What is the minimum version of Android that a good app should support?

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Nikita2014-12-23 11:42:40

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Nikita, 2014-12-23 11:42:40

It is assumed that the application is massive and will be used on budget phones.
Support for uploading files from the phone (photo from the camera or from the gallery) to the http server is required.

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mamkaololosha, 2014-12-23
@nktlst

It can be considered approximately minus 2-3 years. In your case 4.0-4.2+. Android 5.0 Lollilpop is also coming out

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anyd3v, 2014-12-23
@anyd3v

"will be used on budget phones"
now android 4 on displays / flyers / etc costs from 3k.
officially androids are below 4 ~ 9.6% ( https://developer.android.com/intl/en/about/dashbo...
in one real application there are about 8% of them.
Make your own choice whether you want to spend your time on support for phones that have not been released for several years (maybe they exist, but I haven’t seen them on the shelves)
. I think do not pay back (as personal experience has shown, android 2.x users do not pay)

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Alexey, 2014-12-23
@Alexious_sh

Everything depends on your needs, on the audience for which the application is calculated, and in general a lot of things. In general, I agree with the previous answer that it is already quite possible to limit ourselves to 4.0+. If it's not difficult, then you can try to lower the bar to 2.3+, if a few percent of users who stubbornly do not want to change the device are important.

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xmoonlight, 2014-12-23
@xmoonlight

Real info: from 2.2+ coverage according to statistics 7815/8101, 286 fell out. (chat application)

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Sergey Lerg, 2014-12-23
@Lerg

Level 2.3+ is sufficient for most applications. If you are missing something from the API, then take 4.0+.

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maaGames, 2014-12-23
@maaGames

I will share the statistics of one of my toys. I have support since version 2.2.