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How to preview which devices a requiresSmallestWidthDp config matches?

As is well-known, to limit Google Play distribution to devices with certain dimensions, you'd use <supports-screens> or <compatible-screens>, depending on your needs.

For example, to allow installation only on 7" tablets or larger, you'd set requiresSmallestWidthDp to 600:

<supports-screens 
    android:smallScreens="false"
    android:normalScreens="false"
    android:largeScreens="true"
    android:xlargeScreens="true"
    android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="600" />

My question is, is there any way to check, in advance (before uploading your APK to Play), which devices a specific config would match?

For example in my case, I currently support tablets and plan to gradually allow smaller devices, starting from 5.7" and 5" screens. Being able to preview what devices for example normalScreens="true" & requiresSmallestWidthDp="360" matches would be very useful.

Afterwards, of course, you can see this information directly on Google Play, in APK -> Device Compatibility.

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But trial-and-error on Google Play would be clumsy, since it takes several hours after uploading a new APK for the changes to take effect.

Alternatively, is there any comprehensive resource for checking smallestWidthDp for common device models? It's a bit of a hassle to calculate it from raw pixel resolution & density (dpi) & screen size in inches every time. Googling <device> smallestWidthDp also gives surprisingly poor results.

Solution

  • Not a direct answer, but you don't have to publish your app (and thus wait several hours) to see list of compatible devices.

    Couple of days ago I uploaded test app myself to see the list of devices supporting

    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="true"/>

    Just go to the https://play.google.com/apps/publish/, upload APK. Your app entry will be in Draft mode, not published, and there will be a link to supported devices.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/euvclc44lfsirsv/Screen%20Shot%202014-02-28%20at%2008.50.55.png