+1 DROP!
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > My Nexus One latest upgradeable OS is 2.3.6 > > +1 for dropping fwiw > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Lorin Beer <lorin.beer....@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > +1 for dropping > > > > Steve found a Nexus One in his filing cabinet last week, wonder what that > > was running ... > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Tommy-Carlos Williams > > <to...@devgeeks.org>wrote: > > > > > Hahahah… > > > > > > It was on "Catch of the Day" (an Australian daily deals type site). > > > > > > Ideos X1 - Android 2.2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/04/2013, at 7:43 AM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Was this on Craigslist? > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:16 PM, tommy-carlos Williams > > > > <to...@devgeeks.org> wrote: > > > >> I saw a 2.2 device for sale the other day. I had a sad. > > > >> > > > >> +1 for dropping it. > > > >> > > > >> On 11/04/2013, at 6:11, Lucas Holmquist <lholm...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> On our AeroGear project, the lowest thing we support on android is > > > 2.3, so +1 for removing > > > >>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Lets give this a few days to make sure we're not about hurt > anyone. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> (I'm in favor of removing support.) > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Michael Wolf < > > > michael.w...@cynergy.com>wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> Fwiw I wasn't saying 2.3, but 2.2. The consideration of > supporting > > > 2.3 > > > >>>>> goes based on who your consumer base is, and if 2.3 is worth it > > (had > > > >>>>> several customers recently where this is a serious discussion). > > > AnywhoŠ > > > >>>>> loosing 2.2 I don't think would hurt the community greatly. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> mw > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On 4/10/13 2:54 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> Anyone who thinks we don't need 2.3 support needs to look at > what > > I > > > >>>>>> was considering purchasing for my US phone when on road trips to > > > weird > > > >>>>>> places like Idaho: > > > >>>>> > > > > > > http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/prepay/getPhoneDetail.do?item=prepayIte > > > >>>>>> m&selectedPhoneId=6093&selectedPlanCatId=4997 > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Michael Wolf < > > > michael.w...@cynergy.com> > > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> Generally we are pushing clients to not touch anything lower > than > > > 2.3 > > > >>>>>>> (And > > > >>>>>>> having serious discussions about their need for 2.3 support). > So > > > from a > > > >>>>>>> cordova users perspective this wouldn't bother me. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> mw > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> On 4/10/13 2:10 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Android 2.2 is a pain point because we only have one device in > > the > > > >>>>>>>> Vancouver office that is on that version of Android (LG > Optimus > > > 3D). > > > >>>>>>>> I'm sure that other places have more of them, but they are > > > becoming > > > >>>>>>>> increasingly rare, and I'd rather us only have to test 2.3 and > > > higher > > > >>>>>>>> when we prepare for a release. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Braden Shepherdson > > > >>>>>>>> <bra...@chromium.org> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>> Do we have a picture of what this would gain us? What are the > > > pain > > > >>>>>>>>> points > > > >>>>>>>>> in terms of bugs or missing APIs between 2.2 and 2.3? I have > > the > > > vague > > > >>>>>>>>> impression that there are several things, but I actually > don't > > > know. > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> If there are advantages, I'm all for it. > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Braden > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Joe Bowser < > bows...@gmail.com > > > > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Hey > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Good news everyone! Android 2.2 (Froyo) has dipped below 5%. > > > This > > > >>>>>>>>>> means that we can safely drop support for this version of > > > Android and > > > >>>>>>>>>> set our lower bound to Android 2.3. The cool thing about > this > > > is > > > >>>>>>>>>> that > > > >>>>>>>>>> we will only support devices that you can actually buy in a > > > store at > > > >>>>>>>>>> this point, which I think is something that we should aim > > > towards. > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Honestly, if Key Lime Pie figured out a way to get 4.x > > > functionality > > > >>>>>>>>>> on single-core devices, that'd be awesome, but I highly > doubt > > > it. :( > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> So, what do people think about getting rid of Froyo support? > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Joe > > > >>> > > > > > > > > >
