I have the same problem. I think Hanlon’s Razor applies -- this isn’t intentional, it’s just unfortunate mistakes. I think the main driving factors are: - Ma

I have the same problem. I think Hanlon’s Razor applies -- this isn’t intentional, it’s just unfortunate mistakes. I think the main driving factors are: - Many Android APIs were badly designed from the start; - Android was not designed for easy OS updates, so many users have old OSes; - Google like Apple’s approach of aggressively deprecating old APIs, and try to do the same. But unlike Apple, they still have to deal with old OS versions, and their fundamental OS design is not as sound. The end result is what we see, messy and buggy APIs.