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How to specify app is only for Android tablet-sized screens?

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I want to find the equivalent of setting device family for iOS but for Android. EG: In my app descriptor XML, I have defined that the app will only run on iPad and not iPhone or iPod. I want to do the same for Android so as to allow it to run on a Xoom or a Nexus 7 or whatever other tablet you may have but _not_ to run on a phone...

I presume this is simple, but I couldn't find the right terms to google with!

Thanks,

Gaius

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Colin HolgateCorrect answer

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This article may help:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/compatible-screens-element.html

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OMA2k

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I add the following tag to my "manifestAdditions" (inside <manifest>...</manifest>) in the descriptor:

<supports-screens

android:smallScreens="false"

android:normalScreens="false"

android:largeScreens="true"

android:xlargeScreens="true"

/>

This makes the app not appear in Google Play for phone devices (except for the Galaxy Note phone, which presents itself as a "largeScreen" device).

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Colin HolgateCorrect answer

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This article may help:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/compatible-screens-element.html

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Gaius CoffeyAuthor

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That's brilliant.

Thank-you,

G

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leejk

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I don't think it's possible because of the million variations of Android out there. You might have to rely on the Capabilities class to hack something together.

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