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iphone and ios evolved a lot over the years, many things changed i think it is important to require yearly maintenance for apps - security reasons - 3rd part

iphone and ios evolved a lot over the years, many things changed i think it is important to require yearly maintenance for apps - security reasons - 3rd party APIs updated/unreachable - using newer compiler optimization to optimize battery usage - replacing deprecated APIs and many more benefits

danboarder 5y ago
As noted by others on this topic, some games and other apps are "finished artworks" from years ago. They are "done", like a final version of Tetris, it works fine for what it is and it's done. I saw a discussion about PS3 that is still fully supported by Sony with live app store servers after 15 years and still fully supports games from PS2 and PS1 from 20+ years ago. Good on Sony.
- jackpeterfletch 5y ago
  I don’t know if there’s any right or wrong approach here. For instance. It’s certainly nice that Windows supports its entire back catalogue. It’s also nice that MacOS has been able to reap the benefit of deprecations, breaking changes, and even 2 architectural shifts. Though I do think something that’s often missed in this debate are the specific challenges that mobile brings that set it apart from say, the console environment, that really do require a more ‘cooperative’ and ongoing approach to the platform. Your device really will perform better and present a more cohesive experience if apps can be nudged onto that new privacy API, or an old threading API deprecated and removed.
  - seppel 5y ago
    If old apps no longer run on newer iOS versions for whatever questionable reasons, then we would have a different discussion. But what happens here is that Apple demands updates although these apps still work. Edit: And if I understand this correctly, they only look at the date when the app was last updated. Just doing a version bump suffices to fulfill their check. There are not technical requirements that need to be fulfilled.
- Shadonototra 5y ago
  a phone is different, it is a constrained device windows get away with it, and as a result the base OS needs 40gb of disk drive apple has to make sure they ship tiny updates, and don't eat too much storage every bits the OS can save, is super important i'd rather have devs maintain their apps yearly, so the OS doesn't need to carry a bloatware of legacy bits also development becomes easier, nobody wants to make apps for android, it is a shitshow, in comparison
- bdcravens 5y ago
  For "finished artwork" perhaps a compromise could be made: no Internet access for those apps. I suspect most would fail. A PlayStation is no one's personal communication device with access to their email, texts, and other highly confidential pieces of information.

danboarder 5y ago

As noted by others on this topic, some games and other apps are "finished artworks" from years ago. They are "done", like a final version of Tetris, it works fine for what it is and it's done. I saw a discussion about PS3 that is still fully supported by Sony with live app store servers after 15 years and still fully supports games from PS2 and PS1 from 20+ years ago. Good on Sony.

jackpeterfletch 5y ago
I don’t know if there’s any right or wrong approach here. For instance. It’s certainly nice that Windows supports its entire back catalogue. It’s also nice that MacOS has been able to reap the benefit of deprecations, breaking changes, and even 2 architectural shifts. Though I do think something that’s often missed in this debate are the specific challenges that mobile brings that set it apart from say, the console environment, that really do require a more ‘cooperative’ and ongoing approach to the platform. Your device really will perform better and present a more cohesive experience if apps can be nudged onto that new privacy API, or an old threading API deprecated and removed.
- seppel 5y ago
  If old apps no longer run on newer iOS versions for whatever questionable reasons, then we would have a different discussion. But what happens here is that Apple demands updates although these apps still work. Edit: And if I understand this correctly, they only look at the date when the app was last updated. Just doing a version bump suffices to fulfill their check. There are not technical requirements that need to be fulfilled.
Shadonototra 5y ago
a phone is different, it is a constrained device windows get away with it, and as a result the base OS needs 40gb of disk drive apple has to make sure they ship tiny updates, and don't eat too much storage every bits the OS can save, is super important i'd rather have devs maintain their apps yearly, so the OS doesn't need to carry a bloatware of legacy bits also development becomes easier, nobody wants to make apps for android, it is a shitshow, in comparison
bdcravens 5y ago
For "finished artwork" perhaps a compromise could be made: no Internet access for those apps. I suspect most would fail. A PlayStation is no one's personal communication device with access to their email, texts, and other highly confidential pieces of information.