Exporting to android on Godot 3 stable not working on most devices

meinkush

I've been trying to export the Platformer 2D demo to multiple devices using the Godot3 stable official build and export templates, yet it has only worked on a zte maven Z812, i have also tried the samsung galaxy tab2 and 3, samsung galaxy s5, blu dash m2 and blu advance 4.0 L2 with no success, some won't install and some others would trow the "Unfortunately app has stopped." when trying to open, i was wondering if this could be solved by compiling the editor and template and if so what sdk, ndk versions should i use? i'm using ubuntu 16.4.

Calinou

If you are interested in compiling your own Android export templates, see the Compiling for Android documentation.

Note that Godot 3.0 requires OpenGL ES 3.0 to be supported on target devices. Unfortunately, the quality of OpenGL implementations on mobile GPUs varies wildly, making it difficult for engine developers to make sure the engine works well on most devices. Additionally, as of writing, over 35% of Android devices currently in use only support OpenGL ES 2.0. (Note that this statistic is to be taken with a grain of salt, as not all Android users are interested in mobile gaming.)

Godot 3.1 will reimplement an OpenGL ES 2.0 renderer aimed at mobile devices and low-end desktops/laptops; you can read a progress report here.