It display black background, but bubble sound is played.
 

Android 5.0.2, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

Since Android 5.x, Marine Aquarium display black background, but bubble sound is played. The same Marine Aquarium software, work with Android 4.x.

All true. An Android programmer is working on the fix.

Jim, I know you're not in charge of the Android Build, but are you able to contact whoever is in charge of it and ask when is it going to be fixed? I emailed them on 21st April 2014 and it's still not being looked at. It's been over 2 years and nothing.

Are you able to help?

I just got my Galaxy 6 running again (had to replace the LCD, a task not for the faint-hearted). I'm looking at the Android version of the Aquarium right now. Every day, it's some little bug, so back to the programmer. At the moment, the only thing I can find wrong is the side fins of the fish aren't moving, but I'm telling the programmer to go ahead and post it anyway.

Looking forward to installing it on my tablet. Please let us know when it is available. Thanks!

An Android tablet?

Well, an LG VK810 4G tablet using the Android operating system. Using Verizon Wireless.

Well, except for the no-side-fin-movement, the new Android version seems completely ready. For the past several days I've been imploring them to put it on the Web, but they still want to search for more bugs. This is why I work alone.

Hmm , it's been almost 2 months of Fin icking around . lol , having a little pun . Some developers put up betas for people to test . Giving the length of time its not worked on my Samsung going on 3 years, now on Nugut . Even if you put up the Beta here would be helpful , The Play Store also allows Betas but It would help public relations . The other thing , is Apple , Microsoft and Google are doing house keeping and removing apps that are not updated , this is what I've read . Hope the Aquarium hasn't dried up . Cheers !

SereneScreen 3.2.1 for Android looks pretty good to me. There are 3 versions. Basic, Standard and Pro. This is a Droid Mini by Motorola through Verizon Wireless. Mike Muench

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Credit where credit is due...

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If your here posting for damage control , it's mute . Serene posted on the play store , does not work on android past 4.4 . I allow Android updates just for security reasons , Now on Android 7 . Also it's nice to have a new phone every two years . The new Android flagship phones when BT paired with mouse , keyboard function like a laptop . It is a nice piece of eye candy , I didn't remove my pro version from my phone because it didn't work . I removed it from my phone because Acrodea.co.jp can't be trusted . I guess this is why Jim has taken back the control . If you put the app behind a firewall and log its IP connections and data , you'd see it connects to servers in Ireland( Google ) , China and Acrodea . I guess logging into Google is semi OK , My phones Data should not be going to the other 2 places . When I got my smart phone I bought a lot of software to customize it . I have cut my loses and removed every app from all companies based in China . I found them to be Data miners as well . Just did a search for Aquarium on the play store and was beginning to think Google had already removed it , because it was so near the bottom of the list . I posted to see if they would consider posting a beta , It's just good P.R. Cheers

Damage control? Seriously?
 

"If your here posting for damage control..." Seriously? You're way over my head, dude. I just discovered that I could download MA3 to my phone and thought I would share that info. Cheers yourself.

The Android version is totally releasable - now our guys are just trying to deal with the Google App store. It's difficult because the old Acrodea business model was 'way too complicated. Free version (with nagging), standard version, Pro version, extra fish, premium fish - it was a nightmare. The past few weeks have just been trying to figure out what the simplest and friendliest way would be in dealing with the users. We've decided to just have two versions, Free and Paid ($3). Anyone who has already paid for ANY version in the past gets the Paid version. But how do we know? Just one of many challenges.

Design an update that checks to see if it is updating a paid or unpaid version.. and update accordingly.

It checks what, exactly? You are assuming that we have data from Acrodea.

I see your problem . The Google account would belong to Acrodea , along with all records. You might have to create a new account and send a take down notice to Google to remove the Acrodea app and distance yourself from that company and the bad publicity . Account Related ( my Play Store account ) When you login to the play store , go to account and the purchase history . each person that went through the store will see a purchase of Marine Aquarium Pro . As for the individual fish , i think there is no record , I looked and I can't see any of the other types of purchases i made through Acodea . It might be that when I got the pro version , it superseded any of the lesser licenses from them . Glad to see its being sorted out . The good thing is , I see the Pro version was only downloaded 1000 times , aim for the millions , the holidays are coming up . Jim I wish you all the best , getting this out .

Beats me "what" and app checks. I just know that periodically my "apps" update themselves (as do some PC programs). So.. I am "guessing" there is code in the app that "phones home" to see if there is a more recent version available.. and if so initiates an update process.
So.. your "with adds" phones in.. finds no updates but instead gets a new set of "adds". Your "paid" version phones in.. and gets the new standard upgrade.
Easy on paper :D

As of last Wednesday, Roku is now using MA as their default screensaver on their high-end (4k) machines. They used the code from the latest Android version and translated it to Linux. It's not quite as good as the Windows version, but not bad. It's a freebee for their customers.

That's sweet! Hope that worked out well for you.

It did. :)

The head of Roku, Anthony Wood, is an old friend of mine from the Amiga days. About a year ago he asked if he could use MA as the Roku screensaver. It took some doing for his guys to translate it to Linux, but they finally got it working, at least on their high-end machines. As part of the deal, I owe them 160 hours per year of work to maintain and improve it. The best scenario would be to completely rewrite it in Unity. That way, we'd double the performance on their machines, so that it might run on their lower-end units. Unity would also allow for a lot of things I've always wanted to do, like fish schooling, solid collision avoidance, and interaction with background objects. If my family situation ever gets resolved, this might happen.

