It's not good. This affects only apps that have been abandoned for various reasons, such as dead developers, now defunct companies, developers that lost interest etc. There are tons of still very useful apps and of course tens of games that I already lost access to when I bought my S23, and now this means even more apps and games (and this list will only get larger with every new update)
There is no reason to artificially break new apps. Could you imagine if Windows 11 could run only software made in the last 5 years? It would be a nightmare. After all, no new apps can be uploaded to Play store if they don't target a very recent version
This also means I cannot find any old app/game on play store. So even with adb (which I do not think is a good solution because it excludes 99,9% of the users, not only tech-savvy users want or need older apps) I can only install apps I know of and that I can find their apk on the internet. I cannot browse the play store for them. I cannot search for something I need, because I will never find them. And if it is a paid app/game? Well, tough luck, I have to go find a cracked apk in shady marketplaces.... So much so for security.
If they really do this for security, it could have been a switch in the developer settings or anything like that. Not a hard ban on older apps
Here is an extremely useful app for Athens' transportation system with no other similar, and I can't use it because "it is old". Last app update in 2014 with a target of 5.1 iirc
If we go to Games, we can find hundreds of great older games that we lost access to for no reason. And as I said before but you skipped it, we now lose access to ALL of our bought apps and games that stopped updating for whatever reason...
Thanks for putting in something awesome, @ernest! Not sure if you want feedback, but functionality is as full as I know it to be. Maybe better. It is really fast right now! Hope you are on the mend.
Everything feels very fast! Now, only major issue to me is the broken federation. With some magazines I can see 2-3 posts er 10 (out of let's say 10), in other magazines with similar activity no new posts for the last few days
Finally! Have been using Obtainium for a while and was wondering why F-droid didn't have auto update as well, to the point that I moved almost all apps to Obtainium...
As expected the Snapdragon has better battery life. It lasts 13.2% longer than the Exynos in their battery test (9:45h vs 8:28h) with the biggest differences being in calls over an LTE network (34:15h vs 28:26h) and video playback scores (11:27h vs 9:16h). The Snapdragon version is superior in their web browsing and gaming...
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Android 15 is pulling the plug on apps built for Android Marshmallow (www.androidpolice.com)
/kbin is feeling great right now (kbin.social)
Thanks for putting in something awesome, @ernest! Not sure if you want feedback, but functionality is as full as I know it to be. Maybe better. It is really fast right now! Hope you are on the mend.
Samsung Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 go on sale early, here are their prices (www.gsmarena.com)
Seems they dropped the mediatek soc for their own exynos in the a3x series.
Minimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboard (www.notebookcheck.net)
ZTE launches the world's first 5G+AI eyewear-free 3D tablet nubia Pad 3D II at MWC 2024 (www.zte.com.cn)
A phone with 94 days of standby! (www.androidpolice.com)
It’s just a provocation from Energizer, but it’s real!
Android 15 could add built-in support for app archiving (www.androidauthority.com)
Unattended updates for everyone, 1.19 is here | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository (f-droid.org)
Google may let you choose which of its services are linked, thanks to EU (www.androidauthority.com)
The Blind Smartphone Camera Test Winners! [MKBHD] (youtu.be) Greek
The Kirin 9000s loses to its nearly 3-year older predecessor in benchmarks (m.gsmarena.com)
Nanoreview comparison: nanoreview.net/…/hisilicon-kirin-9000s-vs-hisilic…
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE: Snapdragon vs. Exynos compared (www.gsmarena.com)
As expected the Snapdragon has better battery life. It lasts 13.2% longer than the Exynos in their battery test (9:45h vs 8:28h) with the biggest differences being in calls over an LTE network (34:15h vs 28:26h) and video playback scores (11:27h vs 9:16h). The Snapdragon version is superior in their web browsing and gaming...
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