Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L...
by thisislife2 on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:41AM
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Yeah, while I am loathe to trust Google again, will never be buying another Apple hardware again too - I used an alternative map app on an old iDevice and wrote them a 5-star review for their good features, for being better than Apple and Google maps (in some aspects) and especially for still supporting older devices. A new update for the app was released and suddenly I couldn't install it because App Store reported that my ios was outdated and not compatible with the new release. So I revised the review for the app to 2-stars pointing out they had suddenly dropped support for older iDevices which was one of their main attractive features. The developers of the app contacted me asking me to reconsider the review. According to them, they had released the latest update for the app for the "outdated" ios version / older iDEvices too, but Apple deliberately sat on it without approving it for the App store. According to them, Apple hasn't clarified the issue. If the developers are being truthful (and I do believe them), this is a deliberate and malicious act by Apple to push planned obsolescence of older iDevices.
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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L...
by themanualstates on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @10:19PM
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It’s 100% correct, but iPhone 6 came out in 2014, twelve years ago! That seems reasonable. Also, would an Android of similar vintage fare better?
As per september 2026: https://developer.apple.com/news/upcoming-requirements/
Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L...
by thisislife2 on Friday October 16, 2026 @03:15PM
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> but iPhone 6 came out in 2014, twelve years ago. That seems reasonable ...
Why does that matter? Even if it was released 20 years ago, why the hell should Apple (or any company for that matter) dictate if a developer can make an app for an old device or that a user wishes to use that app!? With Android, the developer doesn't need to depend on the "App Store", or even care about it, to distribute their app - any Android user can directly download and install the app through other means on their old or "outdated" device.