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If this is bad for customers, pretty much every Android device except the Nexus must be a living hell. How many Android handsets (including "flagships") launch

• tyfon 10y ago
  Even though the OS itself is not updated, most of the libraries etc gets updated via the google services package. Not that I am defending not updating the OS, but its not nearly as bad as removing the support completely. I still have a HTC Desire HD (bought in 2011) that gets updates in this way. I still keep it around to see how long it will live (that's one solid phone), but my main phone is a nexus
• izacus 10y ago
  Yeah, that's true, but Google is pretty good at backwards compatibility and most of the applications out there still support at least Andorid 4.1, released 5 years ago. If I read this correctly, Apple will stop letting people upload and distribute apps for iPhone 5C, which is significantly newer, right?
• Sargos 10y ago
  This is markedly different because most applications written for the first versions of Android still work even on the newest version of the OS. Apple is explicitly breaking 32bit applications from running on the device/OS. Remember we are talking about application compatibility which is not much related to OS updates.
  • valuearb 10y ago
    Unless the developer recompiles. Which is simple to do.