Apps that haven’t been updated in 10 years are often incompatible on just about any platform.
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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That's when it's between the line of "You have to buy the hardware" and "Emulate it". Something too old for modern devices, and too new for emulators to have been made.
I still want to fucking play the original Infinity Blade. I WAS SO JEALOUS of my brother because he had his fancy Iphone 4 and could play. But by the time I got a phone it was already old news and taken off the app store.
I can still play 15+ old games on my Linux laptop with wine. It just works.
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Okay - who left the keyboard open to the kids?
Seriously, can we just stop the brand warefare? Just buy what you want. I’ve plenty of old apps that just work. The only real barrier was moving from 32 bits to 64, and that was like what…iOS 6 or 7?
If the devs update the app, then there’s no company issues. If they abandon it, that’s on them. Not sure what it is you’re actually arguing for.
Yes, please, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I can’t hack this brand war shit anymore.
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Backwards compatibility is a double-edged sword. It's cool that you can run an apk from 10 years ago but there should be a point where you say that's enough and drop support from them. Looking at Windows.
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most of the time? yes.
some apps do actually break with newer android versions though. It's gotten a little better and happened less often after the big step to Android 4 (okay… that is itself more than 10 years ago)
but it can and does still happen sometimes
This just isn't true; Android absolutely has version limits.
The Google play store has version limits. A sideloaded app will almost always work
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Android and iOS are both abysmal.
Damn right!
- Sent from Jerboa on Blackberry
Yeah Android CAN run the app if you have the APK. But also the play store won't let you if the dev hasn't updated the app in a couple of years. Older games are especially bad.
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but, muh securitah!
I use both. IOS on my iPad and Android on my Phone
Everybody used a blackberry once... Being loyal to a brand gets you left behind.
I hate typing on touchscreens.....
But i also like my phone beeing a smartphone