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This is not about backwards compatability. Google is preventing users from installing apps that are 100% compatible with their phone.
by gmiller123456 3y ago
This is not about backwards compatability. Google is preventing users from installing apps that are 100% compatible with their phone.
- nvm0n2 3y agoYes, exactly. It is a "controlled" break. The OS is capable of being backwards incompatible but store policies create an equivalent of it being not backwards compatible.
- danpalmer 3y agoGoogle is preventing new users from installing the app for the first time, on a device that is substantially newer than the app they are installing. Anyone who has already "purchased" (may be free) the app will still be able to access it, and anyone on an older device can still access it. I the simplification of this that you specified is ok as a summary, but the devil is in the details, and the details here do make this policy much less impactful than your summary suggests. Policy: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11917020?hl=en-GB#:~:text=Existing%20Google%20Play,the%20app%20supports https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ....