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And then the app isn't working anymore due to newer os breaking change Or it suddenly gone from app / play store

• krageon 6y ago
  If it's gone from the play store that doesn't matter, you have it installed. Breaking OS changes are a problem, it's true. Thankfully they basically never happen on phones (certainly if you have a phone that stopped updates ~4-5 years ago it will still work).
  • fendy3002 6y ago
    It's true if you don't need to change device. In 3 or 4 years (my usual device lifetime) many non updated apps is no longer supported at newer os version.
  • BoorishBears 6y ago
    You're on HN. You should say such blatantly false things like "Thankfully they basically never happen on phones" There has probably never been a phone OS update that didn't break things. And not in a "technically something broke so haha gotcha! way" Broken in a "half the apps out there need to be rebuilt with a new SDK version and/or deprecated or there'll be obvious bugs" way