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Testing My Android App on 12 Devices for Free

I tested NetScan Pro on 12 Android devices using Android Studio's emulator, and it crashed on 3 of them. The problem was the minSdkVersion: I set it to 29 (Android 10), but the emulator had devices with Android 8 and 9.

I now test on API 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 emulators, which covers 95% of active Android devices. The free Android Studio emulators are enough, you don't need real devices for basic testing.

If you're building an Android app, test on multiple API levels. The emulator is free, and it catches 80% of device-specific bugs.

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