Android editor: projects, files and limitations

The Android editor is a native editor port for working on projects on a device. It is a separate build: neither the Windows editor nor an Android game replaces it. This guide describes requirements and workflow from current Reckfell 1.0.0 source; an available released APK and actual device operation require separate verification. Unverified store listings are not linked.

Check compatibility before transferring a project

C# in an exported Android game is a separate desktop-editor capability. It does not mean the Android editor can build/run a C# project. Continue C# project development in the desktop editor.

Android checks minSdk during installation; Android Developers explains that field. Source requirements are not evidence of testing every phone, tablet or Chromebook.

First project on a device

1. Use the actual Android editor for the intended version/ABI. If no matching APK is published, Windows Runtime 1.0.0 does not establish mobile-editor availability.
2. Choose a readable/writable local project directory. Opening one file through a cloud provider does not guarantee access to its parent directory.
3. Create a small project without C# or platform plugins, or transfer a copy of one. Compatibility can be a starting point for the first non-XR test; evaluate demanding graphics separately on the target GPU.
4. Save a simple .rscene level, assign it as the main level and run Play. Check rendering, input and stopping the game. Opening the editor alone does not prove project execution.
5. Change/save a resource, close the editor fully and reopen the project. The change must remain. Then verify a project copy on another device/computer if you plan to transfer it.

These are acceptance steps for your device, not a report of completed mobile testing. Verify saving, imports and running a small copy before transferring an entire large project.

Files and permissions

The editor manifest requests MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and legacy READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE limited through API 29. Denial can restrict directory access. Choose an accessible local folder; do not assume every content:// URI can become a filesystem path. The current open handler attempts path reconstruction because a project needs its entire directory.

All-files access does not grant access to other apps' private directories, including their Android/data; this is an Android restriction. It does not make cloud storage a local disk.

Editor permissions do not replace standalone-game permissions. Microphone denial does not explain failure to save an ordinary resource: inspect directory access and the actual error.

Input and game windows

The editor provides these touch settings:

• interface/touchscreen/enable_touch_optimizations adapts controls for touch.
• interface/touchscreen/enable_long_press_as_right_click enables long-press context actions; changing it requires an editor restart.
• interface/touchscreen/scale_gizmo_handles controls gizmo-handle size and also requires restart.
• interface/touchscreen/touch_actions_panel: Disabled=0, Embedded Panel=1, Floating Panel=2.

Keyboard/mouse input exposes ordinary editor actions; verify layout and system-reserved shortcuts on your device. A virtual keyboard or external-editor setting does not establish support for arbitrary desktop IDEs.

Current placement controls are run/window_placement/android_window (Auto=0, Same as Editor=1, Side-by-side with Editor=2) and run/window_placement/game_embed_mode (Disabled=-1, Auto=0, Enabled=1 in ordinary Android editor). Actual placement depends on screen and multi-window mode. Older instructions mention play_window_pip_mode; current EditorSettings does not define it, so do not treat it as a required step.

Transfer projects

Transfer the directory containing project.reckfell, .rscene levels, .rprefab prefabs, source assets, scripts and accompanying .uid/import settings. Save changes and stop the editor on the source device first. Use one active copy: simultaneous two-way synchronization of open projects can overwrite edits.

The .reckfell cache is not source project content. Resources are reimported after transfer; wait for completion and inspect missing files/plugins. A mobile Git client is a separate application whose folder access is configured independently. No particular Git client is required by this guide.

Troubleshooting

Verification limits

Requirements, manifest permissions, window/touch settings and the C# editor-build gate were reviewed against current source. C# platform-selection Python functions were executed separately: Android/iOS/Web editor targets rejected, desktop targets allowed; this is not an APK build. No verified Android-editor run is available on this machine: installation, system dialogs, input, saving, Play, performance and device plugins remain untested. Engine source, installed Runtime and SDK unchanged.