Nougat debuts in the Android distribution chart with three times the market share of Froyo
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- Raphi7
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- 08 Nov 2016
Anonymous, 07 Nov 2016KitKat.... Most Stable and Little bloat Android version, st... moreWell, i use android kitkat 4.4.2 on my tablet . It works great with 1gb of ram and if you know how to take good care of the software.
But i am really afraid soon i will be left as tool apps and new apps begin to require lollipop or higher.
I also really want material design ( i'm in love with it lol) because after a long time using holo i am getting bored of the dark interface while everybody is on the new fancy material design.
I am not saying kitkat is not great, it is functional and light and snappy, and you can get most new features of newer version of android from apps and some fiddling in the settings.
But damn i really love material design.
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- Anonymous
- Iaq
- 08 Nov 2016
Pretty much anything on 4.0 or later is fine. The only real concern is security after that.
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- AnonD-137201
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- 08 Nov 2016
Lollipop is leading and for me, between Kitkat, Lollipop, Marshmallow and Nougat, Lollipop is the worst...
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- Mickey
- uZa
- 08 Nov 2016
Feeling glad being part of Android 7 family....thanks to Motorola Nexus 6 ....
No samsung phone is on this (only high price phones)
Always use Apple or Google phones......
Samsung , LG , Sony and HTC are the shitttttsss
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- AnonD-519182
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- 08 Nov 2016
Anonymous, 08 Nov 2016So Mr Expert, can you make an app that TARGET every version... moreLike I said, you had no idea about what you are saying.
currently, most apps starts with kitkat while others requires atleast lolipop.
why would anyone writes anything for froyo, gingerbread or jellybean? is your world running backwards?
Lots of apps no longer support below kitkat, this already slap in your face.
when dev tell you backward compatibility, it doesnt mean it will make a app way back to 1990s.there is a limit on that.
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Nov 2016
AnonD-519182, 08 Nov 2016Nope, you must had no idea how dev works. i make app projec... moreSo Mr Expert, can you make an app that TARGET every version since API 1?
NOPE. If you need GCM .. and user refuse to update their Google Services? - Screwed
If you need FB integration.. their package required API 15 and above?? - Screwed
If you need third party software.? Pairing BLE devices using their package? -Screwed.
Either you man up and write separate ground up methods for those non compatible users.. then you get bugs and complains.
So at most you are targeting 80% of the popular release.. but customer and users are not as forgiving.. they will say your app is JUNK .. and uninstall.
How are you a developer? DID you just go download Android Studio and write "Hello world"?.. Yeah.. that run PERFECTLY fine in a simulator.
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Nov 2016
Some phone stuck with older version of android because manufacturers know the newer version will turn your phone to crap and hang like crazy anyway if you insist on updating it to lge latest and greatest. So, it is better with old version like kitkat and marshmallow.
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Nov 2016
AnonD-519182, 08 Nov 2016Nope, you must had no idea how dev works. i make app projec... moreTwo things Mr. Developer.
It isn't MN, its MM. As in MarshMallow not MarshNallow.
It has always been the same with emulators. Do you expect developers to install every version or buy different phones? Lol
But the person you quoted is right. Developers shouldn't have to worry about these stupid details. That time should be invested in app development.
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Nov 2016
Everyone taking software versions so personally here are children.
I can't imagine the death squelch of a Froyo handset in 2016 but if it keeps the grumpy, out of touch quiet and off the Internet more power to them.
Currently using 5.1 Lollipop, not trying to download obscure Dutch zoo porn like the rest of you nerds do to break your phones.
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- Anonymous
- 6XU
- 08 Nov 2016
Don't know about nougat but marshmallow is the best for me. My Sony Z3 is very smooth with marshmallow.
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- AnonD-519182
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- 08 Nov 2016
Anonymous, 08 Nov 2016Developers hate you for it.
"Damn.. i have to be compati... moreNope, you must had no idea how dev works. i make app projects so i know.
the lastest version had backward compatibility so the dev use lower api like kitkat then it will work too on Lolipop and MN. and oh, the SDK had emulators to easy to test out. not even need the real phone ha!
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Nov 2016
since its release last august 2016 thats about 0.1% per month by next year when the next version is release maybe it can climb to 2-5% :p
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- AnonD-606183
- D09
- 08 Nov 2016
Nougat should be given officially for xiomi phones
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- Anonymous
- rbg
- 08 Nov 2016
Imperator Neubaticus, 07 Nov 2016The real stupid people are those who want the latest versio... moreThis
"No, you most likely won't have to update the app for newer versions for it to work but it's creating a new app for older phones with the newest featureso that comes with the new sdk that is the problem. So those stuck on older system are the problems for developers."
Was meant for you
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- AngryLithuanian
- pKt
- 08 Nov 2016
I laugh at those who cry about new phones still being released with Android 5.1 or even 6.0 and not the latest 7.1, but this time I got to ask - Who the fcuk still uses Froyo?! :D
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- AnonD-135543
- U@G
- 08 Nov 2016
Imperator Neubaticus, 07 Nov 2016This only shows that sensible people don't feel the need to... moreYeah like opportunity, vivo all stuck at lollipop for ages
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- Anonymous
- 6TT
- 08 Nov 2016
Imperator Neubaticus, 07 Nov 2016The real stupid people are those who want the latest versio... moreDevelopers hate you for it.
"Damn.. i have to be compatible with KitKat, Lollipop, ICS, M, N". Once slight mistake or bug = "Crap App!! Uninstalled"
The Android community have to write so many app support compatibly software to resolve this, which could be used to innovate. They should have pull the plug on non updated phones!
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- 08 Nov 2016
Imperator Neubaticus, 07 Nov 2016The real stupid people are those who want the latest versio... moreLooking at your nickname
I presume that you are a kid too
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- Anonymous
- Bw@
- 08 Nov 2016
The amount of people that wine about updates, if it's not broken then don't fix it, updates are made to play havoc so it will get you out to spend more cash on a phone, Sammy the biggest culprit for ruining there phones, lollipop was the worse update there was?
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- Anonymous
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- 07 Nov 2016
KitKat.... Most Stable and Little bloat Android version, still prefer it over the latest versions.