[Jolla Tablet] After any Android app installation/update from Google Play Store, some app icon .desktop files are removed from /usr/share/applications

asked 2016-03-18 08:41:00 +0200

amandalam gravatar image

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Google Play Store by following the instructions at https://together.jolla.com/question/114608/howto-install-gapps-gplay-google-play-kk-on-tablet/

  2. Install one of the following apps from Google Play Store:

    • Google Maps
    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft PowerPoint
    • Periscope

  3. Install an app or update any app from Google Play

  4. The corresponding .desktop files will be removed from /usr/share/applications/ unexpectedly, causing app icons gone missing.

(even chmod the desktop files to read-only will not work)

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Comments

1

Same for "Google" app (voice search)... Maybe they not so compatible with our tablet... I created this .desktop files manually and when they disappear, I just transfer them again.... Also Voice search crashed every time immediately when it show result.

Schturman ( 2016-03-18 09:43:03 +0200 )edit

How can this be a bug when google play store is not supported.

Moo-Crumpus ( 2016-03-18 10:18:17 +0200 )edit
2

chmod is not setting file to read-only, you must use chattr +i for that

coderus ( 2016-03-18 10:20:20 +0200 )edit

Btw. this also happens with Aptoide/apps. Not 100 % sure whether "apps" is supported store either, but at least I was able to add it to Aptoide without much effort. Reported here: https://together.jolla.com/question/130621/no-netflix-icon/

Edit: On the other thought this might be a bit different problem since I think my Netflix icon wasn't "removed", but was never there at all. Anyway you could try to create .desktop file to /home/.local/share/applications/ folder as a workaround.

Moshroom ( 2016-03-18 11:02:15 +0200 )edit

Not sure if it is Play Store specific though.

amandalam ( 2016-03-18 12:35:29 +0200 )edit