On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:37:22 AM UTC+5:30, RichardC wrote:
>
> Does <uses-feature> with require=false, cover your use-case?
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-feature-element.html 
>
 
Yes, "android.hardware.location.gps" for instance.
 

> On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:56:40 AM UTC+1, falcon74 wrote:
>>
>> Wondering if anyone has come across an official (or unofficial) 
>> statement/stand regarding Android (SDK) and Google-Play, regarding apps 
>> using external sensors, e.g. bluetooth or USB based ones.
>>
>> My experience based on attempt at installing several apps, that require 
>> GPS, is that Google-play refuses the apps to be installed on devices, that 
>> it recognizes as not having in-built GPS. I faced the similar problem with 
>> magnetic field-strength sensor apps, when device doesn't have the 
>> capability. However, I see lot of practical situations where such 
>> capabilities can be brought by external sensors. 
>>
>>
>>

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