change storage location and app version

.gitignore

@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ google-services.json
 # Android Profiling
 *.hprof
 
+# Signing key
 *.key
+# APK for release upload
+*1_20*
+# APK from recompile
 *_fix*
-out/
+# Decompiled APK files
+out*
+# Savesates
+save*
+# Backups
+*~

README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 # bejeweled-classic
 
-## The issue
+## The main issue
 
 Bejewled Classic (v3.8.1) has issues with newer high resolution screens, which results in forced landscape mode. In some cases, the inputs are all over the place.
 ![](.res/Screenshot_20260609_224457_Classic.png)
 
+## What's different
+
+- [v2026.7.7] Changed storage location from `/data/app/0/...` to `/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.ea.gp.bej3/` for exposing the savestates and stored settings
+- [v2026.6.10] Changed the `xlargeScreens` afrom `false` to `true` to fix the forced landscape issue
+
 ## Fix
 
+
 ### Download
 
 [Download from releases]()
@@ -20,24 +26,30 @@ Bejewled Classic (v3.8.1) has issues with newer high resolution screens, which r
 > - [apktool](https://apktool.org/docs/install) (newer versions do work better than what comes from the debian repos)
 > - aapt
 > - adb (optional)
+> - [diff](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/diff.1.html) (optional)
+> - [patch](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/patch.1.html) (optional if changes are applied by hand)
 
 1. Download the apk or use the one which comes within this repo (I got it from [apkpure](https://apkpure.com/bejeweled-classic/com.ea.gp.bej3/download))
 2. decompile the apk `apktool d bejeweled_classic_3.8.1.apk -o out`
-3. edit the `out/AndroidManifest.xml` and change in the `<supports-screens>` section the value for the attribute `xlargeScreens` from `false` to `true`
+3. Run `sh apply_patch.sh`
-4. Recompile the apk `apktool b out -o bejeweled_classic_3.8.1_fix.apk`
+4. Generate a key to sign the apk
-5. Generate a key to sign the apk
     - `keytool -genkeypair -keystore bejeweled-classic.key -alias mykey -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000`
     - Set a password for the key, for example using `openssl rand -hex 20`
     - Answer every question, except the organisation (use anything like your nickname or whatever), with a `.` dot and finally confirm with `yes`
-6. Sign the apk `apksigner sign --ks bejeweled-classic.key bejeweled_classic_3.8.1_fix.apk`
+5. Recompile and sign the apk with `sh recompile_and_sign.sh`
-7. Install the `bejeweled_classic_3.8.1_fix.apk` by transfering it to your phone or via adb, make sure to uninstall the existing app beforehand
+    - Alternativly run `sh recompile_and_install.sh` for directly installing it via adb
+6. Install the `bejeweled_classic_3.8.1_fix.apk` by transfering it to your phone or via adb, make sure to uninstall the existing app beforehand
 
-### XML Line
+### Patching
 
-```xml
+#### Apply patch
-<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="240" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="false"/>
+```sh
+sh apply_patch.sh
 ```
-Needs to be changed to
+
-```xml
+#### Generate `changes.patch`
-<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="240" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
+Decompile the same APK to `./out_orig/` and do you chancges in `./out/`
-```
+```sh
+sh generate_patch_diff.sh
+```
+You may want to add a different app version like `android:versionCode='18101' android:versionName='3.8.1_2026.7.7'` to the `AndroidManifest.xml` file, otherwise the version which will be displayed in app info will be `3.8.1`.

apply_patch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd out && patch -p1 < ../changes.patch && cd -

changes.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+diff -ru out_orig/AndroidManifest.xml out/AndroidManifest.xml
+--- out_orig/AndroidManifest.xml	2026-07-07 19:54:08.644033630 +0200
++++ out/AndroidManifest.xml	2026-07-07 21:06:25.467129268 +0200
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:compileSdkVersion="34" android:compileSdkVersionCodename="14" android:installLocation="auto" package="com.ea.gp.bej3" platformBuildVersionCode="34" platformBuildVersionName="14">
+-    <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="240" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="false"/>
++<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionCode='18101' android:versionName='3.8.1_2026.7.7' android:compileSdkVersion="34" android:compileSdkVersionCodename="14" android:installLocation="auto" package="com.ea.gp.bej3" platformBuildVersionCode="34" platformBuildVersionName="14">
++    <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="240" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
+     <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x20000"/>
+     <queries>
+         <package android:name="com.ea.gp.bejeweledskies"/>
+Nur in out/: build.
+diff -ru out_orig/smali_classes2/com/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory.smali out/smali_classes2/com/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory.smali
+--- out_orig/smali_classes2/com/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory.smali	2026-07-07 19:54:03.076990838 +0200
++++ out/smali_classes2/com/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory.smali	2026-07-07 20:24:46.756970752 +0200
+@@ -20,35 +20,15 @@
+ .method public static GetInternalStorageDirectory()Ljava/lang/String;
+     .locals 1
+ 
+-    sget-object v0, Lcom/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory;->sActivity:Landroid/app/Activity;
+-
+-    .line 30
+-    invoke-virtual {v0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->getFilesDir()Ljava/io/File;
+-
+-    move-result-object v0
+-
+-    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/io/File;->getAbsolutePath()Ljava/lang/String;
+-
+-    move-result-object v0
++    const-string v0, "/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.ea.gp.bej3/files_internal/"
+ 
+     return-object v0
+ .end method
+ 
+ .method public static GetPrimaryExternalStorageDirectory()Ljava/lang/String;
+-    .locals 2
+-
+-    sget-object v0, Lcom/ea/EAMIO/StorageDirectory;->sActivity:Landroid/app/Activity;
+-
+-    const/4 v1, 0x0
+-
+-    .line 40
+-    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/app/Activity;->getExternalFilesDir(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/File;
+-
+-    move-result-object v0
+-
+-    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/io/File;->getAbsolutePath()Ljava/lang/String;
++    .locals 1
+ 
+-    move-result-object v0
++    const-string v0, "/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.ea.gp.bej3/files_external/"
+ 
+     return-object v0
+ .end method

generate_patch_diff.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+diff -ru out_orig out/ > changes.patch

recompile_and_install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+sh ./recompile_and_sign.sh && adb install bejeweled_classic_fix.apk

recompile_and_sign.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+apktool b out -o bejeweled_classic_fix.apk && \
+    apksigner sign --ks bejeweled-classic.key bejeweled_classic_fix.apk