+1 to drop Android 4.4 - 5.0. +1 to support Android >= 5.1
On 2020-01-28 10:59 a.m., Bryan Ellis wrote:
I would like to open the discussion and vote to *drop Android 4.4 (KitKat) support* in the upcoming next major release. As of Dec 2019, Stat Counter reports that the *market share for Android 4.4 is only at 2.6%*. Additionally, there is a report of *128 vulnerabilities in Android 4.4.4*. As far as security updates for KitKat, there are none. The last release of KitKat was 5 years and 2 months ago. I think it is safe to say that deprecating Android 4.4 support is a good move. Lastly, IF the votes are more in favor of dropping, the next question would be what version should be supported at minimum. Looking back at the Stat Counter[1] , it shows: * Android 5.0 (Lollipop) has 1.46% market share * Android 5.1 (Lollipop) has 6.04% market share Looking at the percentage, maybe we could decide on starting from version 5.1 at a minimum. (Android 5.0 + Android 4.4 = 4.06% that will not be supported) To sum up the proposal, I want to vote on: * Drop Android 4.4 * Support Android 5.1 at minimum (Android >= 5.1 = 95.94% coverage) *Reference Links* *Stat Counter* [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/worldwide *Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Details* [2] https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-1224/product_id-19997/version_id-177951/Google-Android-4.4.4.html
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