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Old 04-04-2018, 11:34 AM   #14
chaley
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Originally Posted by peaceridge View Post
I also think that there should be a cc2 for android 8, and maybe not update the current version anymore for those of us who will not be going to 8. I won't be updating my tablets to 8 to avoid the double storage of books. Unfortunately, my phone has already updated to 8, but I seldom read on it, so duplicate books would be ok for me there, but I suspect not for others. Also, what a burden on chaley to maintain 2 versions.
Some points:
  1. The "can't pass file names" problem exists with Android 7 as well.
  2. I don't know how to handle the licensing problems that come with two distinct apps. Having an upgrade/exchange path or a single shared license seems hard.
  3. As this thread has shown, there are problems with running the current CC on Android 8, and probably Android 7 as well. If this is solved with two apps then given the shared license problem, someone with two devices, one Android 7 or better and the other Android 6 or lower, would need to buy two copies. I consider this unacceptable.
  4. The new version of CC will use the "pass file names" method on Android 6 and down.
Bottom line: I think I have two choices:
  1. Follow Google's rules and live with making the copies on Android 7 and higher.
  2. Abandon CC as it is, no more updates, probably making it free. At some point it will stop working. This will happen eventually as I get older and more cranky, but I think I have a few years left.
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