Android: Some apps are not available for Tablets o

问题:

Since it came out the new developer console and the new PlayStore I have some problems like the one mentioned in the topic.

Lately my app is not visible from the tablets even if it was before.

But the console tells me:

Supported Devices: 2665
Excluded Devices: 0

So I have to think that there is no problem, but why this app is not available when you try to search it on PlayStore from tablets?

As suggested on the forums I put the following code in the manifest:

<supports-screens
        android:resizeable="true"
        android:smallScreens="true" 
        android:normalScreens="true"
        android:largeScreens="true"
        android:xlargeScreens="true"
        android:anyDensity="true" />

Is there a safe way to support all tablets without exceptions?

回答1:

Make sure your uses-sdk includes the android:targetSdkVersion with a value of 11 or higher. Seems Google added this criteria (without telling anyone directly) when they release the new version of Google Play.

The Tablet App Quality Checklist under 8. Target Android versions properly now states that

a. targetSdkVersion is declared with value 11 or higher (14 or higher is recommended)

It seems that this only applies to updates/new-releases as previous apps which lack this seems unaffected. The Developer Console also doesn't seem to be "aware" of this requirement as it clearly states xlarge devices as supported.