Hello, Today I tried to download my app project and found that now all devices requires Android 4.0 or above. I ask, is it new? I know that option was optional some time before if you wanted to add the context menu for example.. but now this is the one option we have. What happens with users that are still using Android 2.3?

"The migration" has been going on for some time now. However, I guess they're finished with that part, and recently 'flipped the switch'. Sadly All BTv2 projects are no longer available, either iOS or Android. only BTv3. A little heads up would have been nice, but it's not unexpected. I have a few folks that will proabably still want API 8 support. If you still have a BTv2 Android project you can modify it, but it won't be simple like before. Cheers! -- Smug

Oh :( So, it is real that all apps created with Buzztouch from now on will work only on Android 4.0 devices?

Not 4.0; In the AndroidManifest.xml file it specifically states: <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11"/> So it's compatible with Android v3 devices forward. It's really only cutting out v2.2, and v2.3 Android, which these days isn't that many. The low end devices from my local Cellular carrier is still Android v2.3, so I may still be doing 'some' things in BTv2, but it'll be simple things that don't require anything new, lol! The problem won't be Froyo, it'll be gingerbread, which still has about 25% of the market. However, Last year at this time, Gingerbread had 50% of the market. So people are dropping it, but just not as fast as new devices are emerging. Cheers! -- Smug

I got it.. And what could happen if I modify the minSdkVersion="11" to "8"? Thanks for your time and support Smug!

I don't think you can go all the way back to SDK 8 and be confident that all the new features Buzztouch implemented would be supported. The new core code supports functionality that's only available on the newer SDKs, and thus the newer versions of Android. Progress is a huge bummer sometimes, especially in the super fragmented Android market, but overall it's usually for the better. There's nothing actually stopping you from making that change to your manifest file and seeing what happens. If you do, give it a good testing on a Gingerbread device and let us know what the results are. Could be that everything works like a charm! Mark

>Could be that everything works like a charm! Maps probably won't!

Indeed! Maps for sure won't work at all unless you use the new SDK!

Interesting? Maybe. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/10/rumor-google-to-begin-forcing-oems-to-certify-android-devices-with-a-recent-os-version-if-they-want-google-apps/

Yes, I will sure give it a try on 2.3.. anyway I don't use maps on my app :) @MacApple, the link you posted is not found :l Thanks all of you!

Most of my clients are using Android 2.2 or 2.3 and not 4.x. Last time I bought the QR plugin and Chris1 made a 2.2 version available. It looks like I can't compile against Android 2.2 anymore and although 2.2 isn't sold anymore there are enough phones that are using this version. I really hope that my app can still be used. It's not completely done yet. I cannot ask my clients to buy a new phone only for my app. Is it really not possible to use Android 2.2 with BT?

Of course it is possible, only you are now NOT allowed to download one such version from the site. But you can still use old projects that you have in Eclipse, and it is not so difficult to change the names of files in order to have a new set for a new app. Except that it defeats the purpose of Buzztouch.

Since there are many Android suppliers (HTC, Samsung, LG, etc.) it's difficult for them to update all their old phones. For IOS it's a lot easier. Only one supplier (Apple) with (mostly) IOS 6 or 7 and their devices are getting updates once a year. Android doesn't work that way because the suppliers are installing software of their own and sometimes it's simply not possible to upgrade. That's why I love BT, since it gives me the possibility to compile for a lower version. I know that I can still use my project in Eclipse, but if I want to add a new plugin, I need to compile again and now I can only get a download for Android 4. I wish the crew send out an email or post a message before they disabled the old function so I could make a final download with maybe more plugins. That option is gone now.

Here's the address of the "crew" if you want to email one of them: https://www.buzztouch.com/pages/about.php