Android Devices by Screen Size

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi all,

Just wondered…

Does anyone know if there’s a way of me excluding devices in Google Play and / or Amazon by screen size?

I only want to offer a particular app for tablets - not phones with smaller screen sizes.

Thanks,

Ian

#2

If I remember correctly, doesn’t Google Play give you lots of options for deciding which devices can/cannot download the app?

I’m fairly sure you can manually specify which devices can/can’t, so I would imagine there is a phone/tablet or screensize option.

#3

Hi there,

Thanks for the response. There is a page where you can exclude devices but no option of checking tablets / phones / screen sizes as far as I can tell.

You have to individually go through over 4000 devices and exclude all the ones you think may be tablets. Seems absurd as surely this is a fairly common thing to want to do!!

I’m sure I must be missing something but I just can’t see anywhere that I can specify to only allow the app to be downloaded by devices with a screen size of 7 inches or above for example…

If anyone else has any advice / thoughts on this then let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ian

#4

Just found this topic from earlier in the year: http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/29773-is-there-a-way-to-restrict-android-apps-to-tablets-only/

Apparently you can use this in build.settings:

supportsScreens ={ smallScreens = false, normalScreens = false, largeScreens = true, xlargeScreens = true,}

I’ve never tried it, but a staff member confirms this will work. I’m not sure how it decides on how “big” a screen is (i.e. whether it uses physical dimensions, number of pixels, or something else entirely).

#5

Aha! Thanks - I knew there had to be something simpler than manually filtering 4000 devices!

Much appreciated - you’ve saved me a very boring and very time consuming job.

Ian

#6

Just another thought. Do you know if this is referring to the resolution of the screen or the actual physical screen size?

Thanks.

#7

I’m not sure how it decides on how “big” a screen is (i.e. whether it uses physical dimensions, number of pixels, or something else entirely).

As you can see, I didn’t know which size it is referring to either.

#8

Sorry - totally missed that! I’m having one of those days. This topic was also useful for anyone else who might be struggling with this…

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/33654-supporting-tablets-specific-devices/

Thanks for all your help - much appreciated.

#9

If I remember correctly, doesn’t Google Play give you lots of options for deciding which devices can/cannot download the app?

I’m fairly sure you can manually specify which devices can/can’t, so I would imagine there is a phone/tablet or screensize option.

#10

Hi there,

Thanks for the response. There is a page where you can exclude devices but no option of checking tablets / phones / screen sizes as far as I can tell.

You have to individually go through over 4000 devices and exclude all the ones you think may be tablets. Seems absurd as surely this is a fairly common thing to want to do!!

I’m sure I must be missing something but I just can’t see anywhere that I can specify to only allow the app to be downloaded by devices with a screen size of 7 inches or above for example…

If anyone else has any advice / thoughts on this then let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ian

#11

Just found this topic from earlier in the year: http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/29773-is-there-a-way-to-restrict-android-apps-to-tablets-only/

Apparently you can use this in build.settings:

supportsScreens ={ smallScreens = false, normalScreens = false, largeScreens = true, xlargeScreens = true,}

I’ve never tried it, but a staff member confirms this will work. I’m not sure how it decides on how “big” a screen is (i.e. whether it uses physical dimensions, number of pixels, or something else entirely).

#12

Aha! Thanks - I knew there had to be something simpler than manually filtering 4000 devices!

Much appreciated - you’ve saved me a very boring and very time consuming job.

Ian

#13

Just another thought. Do you know if this is referring to the resolution of the screen or the actual physical screen size?

Thanks.

#14

I’m not sure how it decides on how “big” a screen is (i.e. whether it uses physical dimensions, number of pixels, or something else entirely).

As you can see, I didn’t know which size it is referring to either.

#15

Sorry - totally missed that! I’m having one of those days. This topic was also useful for anyone else who might be struggling with this…

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/33654-supporting-tablets-specific-devices/

Thanks for all your help - much appreciated.