Multiple apks, single listing of app for Google TV and Android Phone/Tablet
- by Yash
I have an Android phone/tablet apk which is currently in Play store and has these settings in its manifest file:
package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="0803010008"
android:versionName="01.00.08" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-library
android:name="com.adobe.flashplayer"
android:required="true" />
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="false"
android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
android:required="true" />
I had uploaded another apk for GoogleTV which has the same package name com.company.xyz as the previous apk and has the following settings in its manifest file:
package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="1203010001"
android:versionName="01.00.01" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="12"
android:targetSdkVersion="12" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
android:required="false" />
<uses-feature
android:name="com.google.android.tv"
android:required="true" />
<supports-screens
android:largeScreens="true"/>
<uses-configuration android:reqFiveWayNav="true" />
The Google TV apk never showed up on Play Store on GTV boxes, so I updated its manifest with the settings below and with everything else remaining the same
package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="1203010002"
android:versionName="01.00.02" >
<supports-screens
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="false"
android:smallScreens="false"
android:xlargeScreens="false" />
At this point, I am unable to save the app because of the Play Store error "Error: New APK version is lower than previous APK version" even though the GoogleTV apk has a higher version code than the Phone/Tablet version. Does anyone have a solution for this?
Thanks!
