Hi, one main issue on android 2.3 devices might be space to put firefox onto it. Additionally there are regions where mobile traffic is expensive.
Rupert Am 23.04.2014 19:59 schrieb "Juliusz Gonera" <[email protected]>: > Brion Vibber wrote: > >> Just a quick note: Android 2.3 and Windows Phone 7.5 (IE 9) devices have >> no software upgrade path; we can only wait for them to fall out of the >> market as devices get replaced. [Well technically Android 2.3 users could >> run Firefox, but getting people to switch browsers on mobile is hard! >> > > I know, but I'm not too worried about IE9. Its usage is already pretty > low. When it comes to Android 2.3 a few months ago I had an idea of showing > banners to its users suggesting that they upgrade to Firefox. I'll push > more for it so that we find some time to actually get it done. It should > not be too difficult and I'd be curious to see if it improves Firefox > metrics. > > I'm also a little worried to see old versions of Chrome in there; does >> this mean there's a lot of people who aren't turning on updates on their >> phone and are using an old version that shipped with the phone? Or is there >> something else holding back updates on some devices? With Chrome and >> Firefox on fast release cycles, it can be a pain to support old bugs... >> > > I'm also not sure where this comes from. I'd wait and see if it changes in > the next few months. If it doesn't, we could investigate why Chrome Mobile > 18 and not any other old version is that popular. > > -- > Juliusz > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >
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