Jim,

Just so you have a reference.......................

The android version is now working again for me.

There is a problem with the starfish and Harvey, neither one are there ;)

The settings are checked for each but they do not show up, even in wire-frame mode. So they are not there period. This has been posted on the phone reviews by others, so I am assuming it is a known problem at this point and is being worked on.

The new interface looks good to me overall. The choices work well except for maybe the slider for choosing how many of each fish, it is sort of a hit an miss type scenario for getting the number of fish you want, but that's minor.

The description on the eel needs some work tho. They list the size as "< 4.5 inches ", while that's true its also kind of like describing an 18 wheeler as a little bit larger than a car. Average length for the species is ~ 20-24 inches and they can reach 5 feet in length.

I'll look through other items as I get a chance.

Nice to see it working again. :TU:

Thanks Michael. We can't figure out why some people see the eel and starfish and some don't. This is just one of a thousand non-reproducible problems that have slowed the production of the Android version for a year.

Finally working on my LG Nexus 5, minus Harvey and the Starfish. Harvey and the Starfish, that sounds like a musical group. At least it's working and looks great.

Still don't have a clue why some people don't see the eel and starfish.

Reports (demo version)
 

Starfish and eel sliders default to "1", don't lock to "0" (they slide back to "1"). So it looks like they're supposed to be "always on", but in fact, they are always off (no eel or starfish visible).
Vertical camera positioning is gone :-(
There's a small hole in the geometry at the top of the cave (horizontal, mostly white line).
When fish are set "all none", further holes can be seen at the far left of the tank.
Caustics do not seem to affect the fish, but at least they no longer look like a cheap fake now.
Fish swimming through objects still seems to be a problem (especially in the area above the cave entrance.)
Orientation flip in wallpaper mode may be unintentional (but I like it!)
Many thanks for bringing this back for Android version 5!

Couldn't we do some kind of test/experiment here on the forum to help try and figure this out.

Record makes and models of phone and other installed apps. Most of the time I've heard that problems usually arise from incompatible apps running on the same phone.

For those people that do not see the eel and starfish:

Are you using PRO or Free version?
Did you update from previous version or install from scratch?

Edgar,

Mine is the pro version and it updated.

Phone is a Galaxy S4 running 5.0.1

I D/L the app (very hard to find) a couple of days ago. Installed on my Galaxy Tab2 and it runs just fine. I am confused though.. When I start it I have an option to buy or use the free version.. BUT.. it seems ALL the fish including Harvey and the starfish show up on "my" free version.
Seems I read in a recent post that those that have paid versions on their PC's get the paid version as well ?? is this why I get ALL the fish??
And.. how does one get to the "settings"? I have a Logitech KB attached to my tablet but the only key that does anything is the escape key which then asks if I want to exit.

Ralph,

I have no idea if this is the case, but it could be that you cant get to the settings unless it is a paid version.

As far as how, press on the screen with your finger.

Just.. figured t out. Seems that when the keyboard is attached (Bluetooth) touching the sceen does nothing.. except you can pinch to zoom in.
With the key board not attached touching the screen brings up the settings... BUT.. the first time I did that I could not.. get out of wireframe....... Had to power Tablet down. I could not repeat that though.. next time it worked as one would expect

Ha ha - thanks, Ralph. I'm not sure anyone ever thought about what would happen if you attached a keyboard.

My report above was about the Prolific trial version, updated from Acrodea's trial version.
Today I uninstalled the trial version, then installed the paid version.
Both the starfish and eel showed up without further ado. Both switches are functional in the paid version.
I then uninstalled the paid version again and re-installed the trial version. Now both the starfish and eel are visible in the trial version, both switches functional. In fact, now I don't see a difference between the trial and the paid version, except that the paid version requested full network access for some reason.

Zooming trouble
 

Currently, a pinch gesture zooms in on the center of the screen. That's unfortunate. There's a lot of empty space at the top of the screen, while the carefully designed scenery got its feet cut away.
Also, if I remember correctly, the Acrodea version did not cut away the left and right margins of the tank when zoomed in.

Thanks - that confirms what Michael had found. As far as the trial version goes, I think once it's paid, the trial version acts like the Pro version. I'm not sure about that, as I didn't write these versions.

Android TV Version?
 

In the past couple years, Nvidia Shield TV has become a popular console device for the TV. It runs Android TV and has a screensaver function. I see this more relevant than mobile devices, as battery power isn't a concern and the Nvidia Shield supports 4k resolutions.

Any chance Prolific could be convinced to develop a version for Android TV? I'd be willing to pay $15 for that version alone.

After delighting in the paid Windows version years ago, I recently tried to install MA 3.3 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1" tablet with Android 10 from the Google Play store.


Whilst the Android app installed, running it just produced a black screen for a short while and then returned to the desktop with an error message about the application continually stopping. I have been unable to get it to work, which is quite disappointing.


Any suggestions on what might be going wrong and how to get it running, as I really would like this app on my tablet?

I wasn't aware of any problems with running the Android version on any Samsung devices. Works great on my Galaxy 6.

Perhaps you can clear up my confusion: does MA under Android run as an app that displays on the screen or only as a screensaver that must be called by the display management software and should not be executed directly?

I have tried running it both ways, but without success. However tablet setup can be quite complex and it is not always obvious how it should be setup for specific applications.