Steps:

open app

press "play/pause" once

notice multiple messages "...coundn't create"

the externals are not loading.

Feedback Request:
Share your thoughts on the cause of the issue and possible steps you would take to resolve.

https://github.com/libpd/pd-for-android

Hi @mcbublick. Are you using the examples included in the repo? Are you testing on a device or emulator?
That message means that the externals were probably not included with the application. So there may be a step missing in the Android project.
Is it just one external that is not created, or is it multiple? If so which ones?
You could also use the Android Studio APK Analyzer to look at the .apk file and see if there is a /lib folder with all the proper dynamic libraries like libpd.so, libbob.so, libpique.so, etc.
I haven't tried the repo examples in a long time so I can't say whether they still work or not.