Make app available for tablets in Google Play

[Jan-Dirk]

I would like to make my app available for tablets. Since I am using Kendo UI this should be easy to do. I added a 7" and 10" screen in the store listing, but I still get two errors from Google Play:

1. Uses available screen space on tablets Learn more
2. Target and minimum Android versions support tablets (check targetSdkVersion and minSdkVersion Learn more

Issue no. 2 is quite easy to solve by adding 'android:targetSdkVersion="11"' and changing 'android:minSdkVersion="8"' to 'android:minSdkVersion="11"' in AndroidManifest.xml.

However, I haven't been able to find any valuable information what to do to solve issue no. 1. Any hints on this?

[David Silveria]

http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html#support-screens

Did you add this to AndroidManifest?

[Jan-Dirk]

Yes, they are there by default:

<supports-screens
                android:largeScreens="true"
                android:normalScreens="true"
                android:smallScreens="true"
                android:xlargeScreens="true"
                android:resizeable="true"
                android:anyDensity="true"
/>

[Jan-Dirk]

These settings are there already by default

[Steve]

Hello JD,

By default, the Android permissions in the Icenium properties include RECEIVE_SMS which implies that the device is a mobile phone. You would need to remove this permission, rebuild your app and publish new version in Google Play.

We would consider removing this permission from the default ones.

Regards,
Steve
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[Jan-Dirk]

Hello Steve,

My App does not have the RECIEVE_SMS property. I removed that when before I first published the app.

[Steve]

Hello JD,

Try without the "android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" and see how it goes.

Regards,
Steve
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