Convert Pano2vr Project to Native Android App (no size restriction)

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TheRealMojoJojo
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Hi All,

I figured that I would demonstrate......key word......demonstrate my workflow for converting Pano2vr projects to an APK (without size restrictions) that can be uploaded to Google Play for download.

The latter part requires a developers license and 3 more steps but is not complicated. I do not show how to publish to the Play Store but instructions on how can be found online and are pretty easy to follow.

With that said, you will need a number of programs and files to get this working....such as:
  • Android Studio
  • Cordova for Win or MAC
  • a bunch of other things that I can't remember
You may be asking yourself, "Courtney, why even show your workflow if you don't explain everything needed in order for someone to follow?" and I would say to you, "That is a great question!" The answer is that once I started installing cordova and attempted to run the cmd commands as shown in the video, I would get an error. I would search out the error and find the fix online. This took a couple of days, but in the end....it works as expected :-)

Your mileage WILL vary :-)

https://youtu.be/wH22V4BmPvU

Good luck to all who attempt!!!

Should also add that without the help from Tony Redhead's original tutorial https://tonyredhead.com/phonegap-build/ ... rs-android that I would have never figured this APK stuff out. Thanks for that Tony!!!
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thats great ,i will try
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TheRealMojoJojo
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thats great ,i will try
Hey, let me know how you fair :-)

Here is a video of me showing that the same apk that was created in the video above works on my Galaxy S9 Plus. I am 100% sure now that the reason it didn't work on my wife's phone is because you have to build the apk with a minimum target Android version and the version I was using by default is 8 and my wife's phone is still on kitkat I believe..

https://youtu.be/RPZ1YTZvs3c
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Cool, looks great :D
Tony Redhead | Panoramic Photographer | mobile: +61438501002 | website: https://tonyredhead.com - https://redsquare.com | Pano2VR Tutorials: https://tonyredhead.com/pano2vr | instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyredhead/
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TheRealMojoJojo
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Thanks Tony! I was merely standing on the shoulders of giants on that one ;-)
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Excellent result!
Roland
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When converting to a native Android app does it mean the tour will run locally on your phone, i.e. you don't need an internet connection anymore?
Roland
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I managed to convert one of my virtual tours to an APK and it works perfectly fine. The only issue I have is that the tour starts in full screen mode and since my Android phone doesn't have a home button there is no way to close the tour once it's started.

Still figuring out a way to deal with this. Other than that it works flawlessly.

Next step is deploying a tour on iOS.
amrithpq
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Roland wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 8:42 am I managed to convert one of my virtual tours to an APK and it works perfectly fine. The only issue I have is that the tour starts in full screen mode and since my Android phone doesn't have a home button there is no way to close the tour once it's started.

Still figuring out a way to deal with this. Other than that it works flawlessly.

Next step is deploying a tour on iOS.
Hi,
Was this done on apache cardova or any other method?
Roland
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amrithpq wrote: Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:27 am
Roland wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 8:42 am I managed to convert one of my virtual tours to an APK and it works perfectly fine. The only issue I have is that the tour starts in full screen mode and since my Android phone doesn't have a home button there is no way to close the tour once it's started.

Still figuring out a way to deal with this. Other than that it works flawlessly.

Next step is deploying a tour on iOS.
Hi,
Was this done on apache cardova or any other method?
Hi,

Yes, on Apache Cordova, following the instructions of the topic starter.
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