Currently, Jellybean is 8.8%, so it's bellow the 10%. We can drop it.
2017-06-12 17:22 GMT+02:00 Filip Maj <[email protected]>: > Reviving this thread! Sorry for the late reply. > > Regarding Trevor's question: > > Just for consideration however, what do we actually gain by dropping > > official support? Are there compat libraries or tests we can drop after > > this? > > From a testing/CI perspective, it becomes much more tenable to keep up > with pull requests and ensure changes are validated on the platforms > we support. We currently leverage Sauce Labs to run tests on emulators > on Android, and Sauce dropped support for all Android versions up to > and including 4.3 [1]. So, from a selfish perspective, as a cordova > dev, dropping 4.3 and below support makes _my_ life easier as I don't > have to manually test on earlier versions of Android. > > Not sure if there are other, less-selfish reasons? Ping Simon + Joe. > > Also, instead of letting this thread die a quiet death, may I suggest > that whatever decision is made here, we file as issues and chalk up > for the next cordova-android major release? > > [1] https://wiki.saucelabs.com/display/DOCS/2017/03/30/EOL+ > for+Android+4.0%2C+4.1%2C+4.2%2C+and+4.3+Automated+Mobile+App+Testing > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Trevor Brindle <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't think it is unreasonable to drop support for an OS that had its > > first release in July of 2012 (4.1 is almost 5 years old), especially > > considering the Cordova support policy for iOS. > > > > Realistically, I think it's hard to justify support for before 4.4. Less > > than 10% of our customers are on 4.4 or earlier as a whole, and less than > > 10% of them actually use our apps regularly. > > > > Just for consideration however, what do we actually gain by dropping > > official support? Are there compat libraries or tests we can drop after > > this? > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 12:10 PM Simon MacDonald < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I would happily drop support for anything less than API level 19 in the > > next cordova-android major release. > > > > > > Simon Mac Donald > > http://simonmacdonald.com > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> As much as I personally would like to do so, I wonder what the > >> reaction among consumers of cordova would be. > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 1:39 AM, Jesse <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > +1 > >> > Our CI tests only test as far back as 4.4, so maybe I thought we were > >> > already there. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > @purplecabbage > >> > risingj.com > >> > > >> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Joe Bowser <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hey > >> >> > >> >> Even though everything appears to be working on Jellybean, I know a > lot > >> of > >> >> people have been wanting to throw it to the wayside. Normally, for > us > >> to > >> >> drop support for a platform, we have to wait unitl it goes below 10%, > >> but > >> >> since Jellybean consists of three different API versions, and since > two > >> of > >> >> those are below the 5% mark, I'm tempted to just toss it by the > wayside > >> and > >> >> set the minimum supported version of Android to 4.4.x, or API level > 19. > >> >> > >> >> How do people feel about that. I know in the past, people were super > >> >> passionate about supporting everything, but given that my Android 4.1 > >> >> device is an old Nitobi device obtained before we even became Adobe, > >> and it > >> >> took five tries to get it to cooperate with adb, I'm really starting > to > >> >> think it's time we dropped Jellybean. > >> >> > >> >> Thoughts? > >> >> > >> >> Joe > >> >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > -- > > TrevorBrindle > > Lead Hybrid Mobile Engineer > > SHOP•COM powered by marketamerica > > C: (407) 450-8700 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
