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tomsem · 10-10-2014, 01:06 AM

In the race to add iOS8 support, many developers are simultaneously dropping support for iOS6 (the final destination for iPod Touch 4th gen and iPhone 3GS). Older, compatible versions will continue to be available, but it seems unlikely that they'll see any updates. Here is a list of some of the apps on my iPod Touch that have newer versions that are unavailable to iOS6 users:

iBooks
Kindle
Skype
Kobo
Google
Imdb
Apple Store
Zillow
Ancestry
Dropbox
The Weather Channel
MusicID
Adobe Reader
GarageBand
TuneIn Radio Pro
OneDrive
Goodreads
Chrome
Google Drive
iTunes U
iBird Pro
Tapatalk

Since iOS6 is EOL, perhaps updates are not critical, but new features and bug fixes are usually welcome. It's ironic that the largest companies are among the first to abandon iOS6 (Apple, Adobe, Google, Amazon, Microsoft).

I'm still seeing updates that say 'updated for iOS8' so at least some publishers still think iOS6 (or earlier) is important.

It appears as much as 6% of the iOS install base is on iOS6 or earlier.

[update: the latest update to Mantano Reader crashes on launch for me, so its iOS6 status is iffy even if it is nominally compatible]

10-10-2014, 01:06 AM	#1
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,951 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Orphaned apps on iOS6 In the race to add iOS8 support, many developers are simultaneously dropping support for iOS6 (the final destination for iPod Touch 4th gen and iPhone 3GS). Older, compatible versions will continue to be available, but it seems unlikely that they'll see any updates. Here is a list of some of the apps on my iPod Touch that have newer versions that are unavailable to iOS6 users: iBooks Kindle Skype Kobo Google Imdb Apple Store Zillow Ancestry Dropbox The Weather Channel MusicID Adobe Reader GarageBand TuneIn Radio Pro OneDrive Goodreads Chrome Google Drive iTunes U iBird Pro Tapatalk Since iOS6 is EOL, perhaps updates are not critical, but new features and bug fixes are usually welcome. It's ironic that the largest companies are among the first to abandon iOS6 (Apple, Adobe, Google, Amazon, Microsoft). I'm still seeing updates that say 'updated for iOS8' so at least some publishers still think iOS6 (or earlier) is important. It appears as much as 6% of the iOS install base is on iOS6 or earlier. [update: the latest update to Mantano Reader crashes on launch for me, so its iOS6 status is iffy even if it is nominally compatible] Last edited by tomsem; 10-10-2014 at 01:28 AM.