Just FYI, I checked for Torque visibility on: - HTC Hero (Android 2.1) --> both versions visible - HTC Magic (Android 2.1) --> both versions visible - HTC Hero (Android 1.5) --> both versions NOT visible - HTC Magic (Android 1.6) --> both versions NOT visible
YuviDroid On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:58 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, thankyou, they are still displaying in 2.1+ > > But unfortunately though they're no longer visible in android 1.6 > which is a fair chunk of market I'm missing! > > Ian > > On Jun 10, 8:20 am, Scott STEPHEN - Better Contacts > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ian, > > > > Just to confirm, I do see your apps. > > Milestone & Desire 2.1-update1. > > > > Scott > > > > On Jun 10, 9:00 am, "[email protected]" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, the apps are both versions of Torque. > > > > > I have found the visibility problem however - someone has changed the > > > market system to exclude apps with the Bluetooth permission for > > > Android 1.6 devices. > > > > > This behaviour is in my opinion wrong, because I might have added > > > support for bluetooth in my app (for 2.0+ devices) but it must also > > > work in 1.5/1.6 as the 'bluetooth' option in my app may be simply > > > grayed out (This is not in the case of Torque however). > > > > > Adding the uses bluetooth permission should not *now* hide the app > > > from the market when the previous incarnation of the market allowed it > > > to be visible, even if it was 'incorrect'. For 1.5/1.6 devices that > > > permission simply should not matter at all. > > > > > This is almost a case for a kind of '<requires-capabilities>' (I > > > currently do not know if this exists or is coming, correct me if I am > > > wrong) as I may have an app designed for ALL versions of android, > > > where bluetooth is a nice feature, but is not a *required* feature and > > > I may have coded for that scenario. > > > > > Anyway, it seems that: > > > > > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"> > > > > > now hides apps for 1.5/1.6 devices whereby before the market upgrade, > > > it didn't. (This is now a problem for me) > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Ian. > > > > > On Jun 10, 7:19 am, Scott STEPHEN - Better Contacts > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ian, > > > > > > What apps ? I will test here from France. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > On Jun 10, 8:09 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Similar problems here, > > > > > > > Before google did the market 'fix' for 2.1/2.2, 2 of my apps > (Torque) > > > > > appeared correctly in the Android Market for Android1.6 and upward > > > > > (The MyTouch 3G as an example), after the upgrade, they are no > longer > > > > > visible apart from on Android 2.x+ devices > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > Ian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- YuviDroid http://android.yuvalsharon.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
