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How to figure out why an Android device is not compatible with an APK

In the Google Play Developer Console I can check which devices are compatible/supported for my APK. How do I find out why a device is unsupported?

For example, the Google Nexus 7 "tilapia" and "grouper" are not supported. But Nexus 7, Google Nexus 7 "deb" and Google Nexus 7 "flo" are supported.

Is there a way to know which feature in the manifest is causing the problem?

Features:

API Level 10+

Solution

  • On AndroidManifest.xml:

        <uses-permission
        android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"
        android:required="false"/>

    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.camera"
        android:required="false"/>

    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.camera.front"
        android:required="false"/>

    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus"
        android:required="false"/>

    This should help. By default, declared permission are required. Nexus 7 (2012) doesn't have front camera, that's why this device isn't compatible.

    http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html#hardware-requirements