[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2010-01-06 Thread ChristianF
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[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-29 Thread ChristianF
I need to bring this issue (not seeing copyprotected apps in the market) up again. GOOGLE please give us an update when to expect this issue fixed!!! You are keeping loyal and honest customers from their leglay bought applications away and hinder us to spend more money on the market!!! This hurts

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-18 Thread Justin (Google Employee)
The problem of some Milestone devices not seeing copy protected apps is one we continue to work on addressing. We are working with the OEM to resolve the root cause. You guys are funny. Android Market on HTC Tattoo does not show applications that do not implicitly declare that they support its

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-09 Thread polyclefsoftware
I think this thread really highlights the standing need for some kind of market visibility tool for developers. Of course, a desktop client for everyone would be nice, which would allow you to filter apps based on device type. But at the very least developers *really* need some way of checking

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-09 Thread Schimmel
Hi Justin, Thank you for your reply. You are the any Google employee facing this problem in any forum or group. I am also affected by this restricted market access. As already mentioned in the community, this concerns all the Milestones bought on Amazon in Germany and AFAIK all milestones in the

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-09 Thread Paul Turchenko
You guys are funny. Android Market on HTC Tattoo does not show applications that do not implicitly declare that they support its screen. It definitely has nothing to do with CAMERA permission or whatsoever. I do agree that Google could post some clear explanations what exactly Android Market takes

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-08 Thread ChristianF
Justin, any news for us??? Please be aware that there are several threads in the consumer help section with exactly the same problem. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=34a071cd60d59177hl=en

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-03 Thread rflexor
Hi again, some more info concering the case of Milestones not showing protected apps from one of our customers here in Germany ... [SNIP] Dear Justin, I am one of the affected milestone users and I am far from alone. At least all of the milestones sold by amazon, Germany are affected!

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-03 Thread ChristianF
Dear Justin, I am one of the affected milestone users and I am far from alone. At least all of the milestones sold by amazon, Germany are affected! Milestones branded by Vodafone or O2, Germany are working perfectly. I know it is unusual for the USA but in Europe it is quite common to buy

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-01 Thread Justin (Google Employee)
To return to the original topic of apps with the CAMERA permission not showing to Tattoo users, this is because you need to specify uses-feature android:name=android.hardware.camera / in your manifest as per http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-feature-element.html . Tattoo

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-01 Thread blindfold
Argh, thanks! I now found the small print in the documentation that implies this, and have added uses-feature android:name=android.hardware.camera / to my manifest such that as of now my app should be visible to HTC Tattoo users (I have no Tattoo myself). My app sometimes uses autofocus but also

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-12-01 Thread rflexor
Hi, thanks for participating in this thread, Justin! I have gathered that here in Germany we have Milestones sold by Vodafone for their network and free Milestones usable in any network. Currently, from what I read in the forums, those from Vodafone are able to see copy protected apps, others

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-27 Thread rflexor
Now that the new Motorola Milestone Phones came out in Germany (aka Droid in the US) we, too, are facing the problem of users not seeing our application in the market. Our settings: uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=3 / supports-screens android:smallScreens=true android:normalScreens=true

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-27 Thread Mark Murphy
rflexor wrote: Now that the new Motorola Milestone Phones came out in Germany (aka Droid in the US) we, too, are facing the problem of users not seeing our application in the market. snip Copy-Protection active. Turning off Android Market copy protection has worked for others, though I'm

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-27 Thread Marcus
Same with me. App uses Camera, but is not copy protected. supports-screens entries in manifest are there and true. minSDK=3 targetSDK=4 -- 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] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-27 Thread blindfold
Are you talking about Droid, Milestone or HTC Tattoo here? Thus far there seem to be 2 separate patterns: apps can be invisible on the Market for Droid and Milestone when copy protection is on, OR apps can be invisible on the Market for HTC Tattoo when the CAMERA permission is used. On Nov 27,

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-24 Thread phil
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

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-22 Thread Klaus Kartou
Did anyone else experience this? On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Klaus Kartou kar...@gmail.com wrote: To summarize...Our app does not show up on the market on HTC Tattoo devices. The manifest includes the following: uses-permission

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-20 Thread Klaus Kartou
Bumping this question Our app is receiving great attention at the moment, and it is really a shame that we cannot do anything to get it out to all Android owners. Please Google, this is a serious issue...We would love to see a solution to this? Any help is much appreciated... Cheers! On Thu,

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-20 Thread KKK
Hi, Google, Your mother let you answer our questions. On Nov 19, 5:29 pm, Klaus Kartou kar...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed, feedback from Google would be nice... On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:58 AM, blindfold seeingwithso...@gmail.comwrote: Same thing with me, I have copy protection turned off in

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-20 Thread Klaus Kartou
To summarize...Our app does not show up on the market on HTC Tattoo devices. The manifest includes the following: uses-permission android:name=android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION/uses-permission uses-permission android:name=android.permission.INTERNET/uses-permission uses-permission

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-19 Thread Klaus Kartou
Agreed, feedback from Google would be nice... On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:58 AM, blindfold seeingwithso...@gmail.comwrote: Same thing with me, I have copy protection turned off in Android Market. It would be good now to get some feedback from Google or HTC on whether it is a bug. On Nov

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-18 Thread Klaus Kartou
We haven't turned copy protection on for our app, 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

