The Ultimate Guide to Install Incompatible Android Apps from Google Play
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Developers have their own reasons to target only specific users/devices/regions, so you should see "Incompatible errors" when installing apps from Google Play Store or even sideload them through adb.
Outdated Android OS versions, old 32-bit chipsets, no touch screen TV, etc. are obvious reasons.
[00:32] "Bear in mind that simply installing an incompatible app won’t necessarily make it work. Some apps may actually be incompatible with your device, while other apps (like Hulu) will only work when used within the US (or with a US VPN or DNS service like Tunlr.)" - howtogeek.com
http://bit.ly/install-incompatible-an...
[01:15] With ROOTED devices, you can spoof the device brand, alter mobile carrier, etc.
For modern computing with a high level of privacy, region independent, you can use VPN as a permanent Internet safeguard solution.
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[01:25] [ Your Device isn't Compatible With this Version ]
Sometimes, that is a bug that a developer accidentally left behind that Play Store rises the error, in that case, you can download the .apk file directly on apkpure.com or apkmirror.com then install it manually.
[01:53] "Is it possible to view Androidmanifest.xml file?
I just changed the extension of the apk file to zip. This zip file contains the Androidmanifest.xml file. But I am unable view the contents of Androidmanifest.xml. It is fully encrypted" - stackoverflow.com
http://bit.ly/view-manifest-xml
Beside guess-and-try solutions like clearing Play Store app data, creating a new Google account, etc.; a geek has a proper method is to view the AndroidManifest.xml by extract/decompile the apk file. Then with Notepad++, search for: required="true" to see the fatal mandatory that your devices do not match.
I cannot open the installed Facebook (Android TV) version on my MXQ-Kingbox Rockchip RK3229, with this method I see it require Google's Leanback Launcher to work.
[02:50] "Download
This release may come in several variants. Consult our handy FAQ to see which download is right for you.
Requires Android TV
These require Android TV and can not be installed on your phone or tablet" - apkmirror.com
http://bit.ly/facebook-atv
By download the apk manually, you should take care of the processor's Architecture, Android OS Minimum Version as well as the Screen DPI.
In this case: universal, Android 4.0.3+, nodpi requirements can be matched by almost devices: phones or tablets.
However, what makes different is the Require Android TV constraint, it needs something you may call the proprietary launcher for TV is Leanback Launcher of Google,
[03:20] APK files remain encrypted zip archive so you need a specialized tool to decompile it, fortunately without Java SDK/Runtime, we can leverage this online tool to view the Metadata of the app.
[03:31] Apktool - Reverse engineer Android apk files
Decode resources from the apk file to its original form
http://javadecompilers.com
[03:56] com.facebook.katana_1.0.8-155694879_minAPI15(armeabi-v7a,x86)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
lib
sources
res
unknown
original
resources
apktool.yml
AndroidManifest.xml
http://javadecompilers.com
uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false"/
uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback" android:required="true"/
uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi" android:required="false"/
You can see wifi and touchscreen are optional which are marked as false, meanwhile, Android TV needs a more complex launcher to display fragment/featured contents to the Home screen that other launchers: like ATV Launcher, HALauncher, etc. which claim compatibility with the TV platform simply do not save your day
[05:00] "Leanback theme
The v17 leanback support library includes Theme.Leanback, a theme for TV activities that provides a consistent visual style. We strongly recommend using this theme for any TV app built with the v17 leanback classes" - android.com
http://bit.ly/leanbackTV
Leanback is required if you want to make Android TV App and upload it to the Play Store. It is likely a System component rather than a launcher alone.
Almost custom ROMs for Amlogic or Rockchip Android boxes lack this core feature.
So, go ahead, install it with Aptoide or Google Play.
[05:28] "Android TV Launcher is the jumping-off point for starting all activities on your Android TV entertainment device. The Launcher is optimized to put content at the center; from casual movie-watching, to edge-of-seat, immersive gameplay" - aptoide.com
http://bit.ly/leanback-aptoide
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