It really looks like CAMERA permission in the manifest causing the apps not to appear in the Android Market on Tattoo.
Our test app shows up in the Android Market if we remove the CAMERA permission from the manifest. It does not show up if we add the permission. (in both attempts the copy protection was disabled). Regards, Philipp On 18 Nov., 10:58, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> wrote: > Same thing with me, I have copy protection turned off in AndroidMarket. > > It would be good now to get some feedback from Google or HTC on > whether it is a bug. > > On Nov 18, 9:54 am, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > We haven't turned copy protection on for ourapp, and it is still not > > visible on HTC Tattoo/HTC Dragon. > > Please, Google is this a known issue? > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Aspidoff <aspid...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I noticed this problem when the new Droid Eris came out. At first, i > > > started messing with minsdk and even lowered it to "2" but that didnt > > > fix it, the apps didnt show up in themarket. I ran through Verizon > > > and Sprint stores for days to try to get this to work. > > > > I dont think Google people even know the problem exist. I am surprised > > > that this problem hasnt been fixed for such a long time now. Anyway, > > > the reason why you can 't see yourappon HTC Hero/Eris or any other > > > 1.5 phones is because you have copy protection set to "On". You can > > > turn this off in your developer console when logged in to your Android > > >Marketaccount and editing your application description/title > > > > cheers! > > > > On Nov 17, 1:19 am, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Is there any Google people that can shed some light on this issue? > > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:42 PM, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Phil! > > > > > > Indeed this is very strange. As I understand it,allAndroid 1.6 apps > > > > > should by default be visible to HTC Tattoo on the AndroidMarket, and > > > > > use of the camera should not matter. I had even tested myappto show > > > > > OK on a 240x320 screen using the emulator, and cannot think of > > > > > anything else to correct. I was thinking of trying an empty <supports- > > > > > screens> element in case documentation is ambiguous, but even so it > > > > > would not seem to make sense to have the CAMERA dependency. Hopefully > > > > > HTC or Android developers (Romain?) will figure it out soon, because > > > > > this kind ofmarketfragmentation seems unnecessary. > > > > > > On Nov 16, 9:55 am, phil <philipp.bre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Blindfold, > > > > > > > We were not able to find The vOICE for Android in theMarketon the > > > > > > Tattoo. But we found it on the HTC Magic in theMarket. > > > > > > > Hope there will be a solution for this issue soon. > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 8:21 am, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > OK, I didn't know that. My curiosity was triggered by Phil with > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > suggested role of the CAMERA permission in having apps be visible > > > on > > > > > > > theMarket, which AFAIK should not have made any difference. Also, > > > > > > > android:minSdkVersion="4" (Android 1.6) according to documentation > > > > > > > implies thatallscreensizesare assumed supported: > > > > >http://d.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html"If > > > > > > > android:minSdkVersion or android:targetSdkVersion is "4" (Android > > > 1.6) > > > > > > > or higher, the default value for everything is true." > > > > > > > > So I expected that basically only visibility of (unadapted for > > > > > > > screensize) Android 1.5 apps on theMarketwould be affected, > > > without > > > > > > > any role for "android.permission.CAMERA", and I would otherwise be > > > > > > > surprised. > > > > > > > > BTW, lots of HTC Tattoo buyers seem annoyed, judging fromhttp:// > > > > > androinica.com/2009/10/11/htc-tattoos-android-market-will-not-... > > > > > > > where it is stated that even Google's own "Listen", "My Tracks" > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > "Sky Map" are (were?) not visible on AndroidMarketfor users of > > > the > > > > > > > HTC Tattoo. > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 11:39 pm, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Blindfold, > > > > > > > > > Sorry I dont have a HTC Tattoo totest:( Thats our > > > problem...some > > > > > users > > > > > > > > reported that they couldnt find ourapponMarketwith their > > > Tattoo. > > > > > But we > > > > > > > > have no idea why? > > > > > > > > > To Edward: > > > > > > > > HTC Tattoo has a camera, so that cannot be the reason our apps > > > are > > > > > not > > > > > > > > showing. > > > > > > > > > What to do? :D > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Edward Falk <ed.f...@gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Oh, and more importantly, the Androidmarketshould have a tool > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > allows developers to get a list of devices that their > > > application > > > > > > > > > won't beshownfor, and why. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > Google > > > > > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > cr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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