zlim Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 I have a 7" ASUS running Kitkat and never a problem installing what I want from googleplay. I also managed to sideload ESET following the instructions and immediately turned off install from unknown sources after I installed it. On Thursday evening, I couldn't pass up the change to snag another tablet, also 7" with 8GB storage and a micro sdhc slot that accepts up to a 32GB card. It has front and rear cameras and runs KitKat. Like this but with KitKat http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bright-Tab-7-4.2-Jellybean-Android-WiFi-Dual-Camera-PC-Tablet-8GB-A23-1.8GHz/39403691 It was $39.99. It has googleplay but I tried to install a weather app from my local tv station and got "this is not compatible with your device". I tried to install malwarebytes and got "this is not compatible with your device". I checked and VLC will install and so will Netflix. I have not installed them yet. My question: why can't I install some of the apps from googleplay on the Bright Tab yet have no problem on the ASUS. On the surface, both tablets appear to have the same things: same screen size, same storage, same slot, two cameras. 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 This will explain it better than I can: http://www.howtogeek.com/138500/the-ultimate-guide-to-installing-incompatible-android-apps-from-google-play/ Wow, 512 ram... I didn't know you could get them that low. I bet it is a bit sluggish with Kitkat. Quote
zlim Posted November 30, 2014 Author Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks. Bottom line Android devices include a build.prop file that identifies the model of the device. So that model is flagged. Quote
securitybreach Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks. Bottom line So that model is flagged. Pretty much although if you can find a custom rom, they may have a patched market that shows it as a different device. Quote
securitybreach Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 BTW you can also easily change the build.prop to a different similar device and it should work https://play.google....uild.prop.edito Quote
zlim Posted November 30, 2014 Author Posted November 30, 2014 I did a factory reset on the tablet and I will be returning it tomorrow. The camera was not as user friendly as my ASUS and one of the things I wanted a tablet for was to take pictures because I do not own and do not want a smart phone. Quote
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