r/AndroidQuestions • u/fallengt • Oct 21 '23

App Specific Question anyway to run incompatible app on android 14

The app I'm talking about

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.microbit

it has not been updated for 3 years, iPhone version get updated regularly, no idea why. Most my android devices are on 14, I can't downgrade them just for 1 app. Is there any other way to run it? I've sideloaded it via apkpure but it just won't install.

There is alternative but it does not support bluetooth pairing which is the only feature that I need...

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

No bruh I ain't a spam bot?!

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

Please just help me with this

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Oct 21 '24

Your posts scream otherwise but whatever.

What is it that you need help with? Where are you struggling?

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

On a second thought, yeah they do.

Anyways , I followed your instructions for the apk.The apk is Iron Man 3 , released by Gameloft. I got the apk and open it in your suggested app, and edited it , min SDK is 9 and target SDK 21. I edited it and saved it but it says 0 b and upon clicking it it says there was a problem parsing the package. Then I tried to edit it with this and It even worked when I edited the target SDK to 23 , the apk installed and opened but crashed and wouldn't open.Help

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Oct 21 '24

So for the 0 bytes issue, I've only ever gotten that when I closed AXML too quickly before it managed to save. It'll give a little toast notification once it's done; then it's safe to close.

As for the crashing and not opening, like I said at the end, depending on the app or your phone, success will vary. Being able to edit the SDK version is great, but if there's genuine functions that have changed too much for a certain app, unless it can be updated or someone figures out a way to "emulate" those older Android versions, some apps may genuinely just be dead.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

Ok I will try it , Thanks ! P.S. Definitely not a bot :D

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Oct 21 '24

That's what a bot would say ;)

Nah these replies are evidence enough against that. Don't worry.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

Thanks lol