Android Question Android 12 and android:exported

[EduardoElias]

I have created a new app and I am trying to upload the first aab bundle to the play store.

It ask me to use level 31 and doing that it gives me this error:

Warning: If an activity, service, or broadcast receiver uses intent filters and doesn't have an explicitly-declared value for android:exported, your app can't be installed on a device that runs Android 12 or higher.

This is the permissions:

View attachment 133546

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="31"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)
'End of default text.

I have tried some solutions with no success. I have no idea what to do.

 

[ppgirl]

Update the newest B4X can fix the issue.

 

[EduardoElias]

Update the newest B4X can fix the issue.

version after 11.20 breaks some apps that I am not read to change yet

is there alternative?

 

[ppgirl]

targetSdkVersion 31 need "android:exported" lines in Manifest file. The newest B4X can add it .

 

[jahswant]

I don't think it's already recommended to target API 31.

Refer to this thread :

android.jar / targetSdkVersion / minSdkVersion

There are several versioned components that affect the compilation process and the runtime behavior of our apps. The purpose of this tutorial is to explain the differences between them and help you choose which version to use. Each Android version is mapped to an api level. You can see this...

www.b4x.com

 

[EduardoElias]

I don't think it's already recommended to target API 31.

Refer to this thread :

android.jar / targetSdkVersion / minSdkVersion

There are several versioned components that affect the compilation process and the runtime behavior of our apps. The purpose of this tutorial is to explain the differences between them and help you choose which version to use. Each Android version is mapped to an api level. You can see this...

www.b4x.com

I have originally target 30 but is says I need to go 31 when uploading it on play store, what is weird.

This is a new app. Just created

 

[Spavlyuk]

New play store apps must target API 31 since August 1st: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11926878

If you can't update B4A, I'd suggest setting up a temporary dev environment in a virtual machine.

 

[Erel]

version after 11.20 breaks some apps that I am not read to change yet

Sounds very strange. Better to start a new thread and provide more information.

 

[iamRodrigoli]

I also have that problem where to put "android:exported"
it won't let me publish in play store for android 12, please help

 

[iamRodrigoli]

Sounds very strange. Better to start a new thread and provide more information.

Hello Erel, it is a pleasure to be able to
contact the creator of this program. I'm waiting for the B4A 11.20 book to come out in Spanish to buy it, greetings from Peru

 

[agraham]

Please use a normal font size, otherwise it looks like you are shouting.

 

[ppgirl]

Root cause is targetSdkVersion 31 need "android:exported" lines in Manifest file.

Solution is use the the newest B4A 11.80, it will add those lines into AndroidManifest.xml.

 

[iamRodrigoli]

I also have that problem where to put "android:exported"
it won't let me publish in play store for android 12, please help

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When uploading to the Play store I get this error. What can I do?

You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle that has an activity, activity alias, service, or intent-filtering listener, but without the "android:exported" property set. This file cannot be installed on Android 12 or later. See developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12#exported

 

[Erel]

Never post questions in an existing thread.