I have had this dilemma for a while now "Android or JavaFX" for creating UI (user interface) applications. If I create Android, then great, but that limits me to phones/tablets, what about computers?
Also, when developing Android apps your computer/laptop needs either an emulator, or you have to use a phone/tablet to test run the apps.
Emulator with it's heavy footprint is not really a solution, unless you are actively developing, so I was looking for easier way to run my apps at any time.
I have come across this ARChon solution when it first came out and decided to give it a go.
First I downloaded their extension and the demo game (2048), copied it to a ARChon folder in my Applications and unzipped both:
in Chrome browser I went to Chrome > Preferences > Extensions
and installed both and run (Launch on the game) it successfully without a problem.
Then I DUPLICATED to the folder of the GAME and replaced their APK with mine, I adjusted the manifest.json with some OBVIOUS changes, and added this folder to Chrome Extensions again, I was able to run it without any problems.
{
"app": {
"background": {
"page": "app_main.html"
}
},
"arc_metadata": {
"apkList": [
"MyApp-UKI-SNAPSHOT.apk" ],
"enableExternalDirectory": false,
"formFactor": "phone",
"name": "MyApp-UKI", "orientation": "landscape", "packageName": "com.mycompany.android.myapp", "useGoogleContactsSyncAdapter": false,
"usePlayServices": [
"gcm"
]
},
"default_locale": "en",
"icons": {
"16": "icon.png",
"128": "icon.png"
},
