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

Gareth Llewellyn gareth at networksaremadeofstring.co.uk
Mon Jul 18 15:55:56 UTC 2011


It could also be market filters such as screen size (MDPI vs HDPI etc) OS
version, region, language etc.

The new tesco app for example shows up on all my phones and on my PC but
won't show up on a Honeycomb tablet :/

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Andrew Bates <oscillik at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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