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Sam
Sam

Reputation: 4633

Google Play app searching filter

I found Google Keep from the Google Play on my device. However, after reinstalling the Android system, I can not find Google keep from the Google Play and it shows that "Your device is not compatible with this version"

I am very confused for this searching result while the same device ran well with this app before.

I can understand there are several ways to install this app on my device again.

A couple of questions confuse me..

  1. How can I check the features that this app may change in the new version? This may cause the reason why I can not find it in the Google Play.

  2. Will that be any possibility to modify my device source code in order to find this app on the Google Play in my device?

Thanks

I just found that shouldnt the permission(feature) issue because I can find and install other apps which require more permissions than Google Keep.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 619

Answers (1)

Corneliu Dascălu
Corneliu Dascălu

Reputation: 3958

The permissions that have anything to do with hardware are:

  • record audio (needs microphone)
  • precise location (GPS)
  • control vibration

If your phone has these features and runs Android 4.0 and up, it should be compatible.

I see two possible reasons:

  1. After reinstalling you have an older version of Android. If this is the case, check for updates and after updating it should work
  2. Your device model may have been blacklisted because of compatibility issues. In this case, Google may find a solution in the future and Keep will become available.

You can install Keep anyway, sideloading it. You just have to download the .apk from somewhere (Google it and be careful for malware).

Upvotes: 2

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