ANDROID support from Livecode

[srbarlow3]

I completed my first simple utility app in IOS and Android and want to get them into the Apple iTunes App store and Google Play. Quite a few hoops to jump through but I wanted to run the maze with this first simple app to see how it's done. One question is about what Android versions are supported. iOS is rather straight forward as we know the vendor on all the hardware and the simulator, so far, seems fairly reliable. I have been testing on the AVD and seem to have some problems with earlier versions 2.2..although a 2.3.3 works fine.
I realize 3.0 and up is probably 85-90% of the installed base, but what is the minimum version I should require? Does the processor matter? Android developers guidelines say to test on at least two actual device... a handheld and a tablet. Is that enough as long as the simulator results are stable?

Thanks

Russ

[Mark]

Hi Russ,

Officially, Android 2.2 and later is supported. If you have a cheap device with Android 2.2 or 2.3, LiveCode may be incompatible with the device rather than with Android. I always build my apps for Android 2.3.3 and later and that seems to work fine. You need to make sure that your app doesn't require features that are unavailable in the minimum version set in the Standalone Application Settings.

Kind regards,

Mark