Re: [android-developers] Re: new 50mb expansion pack functionality, api < 11... no easy dice?

You should file this on b.android.com, as it is unlikely that anyone
in position to do anything about it will notice it here.

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:04 PM, David Schreiber
<flashmasterdash@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I just implemented the downloader service and have noticed some things (and
> one severe bug). First of all, documentation says the downloader service
> needs a minimum of API level 4. The service provides two different kinds of
> user notifications, one for API level 3+ one for API level 11+ - the latter
> should allow better looking notifications. But...!
>
> Sadly the provided SDK package just tests for the existence of the
> Notification.Builder class, which is available since API level 11. This is
> not enough for setting a progress via the setProgress() method, because this
> method was introduced with API level 14. Thus, devices with an API level of
> 11, 12 and 13 will definitely not be able to use the downloader upon fixing
> this issue.
>
> If you need further information, feel free to ask.
>
> Greetings,
> David Schreiber
>
> PS: You have to compile your application (or your downloader package)
> against api level 14+. This should work with all devices (but with the bug I
> described above)
>
> Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:
>>
>> I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
>> running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
>> you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
>> library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
>> trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
>> com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.
>>
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13
>>
>> I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
>> it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
>> devices still on api8 or api10
>> (http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).
>>
>>
>> tia
>
>
> Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:
>>
>> I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
>> running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
>> you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
>> library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
>> trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
>> com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.
>>
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13
>>
>> I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
>> it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
>> devices still on api8 or api10
>> (http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).
>>
>>
>> tia
>
>
> Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:
>>
>> I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
>> running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
>> you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
>> library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
>> trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
>> com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.
>>
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
>> * TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13
>>
>> I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
>> it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
>> devices still on api8 or api10
>> (http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).
>>
>>
>> tia
>
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