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My app does read SMS and react on incoming calls, but I still want tablet users to be able to download it from Android Market because it does a whole lot more than that.
So, if my app requests permissions for reading the phone's state and SMS, but I do tell the Android Market that my app doesn't use telephony APIs, what would the Android Market do then?
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-feature
android:required="false"
android:name="android.hardware.telephony" />
Filtered for WIFI-only tablets or not filtered, that is the question.
Any experiences?
Have a great day Tom
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Google Play uses the <uses-feature> elements declared in your app manifest to filter your app from devices that do not meet its hardware and software feature requirements.
What is difference between permission and uses-permission in Android? permission is normally used when making a custom permission e.g. when making an app that other apps can tie in to, limiting access is a must. uses-permission is used when your app actually needs a permission it doesn't have normally.
Camera Permission - Your application must request permission to use a device camera. Note: If you are using the camera by invoking an existing camera app, your application does not need to request this permission. For a list of camera features, see the manifest Features Reference.
Given your manifest elements above, the Market should allow the app to be visible for WiFi-only tablets as well as phones. The Ruboto IRB application ran into this shortly after the XOOM became available. Here is a blog post I wrote up after helping them fix matters.
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