Do we have a reason for 5.1 instead of 5.0 other than the low usage?
Originally, I was thinking 5.0+, but after seeing low usage, I leaned
over to 5.1. So low usage was my primary reasoning for my +1.
On 2020-01-28 11:32 a.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote:
+1 for dropping Android 4.4 since it doesn't have updatable webview and
it's a pain to maintain such old chromium version
Do we have a reason for 5.1 instead of 5.0 other than the low usage?
El mar., 28 ene. 2020 a las 16:13, Norman Breau (<nor...@normanbreau.com>)
escribió:
+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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