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Can't publish companion App to Google Play Market because of hardware type WATCH (APK/AAB) #3

Open predatorpc opened 1 month ago

predatorpc commented 1 month ago

Dear Yoeden, You've written a very nice package, thank you very much first of all.

The problem of current build which is available on pub.dev is in hardware type in manifest file of the package. I mean this: <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.type.watch"/>

ISSUE:

Since we develop app only for WearOS standalone or not - doesn't matter, we have no problem here. In Google Play we just creating a new track for WearOS and publishing APK there (for WearOS market)

When we've done APK of Main/Companion App for Android with support of WearOS capability, we can't publish it as usually because of this error from Google Play Market:

This APK or bundle requires the Wear OS system feature android.hardware.type.watch. To publish this release on the current track, remove

I don't know how to solve this conflict(maybe you may create 2 type libs or somehow using another way), but I found a workaround which is worked for me. I really hope it will help someone to publish their great apps.

WORKAROUND:

After we build app for WearOS only we should comment this in AndroidManifest.xml of this package. (And also in your own manifest)

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.type.watch"/>

and build app for Android only or Android with capability of WearOS. Thats 100% works for me.

Of course we should check-up calls of send/listen for exceptions in case user doesn't have WearOS API installed on device.

Thank you in advance!

predatorpc commented 1 month ago

UPD: I think just better to remove this from package manifest and just let user manage this by himself. In documentation just tell setup this capability in their manifests.