GooglePlay says app is not compatible with devices. Where is my Apps Manifest stored?
So I have been informed by Google customer service that my app store listing is excluding some devices and saying they are not compatible with my game because my app's manifest.
I must remove two permissions so (a long list) of devices will be allowed to find my app and actually be allowed to download it. The googleplay market blocks and hides apps that are incompatible with your device.
I must remove:
"MISSING_DEVICE_FEATURE: (android.hardware.screen.landscape) and MISSING_GL_ES_VERSION: (0x00030000)."
Customer service guy said...
"We are provided certain hardware information from device manufacturers. We use these rules and information to confirm app compatibility for our users.
While your app may run fine on the device, the manufacturer themselves has not added the specific permissions or features that I've mentioned.
Therefore, we mark them as incompatible using the guidelines by manufactures.
To resolve this on our end, the two mentioned issues must be removed from your manifest to be compatible with the devices."
I think the second one is GL as in Open GL 3.0... so my phone right now, LGE LG-E970, is only 2 year old and is "incompatible" (even though when I side load my app it runs just fine). If I change the properties in fusion under the android tab to a lower open GL will that fix that part?
And the first of the two items... android.hardware.screen.landscape, if I remove that permission will it still work?
Has anyone had trouble with permissions and incompatibility before?