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I'm not trying to use new tech on old devices. I just want to update the apps using "old tech"/sdk (which is the only one that works) but Apple store doesn't ac

I'm not trying to use new tech on old devices. I just want to update the apps using "old tech"/sdk (which is the only one that works) but Apple store doesn't accept old tech/code regardless the device you try to target. To answer your question: today I can still deploy code on Commodore 64 but not on my old iPhone. How is that possible? https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03042020b https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03042020b >> Starting April 30, 2020, all iPhone apps submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 13 SDK or later.

simonh 6y ago
The same can be said for old consoles, or old non-smartphones that were also computers, had browsers, even in some cases have CPUs more powerful than contemporary iPhones, but didn't have any way to install apps at all. There's no law requiring vendors to provide features to install apps on devices with CPUs at all. You probably own a dozen devices containing CPUs, running software, for which there is no practical way for you to install anything. Apple provides a certain set of features in their devices, if you don't think that's a good deal, there are other vendors you can go to.