An iOS app update that annoys me

Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by Closi on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:37AM (#27180370)

I think the issue for Apple with this is that they really want all apps on the latest SDK and all phones on the latest iOS version.

If updating to the latest version of iOS breaks some of your apps forcing you to buy them again, people will avoid updating the OS.

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Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by BillinghamJ on Monday May 17, 2021 @04:48AM (#27181330)

iOS's backwards compatibility for apps built with old SDKs is mostly pretty solid. It tends to be things more like architectural changes (e.g. dropping 32 bit) which are an issue

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Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by Closi on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @07:41AM (#27193430)

Also new features for the iPhone wouldn’t be supported across all apps unless people paid to upgrade - and Apple fundamentally makes most of their money by selling phones.

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