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