Android Tablet Store Listing Help

[Blake]

I uploaded my APK to the app store and under Optimization Tips it said I should design my app for tablets, which I thought it already was.  It says I need to set the target an min Android versions as well as supporting tablet screen sizes.  I'm attaching my manifest.xml because I thought I already had these included.

Also it says I need to include custom drawables and assets for common tablet screen densities but I don't see the option in Icenium to include assets for tablets.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="$AndroidVersionCode$"
                    android:versionName="$BundleVersion$"
                    package="$AppIdentifier$"
                    android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
                    android:hardwareAccelerated="$AndroidHardwareAcceleration$"
                    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
        <supports-screens
                android:largeScreens="true"
                android:normalScreens="true"
                android:smallScreens="true"
                android:xlargeScreens="true"
                android:resizeable="true"
                android:anyDensity="true"
                />

        <application android:label="My App"
                                 android:icon="@drawable/icon"
                                 android:hardwareAccelerated="$AndroidHardwareAcceleration$">
                <activity android:label="My App"
                    android:name=".TelerikCallbackActivity"
                    android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale"
                    android:launchMode="standard"
                                    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar" >
                        <intent-filter>
                                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                        </intent-filter>
                </activity>
        </application>
        <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11"
                  android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
</manifest>

Thanks!

[Blake]

An update to this.  I see my APK has 1521 supported devices, some of which are the Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 which are tablets.  So maybe I am good to go and the optimization tips is just out of date?

[Steve]

Hello Blake,

Your manifest look alright. If you want your app to target tablets as well, be sure to remove the following from the Android permissions:

• RECEIVE_SMS
• READ_PHONE_STATE

which imply that the target device is a phone.

Regards,
Steve
Telerik

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[Ronald]

Hi,

I disabled these permissions in the project properties (see attachment), but after uploading the APK again in the Play Store I see that the permissions are not changed and the app is still not listed in the tablet store...

 

Rgds Ronald

[Martin]

Hi Ronald,

It seems that some Cordova plugin that you are using is needing and setting these permissions at build time of your project.

Please review this article where it is explained in detail about additional Android permissions set in your project.

Let me know if this has solved the issue.

Regards,
Martin
Telerik by Progress