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Daniele Vitali
Daniele Vitali

Reputation: 3858

Support smartphone devices only

I want my app be runnable only on smartphones, does not matter the density. So I have few questions. Should I use <compatible-screens> or <supports-screens>? What is the difference? Which tag will Google Play use to filter the app list? Is this the correct way?

<supports-screens
    android:anyDensity="true"
    android:largestWidthLimitDp="500"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:largeScreens="false"
    android:xlargeScreens="false" />

<compatible-screens>
    <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="ldpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="mdpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="hdpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="xhdpi"/>

    <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="ldpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="mdpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="hdpi"/>
    <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="xhdpi"/>
</compatible-screens>

I have read different question about this argument but with different answers.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 159

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006724

Should I use <compatible-screens> or <supports-screens>?

For your use case, <compatible-screens>, as is covered in the documentation.

What is the difference?

For your use case, <compatible-screens> will work, and <support-screens> will not. <supports-screens> is only a filter for smaller sizes than you declare to support, not larger sizes.

Which tag will Google Play use to filter the app list?

In general, both. For your use case, you can only express what you want via <compatible-screens>.

Is this the correct way?

No, because you are missing a few densities (tvdpi, xxhdpi, xxxhdpi). Otherwise, that should be fine.

Upvotes: 1

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