Shead Spreet Lite.  I would also be curious about WildSpectra Mobile Lite.  
Since they are built in very similar ways (w.r.t. the basic OS framework 
and model) I expect their menu behavior to be similar such that verifying 
with either one should inform me about both...I presume.

Thanks a bunch!

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:47:56 PM UTC-7, Fran wrote:
>
> What's your app? Is on Google play?
> On Sep 19, 2012 11:36 PM, "Keith Wiley" <[email protected] <javascript:>> 
> wrote:
>
>> Well, that's fair.  I'm not denying the the current release is a little 
>> old and targets older SDKs.  The app could certainly benefit from some 
>> sprucing up.  However, I wanted to verify whether the app *should* 
>> essentially work on modern hardware given that some users were emailing me 
>> saying they didn't know how to access the menus.  There's a big difference 
>> between saying I ought to update my app when I get a chance to keep things 
>> smooth and modern and saying the app is effectively broken on modern 
>> hardware and won't work  until I release an emergency patch to get it going 
>> again.
>>
>> I was just trying to get a better picture of the circumstances.  I 
>> *think* this discussion has cleared it up, and I *think* my app should be 
>> working on modern devices, albeit through an OS sidedoor meant as a 
>> temporary fix until older apps are updated.  I'll have to try to find a 
>> Nexus to test it on myself to be absolutely certain of the circumstances.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:27:36 PM UTC-7, Fran wrote:
>>>
>>> What Mark said is that you did things the "standard" way, users without 
>>> hard menu button will see a soft one. But if you did it another way, it 
>>> won't be shown.
>>>
>>> So you should update your app.
>>> On Sep 19, 2012 11:08 PM, "Keith Wiley" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:58:42 PM UTC-7, bob wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> *Many of the latest Android devices have eliminated the hard menu key 
>>>>>> found on earlier hardware. Consequently, it's now the responsibility of 
>>>>>> app 
>>>>>> developers to include soft menu keys in their apps. *
>>>>>
>>>>> *
>>>>> *
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Um, forgive me, but this response seems fundamentally at odds with 
>>>> Mark's initial response.
>>>>
>>>> Which response is closer to the correct answer?  Is my app inherently 
>>>> broken on such devices or not?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you. 
>>>>
>>>>   

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