1 page.title=Maintaining Multiple APKs 2 3 trainingnavtop=true 4 startpage=true 5 next.title=Creating Multiple APKs for Different API Levels 6 next.link=api.html 7 8 @jd:body 9 10 11 <div id="tb-wrapper"> 12 <div id="tb"> 13 14 <!-- Required platform, tools, add-ons, devices, knowledge, etc. --> 15 <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> 16 17 <ul> 18 <li>Android 1.0 and higher</li> 19 <li>You must have an <a href="http://play.google.com/apps/publish">Google Play</a> publisher 20 account</li> 21 </ul> 22 23 <!-- related docs (NOT javadocs) --> 24 <h2>You should also read</h2> 25 <ul> 26 <li><a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/google/play/publishing/multiple-apks.html">Multiple APK 27 Support</a></li> 28 </ul> 29 30 </div> 31 </div> 32 33 <p>Multiple APK support is a feature of Google Play that allows you to publish multiple APKs 34 under the same application listing. Each APK is a complete instance of your application, optimized 35 to target specific device configurations. Each APK can target a specific set of GL 36 textures, API levels, screen sizes, or some combination thereof.</p> 37 38 <p>This class shows you how to write your multiple APK application using any one of these 39 configuration variables. Each lesson covers basics about how to organize your codebase and target 40 the right devices, as well as the smart way to avoid pitfalls such as unnecessary redundancy across 41 your codebase, and making mistakes in your manifest that could render an APK invisible to all 42 devices on Google Play. By going through any of these lessons, you'll know how to develop 43 multiple APKs the smart way, make sure they're targeting the devices you want them to, 44 and know how to catch mistakes <em>before</em> your app goes live.</p> 45 46 47 48 <h2>Lessons</h2> 49 50 <dl> 51 <dt><b><a href="api.html">Creating Multiple APKs for Different API Levels</a></b></dt> 52 <dd>Learn how to target different versions of the Android platform using multiple APKs. Also 53 learn how to organize your codebase, what to do with your manifest, and how to investigate your APK 54 configuration using the <code>aapt</code> tool before pushing live.</dd> 55 56 <dt><b><a href="screensize.html">Creating Multiple APKs for Different Screen Sizes</a></b></dt> 57 <dd>Learn how to target Android devices by screen size using multiple APKs. Also learn how to 58 organize your codebase, what to do with your manifest, and how to investigate your APK configuration 59 using the <code>aapt</code> tool before pushing live.</dd> 60 61 <dt><b><a href="texture.html">Creating Multiple APKs for Different GL Textures</a></b></dt> 62 <dd>Learn how to target Android devices based on their support for GL texture. Also learn 63 how to organize your codebase, what to do with your manifest, and how to investigate your APK 64 configuration using the <code>aapt</code> tool before pushing live.</dd> 65 66 <dt><b><a href="multiple.html">Creating Multiple APKs with 2+ Dimensions</a></b></dt> 67 <dd>Learn how to target different Android devices based on more than one configuration 68 variable (screen size, API version, GL texture). Examples in the lesson target using a combination 69 of API level and screen size. Also learn how to organize your codebase, what to do with your 70 manifest, and how to investigate your APK configuration using the <code>aapt</code> tool before 71 pushing live.</dd> 72 </dl> 73
