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Asked: 2026-05-25T19:37:30+00:00

I have an app to release which works on all android screen-sizes (except smaller)

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I have an app to release which works on all android screen-sizes (except smaller) and densities above SDK version 2.0.

It will also run on extra large screens.
Currently I have added this:

<supports-screens
        android:largeScreens="true"
        android:normalScreens="true"
        android:smallScreens="false"
        android:anyDensity="true" 
    />

But I also need to add android:xlargeScreens="true" , to allow it visible in android market on extra large screen devices, since by default it is false.

But to add android:xlargeScreens I need to change my eclipse targetsettings to 2.3 as this attribute was added from API level 9.

So what should I do with my target compilation settings for this scenario ? Should it be 2.3 while compiling ? If yes, then will the app not give any problems while running on devices with 2.0 version ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    While reading this blog post I guess I have an answer on my old question. An extract below (which is for another manifest attribute “requiresSmallestWidthDp” introduced from 3.2):

    “The catch is that you must compile your application against Android 3.2 or higher in order to use the requiresSmallestWidthDp attribute. Older versions don’t understand this attribute and will raise a compile-time error. The safest thing to do is develop your app against the platform that matches the API level you’ve set for minSdkVersion. When you’re making final preparations to build your release candidate, change the build target to Android 3.2 and add the requiresSmallestWidthDp attribute. Android versions older than 3.2 simply ignore that XML attribute, so there’s no risk of a runtime failure.”

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