Support: Knots 3D – Bad State

On December 5, 2013, in Frequently Asked Questions, by Administrator

Since the release of iOS 7, we have seen an increase of reports, particularly on older devices (iPad 1 and iPad 2) where Knots 3D (v3.3.x) gets into a bad state.  Reports show this happening occasionally on the Language Selection screen.  We think we have isolated the problem and a fix will be available in the next release due out within the next few weeks.  In the meantime, the following instructions should resolve this and similar issues should they occur:

“Kill” the app and restart it, the problem will go away and most likely you won’t ever see it again.

If you are unsure how to “kill” an app, it is as follows:

iOS6:
– Press the physical home button once to exit Knots 3D
– Press the physical home button twice to see a list (across the bottom of the screen) of apps in memory
– Hold your finger down on the Knots 3D icon until it starts to “jump”
– Press the “-” sign.  This stops the app from running (removes it from memory but does not remove it from your device).  You might want to stop other apps you are no longer using while you are at it.
– Restart Knots 3D in the usual way

iOS7:
– Press the physical home button once to exit Knots 3D
– Press the physical home button twice to see thumbnail views of apps in memory
– “Flick” (swipe up) the Knots 3D view up with your finger to remove it from memory (This stops the app from running e.g. removes it from memory but does not remove it from your device.  You might want to stop other apps you are no longer using at the moment while you are at it.)
– Restart Knots 3D in the usual way

Android:

Follow the instructions on this site:  How To Geek: How to force kill android applications without a task manager

Please contact us if this does not resolve the problem.

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UPDATE (10/25/12):  Last night we pushed v2.9.7 to Google Play which resolves the issues from v2.9.5 and 2.9.6.  Knots 3D is now again available on Google Play for download and update.

ORIGINAL POST:

Last night we pushed out the v2.9.5 update to Google Play which had a bug fix and a minor UI change. Unfortunately, users who upgraded had package signing errors and were unable to update. It turns out that the process used to remove the un-needed permissions and libraries is no longer working and resulted in an invalid apk file. See extensive post and discussion regarding the CoronaSDK bundled permissions here and here.

The Google Play developer console does not allow developers to revert back to a previous version so the only way to fix the above was to release a new version of Knots 3D, v2.9.6, without removing the Corona Bundled permissions. This was released several hours after v2.9.5 last night. After receiving emails and negative reviews regarding the permissions, I have decided to pull Knots 3D completely from Google Play. I understand the concerns over privacy and do not want to alienate those users for which this is an issue. Hopefully we can again figure out how to get the apk package properly built without the default Corona permissions and return Knots 3D to the Google Play store.

Our apologies for the inconvenience and confusion.

– Knots 3D Team

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BUG FIX SUBMITTED, PENDING APPLE REVIEW: v2.9.1 of Knots 3D was released to the iTunes store 10/9/12 with updates for iOS6 and the new 4″ display on the iPhone 5. Unfortunately it introduced a minor bug on older devices with smaller screens where the last row of the knot list is not reachable or displayed, e.g. Zeppelin Bend. This bug has been fixed and submitted to Apple. We expect it to be approved and available on or around 10/18. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

The Knots 3D Team

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