Category: FAQ

Image control / Scene check is slow.

Image control and Scene check does “taking screenshot” and “image matching calculation”. For faster process, try related settings below.

Taking screenshot

When a popup message of replay process is shown, FRep2 clears it before taking screenshot. Notification Settings – Notify Replay Process: Show On Finish or Do not notify will hide the popup messages*, i.e. taking screenshot do not wait the clearing the popup messages. Or, you can set empty labels for items, for which you do not want to show popup message, in your sequence.

For precision mode, you can choose the Screenshot Method. Screen API may take screenshot faster than others. Note that if the timing of taking screenshot is too early after switching the method, try Advanced setting – First Delay for Image control, or First Delay in Scene Check for Scene check.

Image control

The speed of Image control depends on the amount of calculation. Generally, Exact Match < Match Pixels Rate < Color Similarity; as for search method, Search(Exact) < Search(Similarity). However, the methods of Exact or Pixels Rate are not effective for recent devices or apps, because the subtle difference exists by the app’s drawing method or the device’s lighting configuration, even if you look the 2 images are same.

For faster matching calculation of Exact, Match Pixels Rate, and Color Similarity, set smaller matching area rectangle, and/or mask unnecessary area for distinguishing the images.

For faster matching calculation of Search(Exact), and Search(Similarity), set Search Area from the lower button of Search method, to filter the unnecessary area (where no possibility the searching image appears). Please be careful that the masking of source image not necessary reduce the amount of calculation, because the candidates of matching area basically increases (by the method of characteristic points) though the cost of each matching with the candidate decreases.

FRep2 Unlock Key is not activated, title shows ‘FRep2 (Free)’

If the app shows ‘FRep2 (Free)’ title after you purchased and installed FRep2 Unlock Key, please confirm followings.

– In case Ad banner does not appear

If the advertising banner does not appear after some seconds at the bottom of FRep2 Records screen after some seconds from opening FRep2 app, Google Play Licensing failed to verify the license of FRep2 Unlock Key.  Try reboot your device first. Please confirm followings.

1. The account currently logged in to the Android device is the same as the account that purchased the app on Google Play.

2. The date and time of the Android device is correct.

3. If your device has Auto-start manager, Startup manager, Auto-run management or such function*, FRep2 Unlock Key can start in background. (Reported on Asus Zenfone 3, ROG Phone 2, 3)

Note: The expression of the setting may differ depending on its maker.  Please set to permit FRep2 Unlock Key to work in background. For other devices, please find in external site; https://dontkillmyapp.com/

* Some makers’ Android devices have their specific app management settings, which may interfere the calling FRep2 Unlock Key for license verification, from FRep2 app.

4. Google Play is working, i.e. open Google Play app starts correctly, network available*, etc.

* Google Play Licensing connects to the network only when it is required.

If the issue persists, there may be a problem with Google Play’s operation. Please also check the workaround described in Google Play Help.

[Google Play Help]
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7513003

– In case Ad banner appears

If the advertising banner appears at the bottom of FRep2 Records screen after some seconds from opening FRep2 app, there is a problem with the installation status.  Please try reinstalling FRep2 and/or FRep2 Unlock Key from Google Play.

 

Touch replay finishes without playing, in Precision mode

When FRep2 does not replay touches but shows ‘Finished’ in Precision mode, please refer followings.

– Do ‘Calibrate Input’

In FRep2 app, open Navigation menu and choose Calibrate Input and follow the shown instructions.  It will register and analyse the touch signals to switch the replay type for the touch input device.

If Calibrate Input is not in navigation menu, it has been already done, so see next section.  If you want Calibrate Input again, you can open it from Options.

 

– Set ‘Use hover signals’

In FRep2 app, open Navigation menu and choose Options – Precision Mode Settings, to change Use hover signals.  After the selected option matches the type of touch input device, the replaying touches will work.

* ‘Auto’ will choose the type from the result of Calibrate Input.

(Confirmed on Xperia Ace II, Android 11. Use hover signals: Off)

Zenfone Max (Pro) M2 (Android 8, 8.1)

FRep2 crashes on replaying records or sequences.
From the reports on some specific environments with Android 8 and 8.1, the notification popup (Toast) fails to be processed by Android OS (ref. StackOverflow).  Try setting Notify Replay Process: Do not notify in Options – Notification Settings.