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Why ? The device still works on iOS5 and will still run 99% of the apps available today and over the next few years. Most developers are still going to be targ
by taligent 14y ago
Why ? The device still works on iOS5 and will still run 99% of the apps available today and over the next few years.
Most developers are still going to be targeting iOS4+ for a while to come.
- mfincham 14y agoEleven good reasons: mfincham@desktop:~/Desktop$ grep "Subject:" < ios6.eml Subject: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 iOS 6 mfincham@desktop:~/Desktop$ grep "code execution" < ios6.eml | wc -l 11 Those bugs will never be fixed for iPad 1 users. Furthermore, "next few years" seems quite optimistic to me. There's no harm in unlocking these unsupported devices, then people can EITHER run iOS 4/5 and live with the flaws OR run their own code. Nobody loses! (Note as well that the bugs are things like "loading a web page could result in arbitrary code execution").
- achompas 14y agoI agree. Top iOS app developers like Marco are dying to move their apps to iOS 6 (according to their podcasts + blog posts), so I think we can measure app compatibility for the iPad 1 in months, not years.