full search would be impossible without downloading, and keeping in sync, the entire database.

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Tested Beta 0.3 on Android 4.0.4...
On a few rare occasions I got a message saying that the app could not connect to SRP. And that the SRP site may be down.

I never got that message on the Beta 0.1.

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Originally Posted by henryconchile

Tested Beta 0.3 on Android 4.0.4...
On a few rare occasions I got a message saying that the app could not connect to SRP. And that the SRP site may be down.

I never got that message on the Beta 0.1.

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Did it ever crash for you in 0.1? If so, then this is the exact same situation - it's just that the app is now handling it properly. It should only happen when your data/wifi connection is gone or a wee bit suspect.