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-18 Thread blindfold
Same thing with me, I have copy protection turned off in Android Market. 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 our app, and it is still not visible

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-17 Thread Klaus Kartou
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.comwrote: Thanks Phil! Indeed this is very strange. As I understand it, all Android 1.6 apps should by default be visible to HTC Tattoo on the Android Market,

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-17 Thread Aspidoff
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 the market. I ran through Verizon and Sprint stores for days to try to get this to work. I dont think Google people even know

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-16 Thread phil
Hi Blindfold, We were not able to find The vOICE for Android in the Market on the Tattoo. But we found it on the HTC Magic in the Market. 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

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-16 Thread blindfold
Thanks Phil! Indeed this is very strange. As I understand it, all Android 1.6 apps should by default be visible to HTC Tattoo on the Android Market, and use of the camera should not matter. I had even tested my app to show OK on a 240x320 screen using the emulator, and cannot think of anything

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread Klaus Kartou
Our app use the following permissions: android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION - android.permission.INTERNET - android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - android.permission.CAMERA - android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE But why should

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread blindfold
Hi Klaus, Did you check if my camera app shows up on the Market for the HTC Tattoo? My The vOICe for Android app (search for seeingwithsound on the Market) uses uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=4 / uses-permission android:name=android.permission.CAMERA/ uses-permission

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread Edward Falk
Oh, and more importantly, the Android market should have a tool that allows developers to get a list of devices that their application won't be shown for, and why. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread Edward Falk
Wait, so people are reporting problems with the CAMERA permission? Let me guess, if you need that permission, then the app isn't shown to phones that don't have cameras? What if the app *can* use the camera, but doesn't *need* to use the camera. What if it runs just fine on devices without

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread Klaus Kartou
Hi Blindfold, Sorry I dont have a HTC Tattoo to test :( Thats our problem...some users reported that they couldnt find our app on Market with 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

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-14 Thread blindfold
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 the Market, which AFAIK should not have made any difference. Also, android:minSdkVersion=4 (Android 1.6) according to documentation implies that all screensizes

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread Klaus Kartou
Hi! How's your uses-sdk part of manifest looks like ? It looks like this: uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=3/ supports-screens android:smallScreens=true android:normalScreens=true android:largeScreens=true android:anyDensity=true / On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 5:47 AM, SoftwareForMe.com

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread String
I'd add a targetSdkVersion attribute with the highest level you've actually tested against, like this: uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=3 android:targetSdkVersion=5 / In my experience, the lack of that attribute caused higher-SDK emulator images to be reluctant to run the app, so I

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread Klaus Kartou
Actually we first used: uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=3 android:targetSdkVersion=4 / But that didnt work either :( We tried to manually install the app on a real Tattoo device, and it worked prefectly. But the app cannot be found on the market from that same device? What to do? :)

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread phil
Hi, We have the same problem and tried some things to solve this. We found out that with different Permissions set the app is visible in the market for the HTC Tattoo. Here all the permissions we set: uses-permission android:name=android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION /

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread phil
Hi, we did some further testing and found out that the android.permission.CAMERA is the Problem in our case. We tried leaving it out and then the app was showing up in the market. Does anyone else have the same problem or can confirm that this is a problem. We hope for a fast solution or any tip

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread blindfold
Interesting. Did you try and find other camera applications on the Market with your HTC Tattoo? (I'm using android.permission.CAMERA and android:minSdkVersion=4 with my camera app, The vOICe for Android, but I do not know if it shows up on the Tattoo.) On Nov 13, 6:57 pm, phil

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread phil
Let me know what to search for and we can check with our Tattoo, which is a nifty nice little Android phone, by the way. On 13 Nov., 19:56, blindfold seeingwithso...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting. Did you try and find other camera applications on the Market with your HTC Tattoo? (I'm using

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com
I'd love to know if you can see PhoneMyPC. It's not a camera app, but it's been unavailable to a few [HTC] phones. Scott SoftwareForMe.com Makers of PhoneMyPC On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:48 PM, phil philipp.bre...@gmail.com wrote: Let me know what to search for and we can check with our Tattoo,

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-13 Thread blindfold
Hi Phil, Search for seeingwithsound, and you should find The vOICe for Android camera app (I just double checked this search on my ADP1). One wild guess is that your android.permission.SET_ORIENTATION might play a role (I do not use it), because at least on HTC's G1/ADP1 there are orientation

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-12 Thread Klaus Kartou
Can anyone enlighten me? :) It looks like our app doesnt show up on the market on HTC Tattoo. What else should we specify in the manifest? On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Klaus Kartou kar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! We have uploaded a new version of our app where we added the following to the

[android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-12 Thread Alexey Volovoy
How's your uses-sdk part of manifest looks like ? On Nov 12, 4:29 pm, Klaus Kartou kar...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone enlighten me? :) It looks like our app doesnt show up on the market on HTC Tattoo. What else should we specify in the manifest? On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Klaus

Re: [android-developers] Re: How to test if app is shown on Market for all screensizes

2009-11-12 Thread SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com
As if it's not enough to have to manage the manifest, but HTC has a bit of a habit of releasing phones that cannot see some apps. Examples include the HTC Hero when it was released in Europe, and the HTC Eris recently released in the USA. I'd like to know if those phones you mention can see our