Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about accessibility

Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by swsieber on Monday March 18, 2024 @04:49PM (#39749832)

I suspect that stuff like accessibility and minimum OS version are not independent of the profitability of a customer, so it's not necessarily insane.

For example, I'd suspect that people who stay on old iPhone's are less likely to spend money on apps. But it's a small, very unfounded suspicion.

I'd be curious to see if anything works out though in how stuff like that lines up.

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Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by yurishimo on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @03:36AM (#39753675)

I'd imagine this is likely true. The other thing to consider, is that apps don't necessarily need to be updated. Many can continue to work on old versions forever if the developer takes care with planning.

I'm thinking specifically of a 3rd party camera app, or maybe one of these modern 3D mapping apps that uses LIDAR to model a room. These apps can (and should!) continue to work on the hardware they were developed for, even if the author bumps the minimum version past what is supported. If the app author builds in reliances on a web api that expects an up-to-date companion app, that was/is shortsighted and should be discouraged.

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Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by kuchenbecker on Sunday March 24, 2024 @02:26PM (#39809113)

If you lose 5% of your customer base every min version bump, compounds fast.

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