Android SDK API level update problems Early adapter glasses as good as useless

XREAL Dev Kit
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Hi,
Seems to be a problem for early adapters not being able to upgrade dev kit beyond api level 27.

Google Play demands a minimum API level of 30 on your apps so I am no longer able to properly test apps before having them being available on playstore. Kind of stops devs from producing apps that might be a huge factor in nreal market penetration. What can be done about this? Me thinks it would be a wise move from Nreal to offer early adapters with problems to buy new glasses at cost price. Both parts would benefit.

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nreal don’t care. That’s what I understand now. They just promote, market and don’t care about development.

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Let’s blow this post up. You deserve an answer from Nreal! Just as postaldude said, they don’t care. That’s not okay. I would recommend you to post the same question in their slack channel. A lot more people are active there and you might find some answers. Good luck!

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I can’t agree more with this sentiment. I came to understand that there goal is to make money off Telco deals, no other way to explain there marketing/sales strategy. Also the way that they handle 2D Android apps in non telco phones, support ect…

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This is caused by commercial reasons that Nreal’s license purchase with Qualcomm ended before Android 9. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you!

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It makes sense from a business perspective, but it is shitty that the services that make the glasses a viable product are not available outside of Telco deals.

I love the device for development and incidental use, but I hate that I am locked out of all viable use-cases just because I got the Dev-Kit, instead of going to another country to get the Vodafone version.

If only they would open up support for these services, that would be a major improvement.

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