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vickzzzzz
vickzzzzz

Reputation: 33

App doesnt show up in the google play store for Nexus 7

I know this question has been asked many times, I tried to apply all the fixes from the other similar questions, still cant seem to make the app work in the Nexus 7 Tab and works only on phones. Here is the Manifest I use for the free app. 

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.&&&&%%$%#.*****"
android:versionCode="8"
android:versionName="1.7">

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="14"
    android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

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


<!-- android:debuggable should be set false for the google store apk -->
<application
    android:name="com.$%#$%#$%#$%.app.@#$@#$@"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/icon"
    android:label="@!#@$@#@"
    android:debuggable="false"
    android:theme="@style/Theme.@#$@#$@#$" >
    <activity
        android:uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow"
        android:name="com.*#$#*$.app.activities.MainActivity"
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:label="@#$@#$@#$@#$"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" >

        <!-- this needs to be set 1 if this is a new app, otherwise set it to the db version that was in CopyDatabaseHelper or increase it by one if you want to update the DB -->
        <meta-data android:name="dbVersion" android:value="4" />

        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="com.google.zxing.client.android.CaptureActivity"
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:screenOrientation="landscape"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
</application>

As you can see, I added the compatible screens, also for Nexus 7, changed permission for camera to as Feature. Although one small thing is that, whether my app got screened through the playstore because the permissions were not removed but commented out.

EDIT - I do not have a screenshot for 7 inch or 10 inch Tablet in the developer console, would that be an issue?

EDIT 2 - Clearly adding the screenshots dint help.

EDIT 3 - Edited the Manifest with the current I deployed for testing reasons. I found out that this app doesnt support "Nexus 7 - tilapia" and "Nexus 7 - grouper". I am now trying to figure out why it doesnt support these. Even specifying that camera as a feature is a problem when I dont exclude other camera related stuffs like autofocus and front camera?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1193

Answers (3)

IAmGroot
IAmGroot

Reputation: 13855

Its blatantly because you have compatible-screens and the Nexus 7, although you have "defined" it , is not registering.

Is it neccessary for this section at all? And if so, triple check, you have valid parameters for the nexus 7.

I can guarantee removing that section will fix the issue.

According to the docs, xxhdpi doesnt exist, so you type in 480 instead. But ive no idea why you have typed in 213 for the nexus.

Reading the android Docs here

Caution: Normally, you should not use this manifest element. Using this element can dramatically reduce the potential user base for your application, by not allowing users to install your application if they have a device with a screen configuration that you have not listed. You should use it only as a last resort, when the application absolutely does not work with specific screen configurations. Instead of using this element, you should follow the guide to Supporting Multiple Screens to provide scalable support for multiple screens using alternative layouts and bitmaps for different screen sizes and densities.

Is it really manditory to stop small screens installing your app..

Upvotes: 2

tpbapp
tpbapp

Reputation: 2506

This could be because the Nexus 7 is an xxhdpi device and so could it be because you have not supported your drawables in xxhdpi? I can't imagine why this would prevent it from showing up in the Play store, but it could cause problems.

Also how long ago did you publish the app? It can take several hours for it to show across all devices.

Upvotes: 0

Manmohan Badaya
Manmohan Badaya

Reputation: 2336

Yes screenshot is the only issue. You need 2 min screenshot to be added on Developer console to visible for respective inch devices.

Upvotes: 0

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