I've got a Word add-in on AppSource. Under "products supported", the AppSource page lists:
However, for some versions of Word 2016, people are not able to install it. Here are some examples:
Here is an example error message:
which isn't helpful since the store says it works in Word 2016!
How can I know which versions of Word are actually supported by my add-in?
Is it possible that the add-in can be installed on business non-subscription Word, but that it isn't being installed correctly?
=== UPDATE ===
In case it matters, these are the requirements in my manifest:
<Requirements>
<Sets DefaultMinVersion="1.1">
<Set Name="File" MinVersion="1.1"/>
<Set Name="AddinCommands" MinVersion="1.1"/>
</Sets>
</Requirements>
I'll present my best understanding based on the comments and answers here. I'll try to update this as I get better info.
<Requirements>
tag in manifest -- Your add-in can be installed, but functionality is greatly reduced and is a bad UX. It seems that you can't add ribbon buttons. Users need to "Insert" the add-in each time you want to use it which is kind of like installing it.<Set Name="AddinCommands" MinVersion="1.1"/>
in manifest -- You can't use the add-in at all. The Microsoft folks pointed me to this Microsoft page a few times, but I honestly don't understand what info that page provides about Word 2016. This appears to be the only relevant paragraph:
The build number for Office 2016 installed via MSI is 16.0.4266.1001. This version only contains the WordApi 1.1 requirement set.
My add-in does not work on installations of business Word 2016 with a more recent build number.