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This is going to be a dumb question, but if they api level is too old and seen as a security issue, why does they OS still contain those APIs?

• pjmlp 4y ago
  Backwards compatibility as means to be the Windows of mobile OSes, except unlike Windows, one doesn't get the updates.
  • _aavaa_ 4y ago
    If their argument is that this stops malware since it forces stricter apis, I don’t want backwards compatibility with malware
    • pjmlp 4y ago
      True, the real reason is that most aren't making use of the newer sandboxed API,e.g. filesystem access, unless forced to.