Android HP Prime Lite app - Printable Version

Android HP Prime Lite app - Printable Version

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Android HP Prime Lite app - StephanP - 09-16-2020 05:17 AM

There used to be two Android versions of the HP Prime emulator in Google Playstore. Now I can only find the paid PRO version. Did HP pull the free HP Prime Lite app from the store?

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - Tim Wessman - 09-17-2020 02:41 AM

No, it got pulled automatically due to needing a small tweak to an openFile api. Kind of a surprise to us as well.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - acser - 09-26-2020 01:16 PM

Looks like both HP Prime Lite and HP Prime Pro were pulled from the Google Play Store. Anyone know why and whether they'll be back?

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - Steve Simpkin - 09-26-2020 03:58 PM

(09-26-2020 01:16 PM)acser Wrote: Looks like both HP Prime Lite and HP Prime Pro were pulled from the Google Play Store. Anyone know why and whether they'll be back?

The why was answered by Tim in the post above yours. As to when, that is up to Tim as well.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - ijabbott - 09-26-2020 05:11 PM

The Lite app can be downloaded from Aptoide here, although curiously, Aptoide's search function doesn't find it! (Perhaps it is searching the Google Play Store?)

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - jonese - 09-26-2020 07:02 PM

Soo... If I get a new Android phone, I wont be able to install the Pro App I paid for?

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - rprosperi - 09-27-2020 01:25 AM

(09-26-2020 07:02 PM)jonese Wrote: Soo... If I get a new Android phone, I wont be able to install the Pro App I paid for?

Not until HP gets it listed and approved again, which process is probably already underway. Tim's comment made it sound like a persnickety little technical violation which likely is easy and quick to fix, probably faster than the process to have it reviewed for compliance and approval.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - Eric Rechlin - 09-27-2020 02:37 PM

(09-26-2020 07:02 PM)jonese Wrote: Soo... If I get a new Android phone, I wont be able to install the Pro App I paid for?

With Android it's much simpler. Just backup the APK from the old phone and then sideload it onto the new one.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - Hlib - 09-28-2020 12:32 PM

In versions Lite and Pro (.apk), I encountered one feature. The emulator menu is called either by clicking on the striped icon or by sliding in the middle area of the screen from left to right. But after executing item Hide Title, this menu enable no longer be called in any way. It is returned only after reinstalling the emulator. I didn`t check on tablets, only on phones with androids 5, 7 and 9.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - bbenson - 10-07-2020 02:58 AM

Good luck getting it back up in the store, Tim. I've enjoyed that app and was happy to buy it.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - StephanP - 12-09-2020 06:00 AM

(09-17-2020 02:41 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote: No, it got pulled automatically due to needing a small tweak to an openFile api. Kind of a surprise to us as well.

Any news on this small tweak and the re-release of these Android emulator apps?

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - volwrath - 01-13-2021 03:00 PM

(12-09-2020 06:00 AM)StephanP Wrote:
(09-17-2020 02:41 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote: No, it got pulled automatically due to needing a small tweak to an openFile api. Kind of a surprise to us as well.

Any news on this small tweak and the re-release of these Android emulator apps?

Yes please.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - fs5qc - 01-21-2021 01:19 AM

Have you tried

https://apkpure.com/hp-prime-lite/com.hp.primecalculator.free

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - TheLastMillennial - 01-23-2021 05:15 PM

Just yesterday, TI-Planet posted a reminder that they host the free HP Prime emulator apps for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. The apkpure site in the above post is probably perfectly fine, but I'm glad a trustworthy site I've used for years is also hosting the files.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - StephanP - 03-12-2021 02:12 PM

Bump
If it's said to be but a small tweak, would it be possible to release a new build to the Playstore in a short while then?

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - TheLastMillennial - 03-12-2021 11:15 PM

When Cyrille released the update video back in January, he made it sound like it wasn't going to be a quick process to update the app using the new tools. On top of this, the pandemic means he has no time at all to work on calculators. Sadly, it's going to be a while before any sort of calculator progress occurs again.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - redpola - 03-29-2021 01:19 PM

I don’t know if HP are waiting for a collective cry of outrage before acting, but please add me as a “me too”.

I’ve switched phones and now can’t reinstall and use this very expensive app that I’ve paid for.

RE: Android HP Prime Lite app - Eric Rechlin - 03-29-2021 07:21 PM

Because Google is screwing over HP's customers by removing the app from Google Play, and because HP's management is apparently too incompetent to allow their developers to make Google restore the app, if anyone purchased the HP Prime Pro app and no longer has it on their phone and wants to sideload it, please email me at eric@hpcalc.org and attach some kind of proof that you purchased it and I will send you the APK. No assistance will be provided in sideloading it; you are on your own there.