feat: Refactor screen compatibility to <supports-screens>#69
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This commit refactors how our application declares its supported screen sizes within the Android Manifest. We are moving away from the less flexible and more error-prone <compatible-screens> tag to the recommended <supports-screens> element. **Key changes:** - Removed existing <compatible-screens> entries. - Added a <supports-screens> tag within the <application> block. **Configuration for Phone-Only Targeting:** - `android:smallScreens="true"`: Enables support for small phone screens. - `android:normalScreens="true"`: Enables support for typical smartphone screens. - `android:largeScreens="false"`: Explicitly filters out 7-inch tablet-sized devices from Play Store distribution. - `android:xlargeScreens="false"`: Explicitly filters out 10-inch+ tablet-sized devices from Play Store distribution. - `android:anyDensity="true"` and `android:resizeable="true"` are maintained for broader density support and general responsiveness. **Rationale:** This change provides a clearer and more maintainable way to communicate our app's intended device compatibility to the Google Play Store. It simplifies future updates, as extending support to tablets will only require changing a few boolean flags rather than exhaustively listing screen configurations. This also aligns our project with current Android development best practices for screen management.
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This commit refactors how our application declares its supported screen sizes within the Android Manifest. We are moving away from the less flexible and more error-prone tag to the recommended element.
Key changes:
Configuration for Phone-Only Targeting:
android:smallScreens="true": Enables support for small phone screens.android:normalScreens="true": Enables support for typical smartphone screens.android:largeScreens="false": Explicitly filters out 7-inch tablet-sized devices from Play Store distribution.android:xlargeScreens="false": Explicitly filters out 10-inch+ tablet-sized devices from Play Store distribution.android:anyDensity="true"andandroid:resizeable="true"are maintained for broader density support and general responsiveness.Rationale:
This change provides a clearer and more maintainable way to communicate our app's intended device compatibility to the Google Play Store. It simplifies future updates, as extending support to tablets will only require changing a few boolean flags rather than exhaustively listing screen configurations. This also aligns our project with current Android development best practices for screen management.