Magic Earth maps app won't open

[coffeecraig]

Magic Earth stopped working on my phone.
When I try to open it I get the following message:
‘One or more resource files are missing. Please reinstall the application.’
This is something that I cannot do, we can not uninstall Magic Earth.
Any ideas? When I go to the ‘Apps’ app it only has the option to open it (which doesn’t work either), there is no option to update, reset or anything else.

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[AnotherElk]

@coffeecraig

we can not uninstall Magic Earth.

Yes we can .

Uninstall default apps

You can uninstall pre-installed Apps. Whether “easily” applies is subjective. To uninstall Apps permanently … Note the package name of the App in Settings - Apps & notifications - (select the App) - Advanced - (the package name is given at the bottom of the page, e.g. foundation.e.calendar) If not done already, make the Developer options visible by tapping on the Build number in Settings - About phone a few times until you are being declared a developer. If not done already, enable S…

Else, an /e/OS update should install an updated version … but there’s not always an OS update coming shortly.

[coffeecraig]

Thanks for that link, doesn’t look easy. How about reinstalling it? Those instructions said to just enter something in command line, but where would the app be to reinstall it?

[tcecyk]

the upcoming 0.22 will fix this, Maps / Magic earth fails to start on armeabi-v7a devices (#4708) · Issues · e / Backlog · GitLab

[AnotherElk]

@coffeecraig

Those instructions said to just enter something in command line, but where would the app be to reinstall it?

Sorry, if the issue filed at the GitLab is the source of your trouble (and it certainly matches your description), then what I said wouldn’t help until the bug is fixed anyway. If you’re in a hurry, you could try something else …

@AnotherElk

Alternatively you can try to install the current Magic Earth version using Aurora Store, which is an Open Source client for the Play Store giving you access to cost-free Apps there with an anonymous account.
In this case be sure to use Aurora Store’s Blacklist manager to blacklist every App which you didn’t install via Aurora Store (yes, these are many) to not confuse the system, Aurora Store or yourself with updates which Aurora Store shouldn’t offer .