Mahjongg Mah app missing in 20.04 focal

Alter · 17 Apr 2023, 20:03

I really like the Mahjongg app Mah. Unfortunately, it seems to be missing in 20.04 focal.
The page on OpenStore:
https://open-store.io/app/net.gsantner.ut.mahjonggmah
Does anyone how to contact the publisher Gregor Santner?

Alter · 17 Apr 2023, 20:18

Found a webpage of the app maker. Will contact him.

Alter · 30 May 2023, 06:43

The app publisher replied as follows:

*Hello,

the device I have can't be updated to Ubuntu Touch 20.04. And I neither
use utouch currently.
Note that this game is a repackage of / a wrapper for existing open
source Mahjong web app project mentioned in the description,
so should not be too hard for anybody interested to pick it up and
release updated/improved versions of it.

Not sure but generally the app should be possible to install/work also
on other utouch versions, as all it contains are files to load in a
"webview" (so html/css/js/img files).
There is no compiled binary in it.

Gregor*

Alter · 30 May 2023, 07:03

I just tried, and the app can be installed on 20.04 in an alternative way (see Note) and it works.
I will ask the maintainer of OpenStore if they can add it.

Note: this is not the official way to install, and it gives a warning, so probably not try it. I did, just to see if it would install on 20.04 and if it would work.

Go to https://open-store.io/app/net.gsantner.ut.mahjonggmah
Click Download > Xenial download
Open your Downloads folder and click the file
-Choose Open with OpenStore
-Install and ignore warning

domubpkm · 30 May 2023, 11:52

If a developer could port on UT (soft +18) classic fun PILSNER URQUELL BEER GAME (androïd) it would be fine too.

Alter · 30 May 2023, 15:45

@domubpkm : I don't know about porting of Android apps. Maybe you can start a new thread to maybe interest a dev in this app.

Alter · 30 May 2023, 16:07

I just learned (from Maciek at the OpenStore telegram group) that the app still needs to be modified, OpenStore won't accept a click file for 16.04 because it targets a different system version, even if you can install it manually.
He pointed me to the UT App Dev telegram group and advised me to make my own modified version.
Unfortunately, I really don't have the time.
If anyone who reads this has time to make and publish a version for 20.04 on OpenStore?