Which Android/Kindle/Nook devices & OS versions supported by Corona SDK?

Solar2D Android
#1

Hi, 

I am running on 1076 but can go to the latest daily build if needed. I was wondering about the latest list of supported the devices and their OS revisions are. I am sorry if this is painfully obvious to all but me. I looked high & low yet could not see a simple document outlining which device/os is supposed to be compatible. Perhaps a simple post here that gets updated by CL pinned at the top might help all other newbies like me. 

So far the list I gathered from the Corona Simulator View As option as the supported devices list can be seen below. This is not very clear though as it does not mention OS versions or other variants of the devices mentioned in the list. 

Would appreciate if those in the know could add to this list. Thank you very much. 

Android

  • Droid
  • NexusOne
  • HTC Sensation
  • GalaxyTab
  • Galaxy S3

Kindle

  • Kindle Fire
  • Kindle Fire HD 7
  • Kindle Fire HD 9

 

B&N Nook

  • Nook Color
#2

With Android, this is not that easy of a question because there are a bazillion supported devices.  The basic rules are:

  • Android 2.2 or later
  • ARMv7 family of processor or later

Beyond that, you can build for any store that allows you to upload a core Android App.  We also build specifically for Amazon and Nook stores. 

#3

Thanks. The fragmentation is crazy! 

How about building a community-supported list? I mean, we can start a simple post where people report here as they find supported and not-supported devices.

#4

With Android, this is not that easy of a question because there are a bazillion supported devices.  The basic rules are:

  • Android 2.2 or later
  • ARMv7 family of processor or later

Beyond that, you can build for any store that allows you to upload a core Android App.  We also build specifically for Amazon and Nook stores. 

#5

Thanks. The fragmentation is crazy! 

How about building a community-supported list? I mean, we can start a simple post where people report here as they find supported and not-supported devices.

#6

Based on those limitations, is there (if not, can there be?) a way to detect the Android version number and/or processor compatibility of a given device? Otherwise, apps built for non-compatible devices appear to just crash outright. It would be nice if this could be handled in a more graceful fashion.

#7

system.getInfo(“platformVersion”) might return the OS version.  See:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/system/getInfo.html

I’ll ask about the possibility of returning the processor information.

#8

Based on those limitations, is there (if not, can there be?) a way to detect the Android version number and/or processor compatibility of a given device? Otherwise, apps built for non-compatible devices appear to just crash outright. It would be nice if this could be handled in a more graceful fashion.

#9

system.getInfo(“platformVersion”) might return the OS version.  See:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/system/getInfo.html

I’ll ask about the possibility of returning the processor information.