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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS Confirmed to Have Android App Support... by servercobra on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:05AM (#18816103)
That's a big if on whether apps work or not though. It's already a pretty big hassle to design/test for the permutations that exist (with or without Play services, testing on ChromeOS, etc) compared to iOS development.
Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS Confirmed to Have Android App Support... by Zigurd on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:22AM (#18816240)
Since very early versions of Android, APIs existed for determining the characteristics of the hardware/software environment: What sensors exist, input methods, etc. If your app works on tablets and phones and handles orientation changes correctly, it will probably work in a window on a Fuchsia OS device.
Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS Confirmed to Have Android App Support... by izacus on Thursday January 03, 2019 @03:57PM (#18819203)
It's about as much of a hassle than developing desktop app and less of a hassle than developing web apps. Meaning: really not that much of a hassle unless you're deliberately shooting yourself in a foot by doing equivalent of "position: absolute;" everywhere.

Which, for some reason, some iOS developers really loved doing which cause endless headaches when adding support to yet another form factor of those devices and endless "fragmentation" complaints.