08-13-15 09:18 PM
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  1. Jazuyo's Avatar
    Jazuyo
    I hope my question is understandable. I been wondering this. I run the 10.3 update on my Q10 and I have both Snap and Google Play on my phone. I only have maybe at the most 5 apk android apps downloaded out of the millions thats in the store. I'm not a big app junkie just a few things I need. But I noticed if you update certain apps from the store that need to be on lollipop or any other higher OS version, the apps won't work anymore. So this leads to my question hopefully it makes sense, but does anybody have a certain idea of what Android OS version we are running on this BB10 app compatibility??

    Again sorry if my question isn't making any sense.
    08-12-15 12:39 PM
  2. thurask's Avatar
    thurask
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    If I remember correctly, 4.3.

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    08-12-15 12:43 PM
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    Dunt Dunt Dunt
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    That's what I found when searching yesterday.... Developers got the SDK for Android 4.3 in May 2014, in anticipation of it's release with the Passport.

    Getting that PlayBook feeling all over again.

    Especially when I go to the BlackBerry Developer site and the first thing I see is Go Amazon....
    08-12-15 01:17 PM
  4. Jazuyo's Avatar
    Jazuyo
    Jellybean?? I see...Does anybody know that we can update the sdk?
    08-12-15 05:06 PM
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    thurask
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    Originally Posted by Jazuyo
    Jellybean?? I see...Does anybody know that we can update the sdk?
    Nope.

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    08-12-15 05:54 PM
  6. mnc76's Avatar
    mnc76
    Originally Posted by Jazuyo
    Jellybean?? I see...Does anybody know that we can update the sdk?
    You can't.

    However, developers on Android are still targeting Jelly Bean 4.1.2 since over 90% of the market's Android phones are compatible with apps written for 4.1.2.

    As you start to make your app only run on 4.2 or higher, you quickly start to lose a very significant chunk of the market.

    Heck... even Google recommends that it's developers target 4.1.2.

    Bottom line, 4.3 will be able to run the vast majority of Android apps for a long time (as long as they don't require Google Play Services).



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    08-13-15 12:16 AM
  7. Jazuyo's Avatar
    Jazuyo
    Originally Posted by mnc76
    You can't.

    However, developers on Android are still targeting Jelly Bean 4.1.2 since over 90% of the market's Android phones are compatible with apps written for 4.1.2.

    As you start to make your app only run on 4.2 or higher, you quickly start to lose a very significant chunk of the market.

    Heck... even Google recommends that it's developers target 4.1.2.

    Bottom line, 4.3 will be able to run the vast majority of Android apps for a long time (as long as they don't require Google Play Services).



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    Awesome thanks for this post.
    08-13-15 09:18 PM
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