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> Have you ever wanted to get your hands on the latest game, only to find that the Google Play thought it wasn't compatible with your phone? As an android game
by robterrell 13y ago
> Have you ever wanted to get your hands on the latest game, only to find that the Google Play thought it wasn't compatible with your phone?
As an android game developer... if we tell Google Play a game isn't compatible with a particular device, there's generally a very good reason for it.
- out_of_protocol 13y agoWell... there are many kinds of restrictions. And only part of them really "isn't compatible with a particular device".
- Cyph0n 13y agoMy thoughts exactly. It's not like Google doesn't want users to download an app for no specific reason. It's simply the developer adding requirements that need to be met in order for the app to function correctly on a phone.
- gregf 13y agoI have never developed for android, but the vast majority of programs that say they don't work on my device work flawlessly. I suspect some of it may be due to the fact that I run custom roms.
- objclxt 13y agoI don't doubt this is true for you, but there are an increasing number of apps on the Play Store that are hardware-exclusive (typically Samsung exclusive). A number of broadcasters cut deals with Samsung to give their VOD apps exclusivity on Galaxy hardware, and the Twitter Android Tablet app is currently not available on the Nexus 7 due to an agreement with Samsung.