I frequently use the "Tools/Connect to Device or Emulator" in designer in order to display the design screen on my device. When finished, I find that I have to go to the device's home screen, then go to Manage Apps and do a Force Close on the B4A bridge in order to free it up to be able to connect to the device in the IDE to compile/run the code. Simply going to Tools/Disconnect from Device or Emulator does not seem to actually free up the connection. If I try to compile and run the code with doing that Force Close step, I get a "No Device Found" type message, even though the Bridge says "Connected", after closing the designer. Anybody know what I might be missing here?
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I understand your saying they are not related, but... If I go directly to Designer without first going to Tools/B4A Bridge/Connect to Device, I get a Device Not found when I double-click Connect to Device in the Designer screen. Another observation: When I Disconnect from Device in the Desiger, the activity I was working on stays on the screen of the device. I would expect it to disappear once I disconnect. Is that not correct?
I understand your saying they are not related, but... If I go directly to Designer without first going to Tools/B4A Bridge/Connect to Device, I get a Device Not found when I double-click Connect to Device in the Designer screen. Another observation: When I Disconnect from Device in the Desiger, the activity I was working on stays on the screen of the device. I would expect it to disappear once I disconnect. Is that not correct?
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You are correct that you should first connect B4A-Bridge and only then connect with other tools such as the logs and the designer.
The activity can remain on screen. However nothing will happen if you change the layout on the device. The device only shows the layout. The layout is kept in the IDE.
The activity can remain on screen. However nothing will happen if you change the layout on the device. The device only shows the layout. The layout is kept in the IDE.
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