How to target tablets
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| What should be done to target tablets too on the Google Play store. anyone has been there before? |
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| Not sure if this answers your question but I noticed there are now 7" and 10" tablet screenshot upload options when your submit an app (I don't think they used to be there) - I assume if you add screens shots to this section it gets flagged a tablet app on the store? |
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| I think so. I've added those as well but don't know if it's visible for tablets now as I don't own one... |
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| The app console says that you have to make some changes to the manifest, something related to screen sizes, etc. but I'm a bit lost as this is the first time I'm publishing for an android tablet. I should get one just to test this... |
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| Ah yeah that, something to do with the screen size (large & xlarge for tablet I think) that you specify in the manifest though I think that is only relevant for 3.0 onwards, there is some other stuff like min DPI but I think that is pre 3.0 - it's a nightmare TBH. Some effect the app at runtime some are just used to filter the app on the play store.... arggggggg! So yeah bets bet is to buy a tablet and good old trial and error, might want to stay away from those cheap so called tablets with 800x480 resolution cus they're just big phones displays really. |
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| What would you considere a minimum resolution for a proper test? |
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| I've always gone by this from the android dev site (http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html) 320dp: a typical phone screen (240x320 ldpi, 320x480 mdpi, 480x800 hdpi, etc). 480dp: a tweener tablet like the Streak (480x800 mdpi). 600dp: a 7” tablet (600x1024 mdpi). 720dp: a 10” tablet (720x1280 mdpi, 800x1280 mdpi, etc). |
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| "might want to stay away from those cheap so called tablets with 800x480 resolution cus they're just big phones displays really." OTOH, it may be a good baseline resolution to target. There are a lot of those out there. Bear in mind that they don't really always have 800 x 480. Recent Androids tend to steal an indefinite amount for the Android task bar. |
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| my apps is listed in google play samsung tablet just like before. Google suggest few thing to be done to support tablet. I didn't do anything yet since i can see them there. but i'm not sure in other tablet device. |
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| http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html#support-screens Not sure, but some implement tweaks o the manifest file (steps 8 and 10), and some fancy screenshots may be all that's required... |
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| seems that the targetSdkVersion needs to be set to 11 ...or something, more info here: http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html#android-versions Didnt test (yet) though. edit: here they recommend value 9: http://www.realglitch.com/2013/05/google-play-tablet-filters-for-applications/ |
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| I changed some values (can paste em here once I'm on my main computer. 11 and 15 or such I used)) plus added couple of screenshots to my game page on googleplay... and it works! Got Nexus 7 guy saying that it works just fine. Also another android tablet user said it's fine (he earlier reported that "google play says it's not compatible") btw, mini-game is "Angry Troll Run" in google play |
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I have this in the manifest template xml file:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
<supports-screens android:resizeable="false"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true"
android:anyDensity="true"
/>
I dunno if I could use smaller values, but at least this works for some. |
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| Cheers for posting the above - that's useful |
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| hmmm, android requirement rose up. I'm going to try change minsdkversion to lower number and see if I can get this to support android 2.2+ or so... So... please do not trust my copypasthings here :D |
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| @sandfella - what's your latest thoughts on this? We're about to upload a new app to Google Play, and it'd be great not to cut out tablets (as the game in question is much more playable on tablets!) |
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