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Shame that a) iOS only b) iOS 6+ only. I wonder what they're doing that couldn't be done with software barely a year old; it must be pretty mind-blowing, world-
by oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
Shame that a) iOS only b) iOS 6+ only. I wonder what they're doing that couldn't be done with software barely a year old; it must be pretty mind-blowing, world-changing stuff.
- ry0ohki 13y agoYou use iOS5? The adoption rate of iOS7 is already at like 80%
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoiPad1. No other option.
- umsm 13y agoI wouldn't design a new product for ipad 1 users. The tech is too old to invest any time into it.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoI certainly wouldn't design a new product for ipad 1 users but - and, admittedly, I don't know how much effort is required - I would consider supporting them. In the same way that I wouldn't design a website for IE8 users, but I would certainly support them. How old do you think it's reasonable to support tech for nowadays? Bear in mind that the iPad1 was released just three and a half years ago, and was then updated a year later. iOS 6 has only been around for just over a year. So are you suggesting that the maximum life span for a $500-800 piece of tech should be 2 years? Or 1 year? I'd protest at even 3 and a half years, personally.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoI brought an iPad 1 to Florida for my grandmother to use. All I needed was Safari and Gmail. Gmail needs iOS6? WTF? Its not Angry Birds, its a damn mail app. Mail app worked out with Imap, but still!
- umsm 13y agoYou should be able to download the latest version of the app that is supported by your version of iOS. But, the ipad 1 is already 4 years old. That is pretty old when you consider how quickly the market moves.
- mahyarm 13y agoApple designs it's entire platform to basically drag developers to using the latest SDK and codebase. I can't even download the iOS 5 simulator in xcode right now. Shit starts breaking in the newer versions of things when you use the older way of doing stuff, and sometimes the decision is an exclusive or. Support %95 of the userbase using ios 7 & 6 and frankly give yourself less of a development headache or support ios 5 laggards who are less likely to pay for things as a group anyway.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoThanks for the info. Obviously, if it's literally a case of 'support 95% or support 5%', the choice is made for the developer. I assumed 'support 100%' was not impossible, or even particularly difficult, but I stand corrected. Although I would like to note that some developers do still support iOS5 - somehow.