Unity 5.6.0b3 - Android plugin: can't show native TextView or Layout

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Hello i’m trying to add a simple TextView with an Android plugin.
But I discovered that we can’t add a new native view above the UnityPlayer.currentActivity

UnityPlayer.currentActivity.addContentView > Shows the view in the background. So the native view is hidden.

I can’t set the new view on top, above the UnityPlayer.

    public static void addText2() {
        UnityPlayer.currentActivity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable()
        {
            public void run()
            {

                TextView tView = new TextView(UnityPlayer.currentActivity.getApplicationContext());
                tView.setText("TextView Programmatically AddText 2.");
                tView.setTextSize(22);
                tView.setEnabled(true);
                tView.setTextIsSelectable(true);
                tView.setTextAlignment(View.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER);
                tView.setPadding(20, 0 , 20, 0);
                tView.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FF0000"));
                tView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
                tView.bringToFront();

                LinearLayout linearLayout = new LinearLayout(UnityPlayer.currentActivity.getApplicationContext());
                linearLayout.addView(tView);
                linearLayout.bringToFront();
                linearLayout.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
                linearLayout.setPadding(20 , 0, 20, 0);

                UnityPlayer.currentActivity.addContentView(linearLayout, new LayoutParams( LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT , LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT ));
            }
        });
    }
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my project also have this issue, please fix as soon as possible.this is a big bug…why do i must take a huge risk of upgrading in Unity 5.x every time …Unity 5.x in Android is very unsettled …

ps. when i use Unity 5.5, this issue will not happen…so Unity 5.6 is suck…

3

Same problem here. This sounds bad:

Edit:
Since we’re relying on this heavily with already released products, I also submitted a detailed bug report:
https://fogbugz.unity3d.com/default.asp?902648_ds59pqgjtlmhhll9

4

Same for me, using 5.6. Now it is unable to add Ad Banner, because the banner is show under the unity player. ie. Hidden.!

Fullscreen ad it no problem.

5

This guy solved it, and confirmed it works for my other plugin as well.

“For Unity 5.6 or newer, you also need to modify android:name from com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerActivity tonet.gree.unitywebview.CUnityPlayerActivity. This custom activity implementation will adjust Unity’s SurfaceView z order.”

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I was able to do something similar by adjusting the SufaceView child of com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayer, its not pretty, but it does work without having to mess with the manifest.

unityPlayer.removeView(surfaceView);
surfaceView.setZOrderOnTop(false);
unityPlayer.addView(surfaceView);

My code finds the unityPlayer ViewGroup, finds the SurfaceView child, removes it (screen goes black), modifies the ZOrder, and then adds it back. I then add my custom Views as normal.

I’ve got more work & testing, then I’ll post some code.

Update: While the hack worked initially, the test app would quit after a varying amount of time, but not with a crash… at this point, I’m going to roll back to Unity 5.5.3

7

Find Unity-Admob, they have fixed this problem by using popupwindows class. I think unity are not see it is a problem.

8

Yeah, seems like it. My issue already was answered.

9

Bumb. Unity, please, fix it with upcoming patch :cry:

10

They won’t, at least not the way I asked for. Please read Unity’s response here:
https://fogbugz.unity3d.com/default.asp?902648_ds59pqgjtlmhhll9

11

Its saying Fixed in Future Release. Does it mean it got fixed?

12

bump! Any one from unity who can explain when it was fixed?

@Evaldas_Unity @Yury-Habets Please help.

13

Hi Voxel,

Yes, this issue is already fixed in 5.6.1p4 (Unity 5.6.1p4)

  • (916119) - Android: Fixed a regression where Banner Ads are invisible, but still clickable.
    You can try with this version to check if this works on your side.
14

Thanks for updating @zaniocz !
I will give a try today.

Also is this fix any way related to this issue and got resolved too?

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You can read more on what actually happened behind the scenes with this issue at the following article Unity and Android — Connecting the dots | by Andreas Vourkos | AndroidPub | Medium

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@vourkosa Thanks for sharing! Interesting read!