Help Apps not compatible help

[ferret71]

Hello all,

Please forgive my ignorance as im new here and to android phones, and also tried the search function.

Can i possible ask for some help regards why my sons new HTC desire HD is not compatible with some apps on the android market.

Games like doodle jump are not compatible which is very annoying and other games he was hoping to be able to buy and play. Im sure that the phone is powerful enough to play most these game.

When i bought the phone yesterday for him, we downloaded and installed 2.3 gingerbread update which worked fine.

Can anyone shed any light on this or is my son stuck now with a phone that wont play most apps?

Regards

 

[sonesh]

Thats really strange. I've not had a single app that hasn't worked due to compatibility. The only issues I've faced is when I upgraded to gingerbread some of my, not sourced from the market, games stopped working, but thats mainly because I haven't updated them to their latest versions.

 

[El Presidente]

Do you have a list of games? I just tried Doodle Jump on mine and it installed fine.

I know some apps aren't available in some countries, do you mind me asking where you are based?

There is also an online version of the market. Log in with your Google account details and you'll be able to push apps to your handset via there, see if that works.

 

[ferret71]

Thanks for the reply.... im currently home on leave from Saudi Arabia, so i have placed my mobily sim card in and it picks up 02.

Not sure that by placing another sim card in from uk will work just to download the apps/games wanted??

Regards

 

[El Presidente]

It depends if your device is SIM locked. Was the handset bought in Saudi Arabia?

Can you check your Software version? Settings -> About Phone -> Software Information.

I'm not sure if the regional incompatibility is a result of the SIM used, the payment card associated with the google account or the handset itself.

 

[blackbox24]

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