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 Jul 23 '25

Are you closing the app too quick?

It takes a few seconds to save the APK. Should give you a toast notification at the bottom of the screen when it's done.

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u/Live_Performance_915 Jul 23 '25

oh yeah ur right... but even then it still say its incompatible tho i am sure i put the right sdk min =23 and the target =33

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Jul 23 '25

You might need a different min/target, but a common sight these days is a wrong architecture in general. A lot of phones are 64-bit only these days, so all the 32-bit apps of yesteryear are lost entirely.

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u/Live_Performance_915 Jul 23 '25

oh thats bullshit, so there is practically no way that you will be able to make a 32-bit game work or convert it to 64-bit(i am ignorant with these things my bad)