android app shows up in Google Play for mobiles, but not tablet

Question

I have an app in Google Play (using PhoneGap) that is appearing in searches by phones, but not in searches by tablets. Any ideas why?

The Android Manifest file doesn't restrict it to any screen as far as I'm aware. Here is the manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="angelforms.kvsites.ie"
    android:versionCode="9"
    android:versionName="9" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" />
<supports-screens 
    android:largeScreens="true" 
    android:normalScreens="true" 
    android:smallScreens="true" 
    android:resizeable="true" 
    android:anyDensity="true" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
    <application
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <activity
            android:name=".AngelFormsActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Answer 1

The problem lies with multiple permissions, like RECEIVE_SMS . You can add required="false" to the uses-feature tag to make it work.

Also, please add android:xlargeScreens="true" to the supports-screens tag to support tablets.

Answer 2

There are so many thing is to consider while Making app for tablets and mobile, here is configuration setting for Application.

Hop this will hep you. Thanks.

http://hasmukhbhadani.blogspot.in/2013/01/how-to-create-application-for-both.html

Answer 3

I had this problem too. There a whole list of things that Google uses to determine if your app supports tablets.

http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html

These are important to add to the manifest: