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I am developing a new application for android device. When I create a new project “Kit Selection” menu has come. I am confused which to add. And which kit I should use to build my application.

Can you explain what are the kits below:

  1. Android for armeabi (GCC 4.8, Qt 5.2.1)
  2. Android for armeabi-v7a (GCC 4.8, Qt 5.2.1)
  3. Android for x86 (GCC 4.8, Qt 5.2.1)
  4. Desktop-Qt 5.2.1 for Android x86
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  • The first two are for tablets and phone (ARMs) and the latter for desktop. There is no universal "catch-all" option. Is there anything more you would like to know? – László Papp Apr 10 '14 at 06:34
  • ARM refers to the processor? So if I build using option 1, I can use it for all android tablets and phones? – A.J Apr 10 '14 at 06:37
  • Have you read [this](http://www.kdab.com/qt-on-android-episode-2/) and [this](http://www.kdab.com/qt-android-episode-3/)? – László Papp Apr 10 '14 at 06:41
  • The above links says only about option 2. And not describing what is that. – A.J Apr 10 '14 at 07:05
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    Oopsie, "first two" should read as "first three". Either way, the first three are for different architectures, the first two are for different arm and the third is for x86 based tablets, like Intel. – László Papp Apr 10 '14 at 07:13

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  • armeabi: (For Android phone or tablet) It will run on ARMv5 and ARMv6 like ARM9 or ARM11. this will work fine on all devices, but will be a lot slower, and won't take advantage of newer devices' CPU capabilities.

  • armeabi-v7a:(For Android phone or tablet) Supports multi-core processors and will run on Cortex A# devices like Cortex A8, A9, and A15. It also has support for hardware floating point operations which makes your application faster.

  • Android for x86: (For Android phone or tablet) This is for x86 CPU architectures.

  • Desktop-Qt 5.2.1: (For Desktop) This is for x86 CPU architectures.

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