Thanks for kicking off this conversation Juliusz and for the analysis you've done so far. Let's get this up on a wiki, have some more conversation around it, and coalesce this into reality.
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM, rupert THURNER <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > > -- Arthur Richards Software Engineer, Mobile [[User:Awjrichards]] IRC: awjr +1-415-839-6885 x6687
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