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Originally Posted by covfam
im not saying they write apps for 1.6 im saying that devs have complained (two different things)
Data collected during two weeks ending on May 2, 2011 of android ussage share
Honeycomb 3.0 0.3%
Gingerbread 2.33 3.0%
Gingerbread 2.3 1.0%
Froyo 2.2 65.9%
Eclair 2.0&2.1 24.5%
Donut 1.6 3.0%
Cupcake1.5 2.3%
So while yes Froyo has the most users there are still more cupcake and donut users than gingerbread and honeycomb users, and nearly a quarter of android users are still on eclair. thats is why developers complain.
Here is the linkie to those numbers on android developers taken from people acessing the android market http://developer.android.com/resourc...-versions.html |
What you are saying was correct a couple of years ago, when v1.6 was out and when Eclair 2.1 first started to roll out. Eclair called for a stronger more powerful processor and graphics etc. and with the majority of the phones running v1.6 is was a chore for developers.
but right now with over 90% of all Android phones running 2.1 and higher, the apps written work seamless (barring hardware limitations) across 2.x phones.
Developers don't have to write separate applications for v2.1 and then another for 2.2 and then 2.3. So a phone running Gingerbread is going to be able to run apps from 2.1 and 2.2
Most apps downloaded now, will state v. 2.1 and higher required.
The whole developers are frustrated for having write mulitple apps version to be compatiable with multiple android software versions just isn't true as it was 2 years ago. And even then it was mostly because the v1.6 phones didn't have the power nor the features. to keep up. Nowadays a 1Ghz and a now dual core processors, has made it alot easier for developers.