Android HELP please.

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#1

Have tried latest build, have tried build 525 as suggested by
Carlos. Always get install_failed_invalid_apk when trying to install
to android sdk simulator via eclipse. From what I read on here it is because supposedly of Arm7 or some such. I have a tablet with android 2.2 but apk’s made with corona refuse to install on it.

Being fairly new to corona can someone please explain what is going on exactly? Truly we need arm6 and even 2.1 support. I do not have money to buy specific devices just to test builds…and without android emulator there is no way for me to test android at ALL!
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#2

Unfortunately that won’t happen.

There was a public discussion about it and Ancsa asked for developers opinion before going forward with this decision.

I would also prefer to have support for older devices but I can understand the reasoning behind it. Even the current mobile FireFox for Android requires the same.

But, you can still build for the older devices using an earlier build of CoronaSDK. Make sure to check kam’s great tutorial about it at the following URL.

http://www.base2solutions.com/walkabout/Corona%20Tips.html#7

It won’t have all the new features or bug-fixes, but it might at least help you to test your code. [import]uid: 10478 topic_id: 11432 reply_id: 41457[/import]

#3

Thank you PixelEnvision.
(there seems to be no .msi windows version of build 319 to use…)

However, what is the reasoning behind this limit
of ArmV7? Android emulator has 1.5 all the way through 3.0
but when they force arm7 we cannot test using the emulator.
It seems to me it would be better if they want to only support
2.2 and up, to leave the arm6 so we can at least test via emulator
or am I missing something?
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#4

As far as I know that choice is purely performance related, check out the sticky posts @ Android section for details. [import]uid: 10478 topic_id: 11432 reply_id: 41507[/import]