The problem of some Milestone devices not seeing copy protected apps is one we continue to work on addressing. We are working with the OEM to resolve the root cause.
> You guys are funny. Android Market on HTC Tattoo does not show > applications that do not implicitly declare that they support its > screen. It definitely has nothing to do with CAMERA permission or > whatsoever This is false. As previously stated, *if* the app requires the android.permission.CAMERA manifest, it *must* state that it does not require autofocus in <uses-feature> in order to show on Tattoo. This is because the camera permission, if granted, implies access to an autofocus camera. The request must be modified to not require autofocus with <uses-feature>. Admittedly this is not as developer- friendly as it could be, its the result of a lack of foresight in our original design. A separate issue is that apps that do not explicitly support sdkVersion 4 or above will not be shown to Tattoo because it contains a "small" screen. "small" screen devices did not exist before Android 1.6 (sdkVersion 4) and apps may break when shrunk to fit the smaller screen. Apps declaring support for sdkVersion 4 or above will be assumed to support small screens, unless stated otherwise in the <supports-screens> element. Regards, Justin Android Team @ Google On Dec 9, 3:38 pm, Paul Turchenko <paul.turche...@gmail.com> wrote: > You guys are funny. AndroidMarketon HTC Tattoo does not show > applications that do not implicitly declare that they support its > screen. It definitely has nothing to do with CAMERA permission or > whatsoever. I do agree that Google could post some clear explanations > what exactly AndroidMarkettakes into account when he decides that > application should not show up (I'm pretty sure that it's a server > side of AndroidMarketwho makes these decisions). And it has nothing > to do with device vendor since it just includes AndroidMarketin > their firmwares. > > Please stop blaming phone vendors. Google is the only one to blame for > Android Market behavior. > > On Nov 18, 11:58 am, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Same thing with me, I have copy protection turned off in Android > >Market. > > > It would be good now to get some feedback from Google or HTC on > > whether it is a bug. > > > On Nov 18, 9:54 am, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > We haven't turned copy protection on for ourapp, and it is still not > > > visible on HTC Tattoo/HTC Dragon. > > > Please, Google is this a known issue? > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Aspidoff <aspid...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I noticed this problem when the new Droid Eris came out. At first, i > > > > started messing with minsdk and even lowered it to "2" but that didnt > > > > fix it, the apps didnt show up in themarket. I ran through Verizon > > > > and Sprint stores for days to try to get this to work. > > > > > I dont think Google people even know the problem exist. I am surprised > > > > that this problem hasnt been fixed for such a long time now. Anyway, > > > > the reason why you can 't see yourappon HTC Hero/Eris or any other > > > > 1.5 phones is because you have copy protection set to "On". You can > > > > turn this off in your developer console when logged in to your Android > > > >Marketaccount and editing your application description/title > > > > > cheers! > > > > > On Nov 17, 1:19 am, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there any Google people that can shed some light on this issue? > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:42 PM, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks Phil! > > > > > > > Indeed this is very strange. As I understand it,allAndroid 1.6 apps > > > > > > should by default be visible to HTC Tattoo on the AndroidMarket, and > > > > > > use of the camera should not matter. I had even tested myappto show > > > > > > OK on a 240x320 screen using the emulator, and cannot think of > > > > > > anything else to correct. I was thinking of trying an empty > > > > > > <supports- > > > > > > screens> element in case documentation is ambiguous, but even so it > > > > > > would not seem to make sense to have the CAMERA dependency. > > > > > > Hopefully > > > > > > HTC or Android developers (Romain?) will figure it out soon, because > > > > > > this kind ofmarketfragmentation seems unnecessary. > > > > > > > On Nov 16, 9:55 am, phil <philipp.bre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Blindfold, > > > > > > > > We were not able to find The vOICE for Android in theMarketon the > > > > > > > Tattoo. But we found it on the HTC Magic in theMarket. > > > > > > > > Hope there will be a solution for this issue soon. > > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 8:21 am, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > OK, I didn't know that. My curiosity was triggered by Phil with > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > suggested role of the CAMERA permission in having apps be > > > > > > > > visible > > > > on > > > > > > > > theMarket, which AFAIK should not have made any difference. > > > > > > > > Also, > > > > > > > > android:minSdkVersion="4" (Android 1.6) according to > > > > > > > > documentation > > > > > > > > implies thatallscreensizesare assumed supported: > > > > > >http://d.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html"If > > > > > > > > android:minSdkVersion or android:targetSdkVersion is "4" > > > > > > > > (Android > > > > 1.6) > > > > > > > > or higher, the default value for everything is true." > > > > > > > > > So I expected that basically only visibility of (unadapted for > > > > > > > > screensize) Android 1.5 apps on theMarketwould be affected, > > > > without > > > > > > > > any role for "android.permission.CAMERA", and I would otherwise > > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > surprised. > > > > > > > > > BTW, lots of HTC Tattoo buyers seem annoyed, judging fromhttp:// > > > > > > androinica.com/2009/10/11/htc-tattoos-android-market-will-not-... > > > > > > > > where it is stated that even Google's own "Listen", "My Tracks" > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > "Sky Map" are (were?) not visible on AndroidMarketfor users of > > > > the > > > > > > > > HTC Tattoo. > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 11:39 pm, Klaus Kartou <kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Blindfold, > > > > > > > > > > Sorry I dont have a HTC Tattoo totest:( Thats our > > > > problem...some > > > > > > users > > > > > > > > > reported that they couldnt find ourapponMarketwith their > > > > Tattoo. > > > > > > But we > > > > > > > > > have no idea why? > > > > > > > > > > To Edward: > > > > > > > > > HTC Tattoo has a camera, so that cannot be the reason our apps > > > > are > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > showing. > > > > > > > > > > What to do? :D > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Edward Falk > > > > > > > > > <ed.f...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Oh, and more importantly, the Androidmarketshould have a > > > > > > > > > > tool > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > allows developers to get a list of devices that their > > > > application > > > > > > > > > > won't beshownfor, and why. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > > Google > > > > > > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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