Android app rebranding information

- To be able to rebrand the Android app you need to purchase a Prime package, the only way to get rebranding license for mobile apps is to purchase Prime only.

- One Prime package allows you to rebrand the Android app for one brand only, or one product submission to the Android market (it is ok to re-upload apps for version upgrades, once obtained).

- You can download Android app sources from your Unity Prime page, or from your "My Licenses" page.

- To make modifications in the source code and compile it, you need so setup Android SDK.

- Most of the rebranding work can be done by editing application resources: images, styles and language files. This process does not require a lot of programming knowledge, but you still need to read some documentation before doing this.

- The best way to provide it to the end users is to publish it in Android Market.

All the required information about coding, documentation, HOW-TOs and code samples can be found in the Android Developer Website.

Is there any steps to install the Android app in dolphin 7.

I have downloaded Android app source, but i dont know how to install in my site script.

Kindly help.

Thank you

To use common Android app just search for "oo boonex" in Google Market app on your android phone. You will need to add your site along with some username and password to use the app.

If you have mobile rebranding license - there are some 3rd-party developers who can do rebranding for you:

http://www.boonex.com/market/category/mobile

If you want to do it by yourself (you need some knowledge of programming, it is better in java), it is better to start with developer environment setup:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Potential Pre-sales question on re-brandable app.

How possible is it to have a branded version of the app skip the option to select which site, and be pre-coded to interact with only your own site?

Example: the existing app - when launched - gives the option to select a dolphin site to connect to, this is what I want to skip and have hard-coded, so that a user instead is sent directly to login if not logged in, or directly to site mobile-home if already logged in?

Thank you AlexT

http://www.boonex.com/forums/topic/HOWTO-lock-the-app-to-connect-to-one-site-only-.htm

After the run it will show your as as the only option to login to.

Thank you all for your valuable comments!

Hello,

I have a question about the re branding of the app. I have tried to change the package names from com.boonex.oo as I saw on a forum post but now the app doesn't seem to work any more. I am using eclipse and I don't have any errors showing which is weird. Any help?

Thanks

To change package name you need yo change this name in AndroidManifest.xml then change all paths and file names accordingly and change all occurrences on this string in every file.

Eclipse function Refactor -> Rename should help with this.  

Hey thanks for the reply. Yes I did that. I used the refactor method and I also changed the name in the xml manifest file. But the application keeps on crashing every time. Is there anything else I should watch for? The file names are changed as well by Eclipse.

Try to investigate error messages - it should give you some clues.

 I saw the error messages but it is a bit confusing for me as I am kind of new on android programming. Could you tell me please if you can make up anything from that?

Thanks in advance.

10-23 09:07:08.450: W/dalvikvm(305): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001d800)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305): FATAL EXCEPTION: main

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.sociobe.oo/com.sociobe.oo.Main}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #3: Error inflating class com.boonex.oo.LoaderImageView

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2663)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #3: Error inflating class com.boonex.oo.LoaderImageView

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:576)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.sociobe.oo.SiteAdapter.getView(SiteAdapter.java:77)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.sociobe.oo.SiteAdapter.initViews(SiteAdapter.java:52)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.sociobe.oo.SiteAdapter.<init>(SiteAdapter.java:46)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at com.sociobe.oo.Main.onCreate(Main.java:52)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):... 11 more

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305): Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.boonex.oo.LoaderImageView in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader[/system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar:/data/app/com.sociobe.oo-2.apk]

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at dalvik.system.PathClassLoader.findClass(PathClassLoader.java:243)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:573)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:532)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:466)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565)

10-23 09:07:08.521: E/AndroidRuntime(305):... 21 more

 Error inflating class com.boonex.oo.LoaderImageView

Look ? there are still some references to the boonex package name.

If you have more questions please open a new thread. This thread is about basic app rebranding info and not about resolving problems - also these messages will deleted after some time to make this thread clean.

 Ok then. Anyway thanks for your help :)

Can anyone provide their mobile-friendly sites, so that we can see the true capabilites of unity members' sites, other than demo.boonex.com ?

I am undecided on whether or not to bother with a mobile site, seeing as I would need to update my 3rd party modules and create a mobile join page.

There seems to be only a handful of people here who know (or professes to know) what they are doing regarding custom mobile site, therefore it's hard knowing what to believe...

I await your links and advice :)

Many thanks