Having trouble installing an app? When downloading a game or utility, the Play Store displays the following message, your device is not compatible with this version? Rest assured, there is in some cases a trick to force the installation of an incompatible application..
Why are some apps not compatible with my mobile?
Anxious to offer the best service, publishers intentionally block the installation of their application on certain terminals. This decision is unfortunately not always justified. The precautionary principle sometimes unnecessarily restricts the use of certain apps on smartphones whose performance is still relevant today.
But now, testing applications is far from an easy task. Most phone manufacturers modify Android to suit their needs. Developing a perfectly functional application on all terminals therefore requires a lot of time and money..
This is why some companies ignore the least widely distributed devices. However as we will see now it is sometimes possible to get around this limitation imposed by the developers. 
Update your Android mobile
The simplest solutions are sometimes the best. Start by checking that your Android smartphone is up to date. Indeed, if you use an obsolete version of Android, you risk having all the trouble in the world to install the latest fashionable applications.
Updating an Android phone presents no difficulties. For those who do not know the procedure, I invite them to go and read this tutorial: how to update your Android mobile..
Google Play Store errors
The incompatibility problems can also come from the Google application store. You may have already installed a program on your phone and then one day for a completely incomprehensible reason, the Play Store refuses to reinstall it and displays the following message: application incompatible with your device.
- Open the Play Store app
- Press the Menu button
- Click on the Settings section and then on the Store section
- A message will tell you if the version of the Play Store installed on your smartphone is up to date
- Click Ok if Android offers to install a newer version
- Wait a few minutes
- Launch the Play Store and try to install your application
Did the update not solve your problem? If you are in this situation, sometimes it is enough to reset the Play Store by deleting all the updates.
- Open your smartphone settings
- Click on Applications then on the All tab
- Look in the list for the Play Store icon
- Select it then press the button to uninstall updates
- Launch the Play Store app
It still does not work. Do not hesitate to consult this article: how to resolve Play Store errors.
Install an application from the web version of the Play Store
Google offers you the possibility of installing applications remotely directly from your computer's web browser. This solution makes it possible in certain cases to solve the problems of incompatibility.
- Open your computer's web browser
- Type in the URL field: https://play.google.com/
- Click on the connection button then enter the identifiers of the Google account of your mobile
- Enter the name of your application in the search field
- Press the install button
- Select the smartphone on which you want to download this app
- Wait a few minutes
- Installation will start automatically on your phone
