What is the best way to make my app originally designed for API8 to be compatible with 7? I've noticed that AlertDialog features seem to cause trouble, for instance showDialog() doesn't work.
Asked
Active
Viewed 140 times
1
-
... there is only `showDialog(int id)` version on API < 8 so if you don't using args from `showDialog (int id, Bundle args)` you can use older version .... or as it's stated in doc you can use DialogFragment from compat library – Selvin Nov 02 '11 at 15:22
1 Answers
2
In your manifest file you can target 8 and require 7. This will allow the app to run on 7 and show up in the market. But obviously you need to test the dickens out of the app on 7 to make sure it runs well. A good blog post on it is here http://devtcg.blogspot.com/2009/12/gracefully-supporting-multiple-android.html
Another option that I don't think is good because you will have to support two or more code bases is to the use the multipal apk file support of the market. http://developer.android.com/guide/market/publishing/multiple-apks.html
James Becwar
- 1,176
- 2
- 11
- 20