Having trouble adding xLargeScreens to manifest file

[Andris]

I want to add support for xlargeScreens to my project and thus I've added the line to my manifest file so that it looks like this:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="14"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" 
    android:xlargeScreens="true" 
    android:normalScreens="true" 
    android:smallScreens="true" 
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")

However, compiling gives me the following error message:

AndroidManifest.xml:10: error: No resource identifier found for attribute 'xlargeScreens' in package 'android'

Can someone give me a clue as to why? I thought my android.jar might not be the latest version so I downloaded and installed the newest SDK, but it made no difference.

 

[gregmartin64]

You need to target api verion 9 i.e. target=android-9 ( or more ) in your project properties. Also, you will not be able to support devices below verion 2.3.3

I think, but I'm not sure about this, that Basic4Android has to point to a target below this? So that might be a conflict.

 

[gregmartin64]

Here is a link to give you more information that I put in the other reply.

manifest - Cant' use android:xlargeScreens="true"? - Stack Overflow

 

[rcalmant]

I solved the pb

Thanks gregmartin64,

To solve the problem, you'll have to
- run SDKManager, and upload API10 for example.
- configure path into B4A : Tools/Configure path
- change android.jar path : ...android-10\android.jar

Then, you'll be able to add android:xlargeScreens="true" with the manifest editor

You'll have to do this if you want your app to be available on tablets...

 

[Erel]

You'll have to do this if you want your app to be available on tablets...

The default value of this attribute is True (at least when you target SDK version 14).

 

[luke2012]

The default value of this attribute is True (at least when you target SDK version 14).

You mean that if Target SDK level is 14 for example, the "android:xlargeScreens" attribute is already included ?

 

[Erel]

Yes.

 

[luke2012]

I'm have a doubt about it.

Reading google guidelines I found :

Google says :
* For apps targeting minSdkVersion value less than 13, a <supports-screens> element must be declared with both android:largeScreens="true" and android:xlargeScreens="true".

In my manifest I have minSdkVersion = 4 and TargetSDK = 14.
So following the guidelines I have to add the xlargeScreens parameter ?

 

[Erel]

You can add the attribute. Though tablets will be supported without it as well.