# I cannot add Android mode: "4.2.1 not compatible"

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [February 26, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457 "2022-02-26T02:49:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gidiav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@gidiav](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gidiav)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457/1 "2022-02-26T02:49:35Z")

</div>

Hello.  
I have just installed Processing for the first time. When I click “Add Mode…” the Android line is grayed out and the Install button is disabled:

 ![Screen Shot 2022-02-25 at 9.45.46 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/d/de5a6737a81edf465b61e18896e657e012adcab9.png)

About Processing says “4.0b6” in the top left corner, and I am on Mac OS (Monterey).

Thanks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![svan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@svan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/svan)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457/2 "2022-02-26T03:03:32Z")

</div>

Try using the older version 3.5.4 if you want to program for Android devices.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gidiav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@gidiav](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gidiav)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457/3 "2022-02-26T03:07:31Z")

</div>

Thank you!  
Do you happen to know, are there plans to add Android for version 4?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![svan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@svan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/svan)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-cannot-add-android-mode-4-2-1-not-compatible/35457/4 "2022-02-26T04:35:57Z")

</div>

> are there plans to add Android for version 4

Version 4 is beta which indicates it’s a new release and still under development. I’m not a developer of this app so like other users will have to wait and see; I haven’t heard one way or the other.