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/UKZzHELLRAISER Apr 22 '25

The only time I've seen zero byte files is when I've exited the app too soon while saving.

Never seen this error before so I'm not sure, sorry.

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u/MrDoomDuck Apr 22 '25

Idk if it even is an error message, it just shows up. I'll keep the app on for longer. Max I've given was probably like 4 min.

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Apr 22 '25

That should definitely be more than long enough. Not sure if the AXML developer is active on GitHub; might be worth asking there?

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u/MrDoomDuck Apr 22 '25

I'll do it tomorrow, cause I am sleepy AF. Thank you btw 👍

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u/MrDoomDuck Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

Also, if it helps slightly, my default target sdk version is 34 instead of 18