android playstore claiming devices are incompatible

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Even an s4 that should be more that adequate, but also a vs985 that should have all the hardware on board are not allowed to install my app because the playstore claims it is “incompatible”. I have my android manifest included because i cannot for the life of me figure out why they are incompatible (does anyone know how to even check this?). I would really like know why this small manifest is excluding so many people, but i’m stumped.

The app is a simple cardboard thing where a movie is watched projected on a sphere, and a little anonymous data of the viewer’s looking habits is being sent to a server.

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Your manifest says gyroscope sensor is mandatory for the app to function. So vs985 (no gyroscope) and other mobiles without gyroscope are not compatible with your app.

The default value for android:required if not declared is “true”.

For more details see here