[Liverpool] Android version and apps availability on the app market

[Andrew Bates]

quick response since I'm not home, but most immediate thing that pops to
mind is the the phone is most likely not actually truly stock Android, and
could likely be a vendor specific ROM that has either been modified by the
manufacturer or the mobile network you got the phone on.
On Jul 18, 2011 4:29 PM, "Sebastian Arcus" <shop at open-t.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to install Openvpn Installer and Openvpn Settings apps from
> the Android Market on a ZTE Racer with stock rom. Although they show on
> a pc at market.android.com - they don't show in the market app on the
> phone. I can still install them manually, by going on the phone to the
> developer's website.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Is this because of the version of Android on the phone (it runs 2.1)?
> I would have though 2.1 is relatively recent.
> 2. If it's not the Android version, is there some other criteria the
> Market app is using to filter out entries on the phone?
> 3. Is there a way to tell what are the requirements for the app or why
> it gets excluded in the results shown on the phone?
>
> If anybody with an Android phone has a minute to see if it shows in the
> market app on their phone - I'd be glad if they report back here with
> the Android version.
>
> Hope you are all keeping well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sebastian
>
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