Gear 360 Manager App on Note 4?

[ThaiM]

I see, i would really need to see the logcat of your device. You should not need root for that you only need a pc with adb working, then type

adb logcat > mylog.txt

and let it run some time. This should throw out a nice mylog.txt in your current folder.
Also try restarting your phone and please check if your phone connects to the cameras wifi in your android settings -> wifi! For me this was the "main" problem of black background and sometimes only a "loading...." screen.

Best Regrads

Got the logcat finally.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-lAyfkO-k_GbUMxODZtQ1hieWc

Thanks!

 

[Expt626]

Got the logcat finally.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-lAyfkO-k_GbUMxODZtQ1hieWc

Thanks!

I don't think I have the forum privileges to attach the logchat.

looking through the logchat i noticed a lot of

W/System.err(11330): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: millis < 0: -1

W/System.err(11330): 	at java.lang.Thread.sleep(Thread.java:1004)

and this

W/System.err(11330): java.net.MalformedURLException: Protocol not found: /smp_4_

W/System.err(11330): 	at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:176)

then finally this:

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): FATAL EXCEPTION: main

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): Process: com.samsung.android.samsunggear360manager, PID: 11330

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean android.content.Context.bindService(android.content.Intent, android.content.ServiceConnection, int)' on a null object reference

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at android.media.MediaScannerConnection.connect(MediaScannerConnection.java:119)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at android.media.MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(MediaScannerConnection.java:238)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at com.samsung.android.samsunggear360manager.app.pullservice.service.rvf.LiveShutter$21.handleMessage(LiveShutter.java:3337)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5944)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1399)

E/AndroidRuntime(11330): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1194)

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need my logchat

Anyways thanks for the apk, I should live with version Gear360Manager-Mod-15062016 for now

 

[Bin4ry]

Thank you both for the logcat logs! I found the problem but i am not sure how to fix it today =) Will start another approach to fix tomorrow.
For now: If you want to see a LivePreview just remove your SD-Card, the thumbnails are causing the Livepreview to crash

Best Regards

 

[Bin4ry]

Last one for today!
v4:


EDIT:
Get the latest version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-samsung-gear-360-manager-device-t3400383

Hope this works on Samsung devices well, i think i have to do 2 versions, one samsung one generic.

Best Regards

 

[ThaiM]

last one for today!
V4:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0b3l36qxic0hduhhfednbajfrnjq

hope this works on samsung devices well, i think i have to do 2 versions, one samsung one generic.

Best regards

OMG it works!!!!

Thank you sir!

 

[Bin4ry]

Awesome, can you be more specific what exactly is working and what not? can you download and edit images and stuff like that?

Best Regards

 

[Expt626]

Awesome, can you be more specific what exactly is working and what not? can you download and edit images and stuff like that?

Best Regards

- live preview works without removing sd card.
- unable to transfer videos/photos to camera unless sd card is removed
- sharing compress video seems to crash (still testing)
- able to share 360 photos to facebook (still need more testing, it work once not sure if sd card is the key)

Thanks!

 

[ThaiM]

Awesome, can you be more specific what exactly is working and what not? can you download and edit images and stuff like that?

Best Regards

Gear360Manager-Mod-15062016v4.apk

(With SD Card mounted)...

Live View works.
Live View settings works.

More -> Settings works.
Gear 360 tab displays images and videos thumbnails works.
Gear 360 tab displays 360 stitched images and videos full view works.
Gear 360 tab save 360 images to Mobile Device works.

Gear 360 tab save videos to Mobile Device does not work (app crashes at constant 29% on any video files regardless of length).
Same with "Trim" option (crashes on copy at 29% video transfer).

Gear 360 tab Sharing video (Save video to share) crashes at 29%.

Sharing 360 photos to Facebook works (Gear 360 tab and Mobile Device).

 

[Bin4ry]

Awesome. Will work on the rest then [emoji1]

Best Regards

 

[angila]

Amazing what you've accomplished in 1 day. thank you very much and should habrir a new post to have it updated 1 post.

 

[andrewilley]

Thanks for this, I will be keeping a close eye on this thread for when my Gear 360 arrives. I was expecting not to be able to connect with my Galaxy Note 3 at all, and to have to use a laptop until I get my next phone (which will be a Note 6/7). However it looks like I may still be able to use my Note 3 in the meantime, thanks!

Does it need to be adb installed, or will the apk install from file explorer? And does it work with older Kit Kat ROMs? (I kinda expect not) I'm still on 4.4.2 at present - mainly because it works fine and it would be something of a pain to do a full clean upgrade now, and anyway it doesn't have all of that naff Material Design crap.

