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Originally Posted by Graham
Your contention wasn't that all apps were available to the device, but that you couldn't be sure that the apps that were would run. There's a difference. You made it yourself in your other point that there were app store restrictions which were confusing, and I didn't refute that.
True. I imagine that the landscape is starting to change now for v2.3 devices. Google Keep has only just come out, and there will be increasing amounts of software that relies on the features of v4 and up. However these are still a small minority of the apps out there. The situation is still that most apps will run on your 2.3 device.
Graham
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This also happens with iOS. If apps are not updated for the newer OS, they may cease to work (eg Stanza) and then, sometimes apps are released which only work with newer versions of the OS. And then again, some updated apps stop supporting older OSes (which is why I finally bought a new iPhone). In most cases (with the exception of Stanza because Amazon just didnt care enough to bother updating the description) the app developer will specify which OS version is required.
If you have Android, the best option I have found is to use the Google Play web store to check for the apps you want. If you've registered your devices, the web store (NOT the onboard store) will tell you if the app is compatible with your device. I am beginning to see things which are not compatible with my Huawei Sonic, even though it runs 2.3 as does my Acer Liquid Metal. The LMT remains compatible with everything I have wanted so far. So its not even just the Android version, but also the phone itself, and its hardware, which affect what works. (And google keep doesnt work with either of them
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