How come some apps don't show-up on my phone's Android app market?

Fxcamera is a popular app, but it's not showing in my xperia x10 mini's app market search. I tried:

  1. fx
  2. camera
  3. ymst
  4. fxcamera

None gives the result. In fact, after that I've tried many apps which are listed on the internet market site http://www.android.com/market/ but not on the market app.

I live in India, is that why the apps don't show up? Is there a way to install the apps download them directly or something? Is it related to my carrier or mobile network provider?

Topic google-play-store android

Category Android

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answered at

It could be because of a few reasons:

  • The app is a paid app and your country does not support purchasing paid apps (I don't know if India can or not yet?)
  • Your phone does not meet the min SDK requirements of the app. For instance, the app may require 2.1+ features, but your phone is running Android 1.5 or 1.6
  • Your phone is missing a feature that the app requires in order to use it (things like SD cards, trackballs, etc.)
  • The app is carrier limited (Skype was an example of this)
  • Market bug. Occasionally there are listing problems in the market, especially if an app was recently updated

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