4 ms·
That's interesting. If there are use-cases for this old version of Android, is there a reason that the people who want to build such devices, haven't created a
by derefr 5y ago
That's interesting. If there are use-cases for this old version of Android, is there a reason that the people who want to build such devices, haven't created a "living" descendant OS forking off from Android 4.x, with the old APIs but a modern kernel et al? Sort of like the living GTK2 that stuck around for so long after GTK3.
- zozbot234 5y agoYou can add back the Gapps-free applications quite easily - clones of them are widely available in F-Droid, or as part of custom ROMs like LineageOS and formerly CyanogenMod.
- derefr 5y agoSure, but then why put Android 4.x on these newer devices, rather than putting F-Droid/LineageOS on them?
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- baybal2 5y agoPost 4.X Android is almost a wholly different OS. It was the biggest API break, and a shift to much more over-engineered APIs. Companies doing things like POS terminals, eKiosks, signage, set-top boxes, Android TVs, etc are not interested in that, and this is a big part of why 4.X is so prolific.