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Posted to dev@cordova.apache.org by Shazron <sh...@gmail.com> on 2012/11/06 21:46:59 UTC
iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
So, iOS 6 supports as a minimum iOS 4.3 devices (armv7 and up, no more
armv6).
I am loathe to put out a release without testing it on iOS 4.3, but I have
no choice since I can't find a device that has iOS 4.3 on it. I could find
and hack in the iOS 4.3 Simulator, but there are some device features that
don't work on that of course (like the accelerometer, compass, etc).
You can't downgrade a device to 4.3 unless you have the shsh blobs for 4.3
for your device. Most people won't have that unless they jailbroke their
device while on 4.3. Trying it through iTunes legitimately with 4.3
firmware is "not allowed" by Apple's servers, they will point you to the
latest firmware for your device, which would be iOS 6.0 for the devices we
support.
So -- would requiring iOS 5.0 minimum for Cordova be unreasonable here? I
can put out feelers on the PhoneGap mailing list to see what other Cordova
devs think as well.
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Kevin Hawkins <ke...@gmail.com>.
If this metric<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/09/24/great-news-developers-apple-says-almost-25-ios-devices-ever-sold-already-ios-6/>is
to be believed, 4.3.x installs account for well under 10% of all iOS
installs at this point. Seems like 5.0 would be a safe bet, at least to me.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Anis KADRI <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 for 5.0 and above. Even my 3rd generation iPod touch has iOS 5.0.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Shazron <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So, iOS 6 supports as a minimum iOS 4.3 devices (armv7 and up, no more
> > armv6).
> >
> > I am loathe to put out a release without testing it on iOS 4.3, but I
> have
> > no choice since I can't find a device that has iOS 4.3 on it. I could
> find
> > and hack in the iOS 4.3 Simulator, but there are some device features
> that
> > don't work on that of course (like the accelerometer, compass, etc).
> >
> > You can't downgrade a device to 4.3 unless you have the shsh blobs for
> 4.3
> > for your device. Most people won't have that unless they jailbroke their
> > device while on 4.3. Trying it through iTunes legitimately with 4.3
> > firmware is "not allowed" by Apple's servers, they will point you to the
> > latest firmware for your device, which would be iOS 6.0 for the devices
> we
> > support.
> >
> > So -- would requiring iOS 5.0 minimum for Cordova be unreasonable here? I
> > can put out feelers on the PhoneGap mailing list to see what other
> Cordova
> > devs think as well.
> >
>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Anis KADRI <an...@gmail.com>.
+1 for 5.0 and above. Even my 3rd generation iPod touch has iOS 5.0.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Shazron <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, iOS 6 supports as a minimum iOS 4.3 devices (armv7 and up, no more
> armv6).
>
> I am loathe to put out a release without testing it on iOS 4.3, but I have
> no choice since I can't find a device that has iOS 4.3 on it. I could find
> and hack in the iOS 4.3 Simulator, but there are some device features that
> don't work on that of course (like the accelerometer, compass, etc).
>
> You can't downgrade a device to 4.3 unless you have the shsh blobs for 4.3
> for your device. Most people won't have that unless they jailbroke their
> device while on 4.3. Trying it through iTunes legitimately with 4.3
> firmware is "not allowed" by Apple's servers, they will point you to the
> latest firmware for your device, which would be iOS 6.0 for the devices we
> support.
>
> So -- would requiring iOS 5.0 minimum for Cordova be unreasonable here? I
> can put out feelers on the PhoneGap mailing list to see what other Cordova
> devs think as well.
>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Shazron <sh...@gmail.com>.
Oh there will be at least one pitchfork. I did post a notice for comment
but doesn't seem anyone cares about 4.3 :)
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
> +1 kill
>
> Pls make sure when you notify the google group the downloads for everything
> <2.2 will still support it before there is public outcry, pitchforks, etc.
>
>
> On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, Filip Maj wrote:
>
> > +1 !
> >
> > On 11/6/12 7:21 PM, "Andrew Grieve" <ag...@chromium.org> wrote:
> >
> > >+1. This will let us use weak refs as well!
> > >
> > >
> > >On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Brion Vibber <br...@pobox.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> +1 for moving to 5.0 minimum.
> > >>
> > >> We're planning to drop 4.3 support from the next major release of the
> > >> Wikipedia app as 4.x is just so buggy, and now anybody who can
> download
> > >>our
> > >> app store releases can also be running iOS 5 or 6 (3Gs and above).
> We've
> > >> only got one 4.3 test device left and I'm just itching to update it...
> > >>
> > >> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / bvibber @ wikimedia.org)
> > >>
> >
> >
>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io>.
+1 kill
Pls make sure when you notify the google group the downloads for everything
<2.2 will still support it before there is public outcry, pitchforks, etc.
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, Filip Maj wrote:
> +1 !
>
> On 11/6/12 7:21 PM, "Andrew Grieve" <ag...@chromium.org> wrote:
>
> >+1. This will let us use weak refs as well!
> >
> >
> >On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Brion Vibber <br...@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> +1 for moving to 5.0 minimum.
> >>
> >> We're planning to drop 4.3 support from the next major release of the
> >> Wikipedia app as 4.x is just so buggy, and now anybody who can download
> >>our
> >> app store releases can also be running iOS 5 or 6 (3Gs and above). We've
> >> only got one 4.3 test device left and I'm just itching to update it...
> >>
> >> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / bvibber @ wikimedia.org)
> >>
>
>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Filip Maj <fi...@adobe.com>.
+1 !
On 11/6/12 7:21 PM, "Andrew Grieve" <ag...@chromium.org> wrote:
>+1. This will let us use weak refs as well!
>
>
>On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Brion Vibber <br...@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> +1 for moving to 5.0 minimum.
>>
>> We're planning to drop 4.3 support from the next major release of the
>> Wikipedia app as 4.x is just so buggy, and now anybody who can download
>>our
>> app store releases can also be running iOS 5 or 6 (3Gs and above). We've
>> only got one 4.3 test device left and I'm just itching to update it...
>>
>> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / bvibber @ wikimedia.org)
>>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org>.
+1. This will let us use weak refs as well!
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Brion Vibber <br...@pobox.com> wrote:
> +1 for moving to 5.0 minimum.
>
> We're planning to drop 4.3 support from the next major release of the
> Wikipedia app as 4.x is just so buggy, and now anybody who can download our
> app store releases can also be running iOS 5 or 6 (3Gs and above). We've
> only got one 4.3 test device left and I'm just itching to update it...
>
> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / bvibber @ wikimedia.org)
>
Re: iOS 4.3 support, do we need it?
Posted by Brion Vibber <br...@pobox.com>.
+1 for moving to 5.0 minimum.
We're planning to drop 4.3 support from the next major release of the
Wikipedia app as 4.x is just so buggy, and now anybody who can download our
app store releases can also be running iOS 5 or 6 (3Gs and above). We've
only got one 4.3 test device left and I'm just itching to update it...
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / bvibber @ wikimedia.org)