"you cannot install this app on this device" error message

[Moltres_rider]

I have a Pioneer R1 TBT-7R1-K Android tablet and I'm trying to install all my apps that were on my Samsung Galaxy S4 but MANY apps in the Play Stores give a message "you cannot install this app on this device"

What is wrong and how do I fix???

I CANNOT even get ANY weather app!!!

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[Golfdriver97]

The app isn't set up for your device in some way shape or form. Be it due to hardware (usually the biggest reason), or Android version. There really is no way to fix it, as it is in the app coding itself.

 

[VidJunky]

Not every app can be installed on every device. Google Play looks at the device and only offers apps to that device if they are compatible. While this isn't a perfect system, and some incompatible apps are offered, if the app is known to be incompatible it will not show up in a search list. For example I have apps from my Incredible days that will not install on my One, but I had some of those apps from my Incredible that did install on my Rezound but that didn't work. The system just didn't catch that they were incompatible. Yes all of the apps from your android career will show up in your previously installed list compatible or not, but if you were to search for them on your new device many of them will not show up in the results because they are not compatible.

 

[Aquila]

Can you give examples of the apps that will not install? The manufacturer site says says that it comes with AccuWeather on it, as well as Chrome, Drive, the Google Play Store and Apps (Music, Movies & TV, Books, Games, Newsstand, etc). It also has YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Hangouts, etc. If you are trying to install Samsung specific apps those will generally only work on TouchWiz devices at or above a certain API level (which this is 4.2, most things should work).

Most apps are configured to be installable on most devices that meet a minimum API level and are within the accepted device type (tablet, phablet, phone, tv, watch, etc), although a few still whitelist devices and or components, like having a specific or minimum processor requirement, etc.