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I'm trying to use OpenGL ES 3.0 for Android Instant Apps, but GL_VERSION returns OpenGL ES 2.0 Instant Apps, which means it only supports OpenGL ES 2.0 (and 2.0 Ext).

Is there any way to use OpenGL ES 3.0? I've tried <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030000" android:required="true" /> but it didn't work. Or anyone know any official documents about Android Instant Apps runtime environments?

If I built my app as normal apk with <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030000" android:required="true" />, GL_VERSION returns OpenGL ES 3.2 v1.r12p1-03dev0.228ab63cced004f840e7dd47b762a1d0 as I expected.

I'm testing this with Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Android 7.0).

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  • On Android 8.1.0 device GL_VERSION returns OpenGL ES 3.2. Have you tried on O+ devices? On pre-O I also get “OpenGL ES 2.0 Instant Apps”. – Julia K Nov 27 '18 at 21:29
  • Thank you for your comment ! So it seems like Android 8.1.0 now supports OpenGL ES 3.x. I'll try on Android 8.1.0 devices if it runs as well. – Masakazu Matsushita Nov 28 '18 at 02:57

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Found https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/132952558, quoting:

OpenGL ES 1.0 is only partially supported for Instant Apps, we do not recommend you to use this.

OpenGL ES 2.0 is fully supported for Instant Apps.

Additionally, OpenGL ES 3.0 is not supported on pre-O Instant Apps.

This was previously documented somewhere, but not anymore, so we’re working on getting these details back in.

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