Andre

 

[Expt626]

I manage to update gear 360 firmware via your app

 

[ThaiM]

Thanks for this, I will be keeping a close eye on this thread for when my Gear 360 arrives. I was expecting not to be able to connect with my Galaxy Note 3 at all, and to have to use a laptop until I get my next phone (which will be a Note 6/7). However it looks like I may still be able to use my Note 3 in the meantime, thanks!

Does it need to be adb installed, or will the apk install from file explorer? And does it work with older Kit Kat ROMs? (I kinda expect not) I'm still on 4.4.2 at present - mainly because it works fine and it would be something of a pain to do a full clean upgrade now, and anyway it doesn't have all of that naff Material Design crap.

Andre

You don't need adb. I only needed it to provide him with an error log when it wasn't working properly. Consider buying the developer a beer!

 

[andrewilley]

You don't need adb. I only needed it to provide him with an error log when it wasn't working properly. Consider buying the developer a beer!

Still waiting for my Gear 360 anyway, but I guess I could try installing the app in the meantime and post the log if that would help. I just get the "There was a problem while parsing the package" message.

Will definitely be worth a beer for the developer if this works!

[Update...]

I think it's the Android version in my case, the installer is looking for #21 (first Lollipop) while my Note 3 is only at #19 (first Kit Kat):

06-16 10:10:11.912 W/PackageInstaller(15974): Parse error when parsing manifest. Discontinuing installation
06-16 10:10:11.912 W/PackageParser(15974): /storage/extSdCard/Software/Gear360Manager-Mod-15062016v4.apk (at Binary XML file line #0): Requires newer sdk version #21 (current version is #19)

Andre

 

[Bin4ry]

Still waiting for my Gear 360 anyway, but I guess I could try installing the app in the meantime and post the log if that would help. I just get the "There was a problem while parsing the package" message.

Will definitely be worth a beer for the developer if this works!

Andre

Hey, the app needs api level 21 to work with all functions.this means you need to be on lollipop at least, sorry there is really no way to change this. But once you updated it should work ?

Best Regards

 

[andrewilley]

Hey, the app needs api level 21 to work with all functions.this means you need to be on lollipop at least, sorry there is really no way to change this. But once you updated it should work ?

LOL, you posted that while I was running the test that come to the same conclusion.

I seem to recall the main issue I had with Lollipop on this device is that I'm running a kernel which enables Touch2Wake, but it has not been updated for anything beyond KitKat as the dev (Yank555) moved on to newer devices. I never did find a solution to make Touch2Wake work with newer Android versions on the Note 3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help/touch2wake-similar-option-lollipop-note-t3245471).

Andre

 

[ThaiM]

With the latest version, it seems that viewing video and photos in the Gear 360 tab is spotty. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. When the video does work, it's extremely laggy. I think playback from one of the previous version worked well.

Also noticing that this app chews an insane amount of battery. Not sure if that's normal or not though.

 

[Bin4ry]

I have a small update. Please remember that i am testing on a Xperia Z5, so it may differ from your experience

With this version i am able to download and stich photos from device, only problem i get is that the moment i downloaded photos / videos from my camera to the phone the app refuses to start, because it seems to be a value missing that it is a 360 video. Maybe there is a EXIF entry which cannot be read on my phone. But here is the version for you, it seems to work very decent here.

EDIT:
Get the latest version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-samsung-gear-360-manager-device-t3400383

@ThaiM:
I think there has to be another reason for that, because i did not touch any of the corresponding playback parts between the versions. But it maybe that Videoplayback may cause some problems on older devices, since i did force 4K Video support to prevent the app of downgrading the video

Best Regards
Bin4ry

 

[ThaiM]

I have a small update. Please remember that i am testing on a Xperia Z5, so it may differ from your experience

With this version i am able to download and stich photos from device, only problem i get is that the moment i downloaded photos / videos from my camera to the phone the app refuses to start, because it seems to be a value missing that it is a 360 video. Maybe there is a EXIF entry which cannot be read on my phone. But here is the version for you, it seems to work very decent here.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3l36qXIC0HdQXUwQ0JQeUR6Unc

@ThaiM:
I think there has to be another reason for that, because i did not touch any of the corresponding playback parts between the versions. But it maybe that Videoplayback may cause some problems on older devices, since i did force 4K Video support to prevent the app of downgrading the video

Best Regards
Bin4ry

It still crashes at 29%.

*Ignore -> And now nothing shows up in my Mobile Device tab, but I can see there are images there when browsing to it in file explorer. Strange.

New logcat:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-lAyfkO-k_GY0dBXzJmOFVCTUE

 

[Bin4ry]

It still crashes at 29%. And now nothing shows up in my Mobile Device tab, but I can see there are images there when browsing to it in file explorer. Strange.

New logcat:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-lAyfkO-k_GY0dBXzJmOFVCTUE

EDIT:
Yeah the video files stop transferring for me too, still have to find the issue there. But i don't have anymore time today

Best Regards