App crashes immediately on start up as soon as I’m logged in on Android 13 Black view tab 60. If I reinstall (or clear all data), app works until I try to log in, but the moment I link goose cloud account it crashes and continues to crash as soon as I start it.
Hi pvracko,
thanks for your message.
We tried, but couldn’t recreate the issue you are describing.
I am aware that some Android devices, especially tablets, create problems - mostly due to inconsistent operating systems and/or versioning.
I understand this might not be a satisfying answer, but please understand our situation. Due to limited resources, it is currently not possible for us to maintain every version of every Android device on the market. Our current focus is on growing the iOS application, which serves the vast majority of our customers.
Whenever reasonably possible, we will release updates to Android as well.
Thanks for your understanding.
Happy Landings
Mirko
Wow! Since I purchased MiraCheck to use with my Google phone and Samsung tablet, this is astonishing news. After working fine, my MiraCheck is also failing to load on on Pixel Phone. If you are abandoning Android support, I think this should be reflected in your Google play entry and website.
Hi @SArrow ,
as you probably saw on the PlayStore there have not been any changes or updates to the app, meaning, basically demonstrating very well the “Android Problem” we are facing: Too many uncontrollable aspects on devices, operating systems etc.
The one thing we don’t like as aviators: situations we cannot control.
Again: we are trying our best, to provide working capabilities to as many users as possible, but Android is not a great environment to maintain.
Regarding your message/issue/compaint
Unfortunately, there is not a lot of information on what issue you actually have. When does it occurs and which exact phone (I know some Pixel), which OS version etc.? We couldn’t recreate the issue, the test versions for Android we did, all worked.
But again, as mentioned above:
I am aware that some Android devices, especially tablets, create problems - mostly due to inconsistent operating systems and/or versioning.
I understand this might not be a satisfying answer, but please understand our situation. Due to limited resources, it is currently not possible for us to maintain every version of every Android device on the market. Our current focus is on growing the iOS application, which serves the vast majority of our customers.
As far as I can tell, there is currently no plan to abandoning Android support, but again:
Due to limited resources, it is currently not possible for us to maintain every version of every Android device on the market. Our current focus is on growing the iOS application, which serves the vast majority of our customers.
Whenever reasonably possible, we will release updates to Android as well.
We are happy to look into the issue in detail, but need to know more about it.
Thanks for your understanding.
Happy Landings
Mirko
Hi Mirko,
I just started to test MiraCheck when I came across it through an old forum post somewhere.
Looks like a terrific idea and I spent about two hours entering the checklist for my Beechcraft Sundowner into the system, only to find out that the app crashes with both my Samsung A41 nor with my Nokia T10 tablet. Both crash immediately after I start the app. I have some degree of sympathy for it not working with the A41 (Android 12), since Samsung uses a highly customised version of Android and changes a lot of stuff between generations. So I would understand ONE device not working.
The Nokia tablet, however basically uses an almost stock version of Android 13. No strange propriarty apps, no complicated UI, no mandatory bloatware that cannot be uninstalled. So I would expect that if your app doesn’t even work with that, it probably won’t work with much else …
The fact that you also don’t offer the “slide over multitasking” for Android, and that it’s still caled Miracheck and not Goose in the Google PlayStore also gave me the impression you’re probably mainly concentrating on the iOS market. After all the iPad is most likely much more common among pilots than Android devices.
Considering many other developers - even small ones - manage to get their apps compatible with a wide range of android versions (never had an app crash on me before unless it was completely outdated), it stands to reason that there’s a good chance that Android’s complexity isn’t alone at fault …
SkyDemon, SafeSky, E6BX, Windy and a couple of other apps run with absolutely no problems on both devices and I don’t see any reason to switch to a 600,-€ iPad for no reason other than using it with one single app that seems to have been abandoned two years ago, considering the last update was in January 2022 …
Which actually is a shame, since I really think your idea and what I could (so far) see from your app would definitely be worth the subsciption. I had really hoped I had found the ideal solution. Hope you will find a way to address the problem. Otherwise I’ll (together with several other Android users) have to resign myself to a big disappointment and a wasted evening.
Thanks for considering
Best wishes
Andreas
I just noticed a thing that might be of significance:
With both my Samsung A41 and the Nokia T10 your app acutally works perfectly - but only in Landscape mode. Es soon as I turn it 90° to Portrait mode the app crashes. The behaviour is consistent. Unfortunately I cannot use the tablet in Landscape mode in the plane, because it’s mounted on the yoke, and would be to wide to still operate the plane comfortably.
If you need any further information please feel free to contact me.
Hi @Archer374
thanks for your feedback.
At the current stage, that is very much correct, we are trying to allocate our ressources as effective as possible.
That is great to hear and helps us narrow down potential issues. Thanks for the feedback!
As soon as we have an update for our active Android users and potential Android customers, I will let you know!
Many thanks & Happy Landings
Best,
Mirko