Just as a follow-up I tested a different <support-screens> setting from the one shown in docs using a test apk on Play. Even in draft mode you get a list of supported and unsupported devices. According two those tests of two versions of the APK one for devices smaller than xlarge and another for xlarge only BUT with a minimum width of 1280dp. These two qualifiers produced the results I wanted. Previously when following minimum width on 720p for xlarge EXCLUDED my Acer 500 even though the app runs fine on it. Of course the A500 isn't listed anymore the 510 is and it has the same screen size. I'm crossing my fingers that the new APKs I just uploaded worked for my customers and for tablets allows support for 1920x1080 while the non-xlarge APK allows for the new 1080p smaller screens such as the Xperia Z and Galaxy S4. This may need to be included in the docs and if works as expected I'll report it as an issue.
On Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:20:28 PM UTC-7, jtoolsdev wrote: > > Two years ago I got an Acer A500 which has a 10" screen. My old layout > seemed a bit large so I created a version for 10" tablets that was > landscape only and included all the display screens in one. It took a > bit of work to get Play to segment the smaller devices to one APK and > for 10" or larger to use the other APK. Some of Google's suggestions > actually didn't work. Now we have these devices available with > 1920x1080 displays. One customer recently got the Sony one and found > they could not install my app. Indeed the console list shows that device > unsupported. > > I think when Google thought up the qualifiers they figured only larger > displays would have higher density screens. They've been a bit reactive > to these smaller devices with 1080p displays such as the Sony one and > the forthcoming Galaxy S4 which some of my customers will jump on. What > I could do is do away with the tablet display but that will leave other > customers with large tablets unhappy. And currently the Nexus 7 is in > limbo as the 10" display would be difficult to navigate and crops right > and bottom edges and it too should get the smaller screen display but > doesn't because I think the density qualifiers are a mistake and it > should be screen size (or make a new one we can use like that). > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
