Since the new iPhone 5 has a longer screen and requires developers to build a different version of their app just for the iPhone 5, will developers just stop building apps for the iPhone 4s and below? There is still a huge market in these devices. Just wanted yall's opinions.
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The changes are relatively minor for developers. Apple showed off those developers in its keynote because (IMO) they just wanted the big companies to rewrite their apps with a better UI anyway.
Apple doesn't care about having the most apps; they want the best apps.
The changes are relatively minor for developers. Apple showed off those developers in its keynote because (IMO) they just wanted the big companies to rewrite their apps with a better UI anyway.
Apple doesn't care about having the most apps; they want the best apps.
So would a developer develop an app for the iPhone 4s and below first, and then size it up for the iPhone 5? I am just worried that developers won't build apps for anything other than the iPhone 5 now.
Do you understand it's about money. Why would a developer give up money from all the iPhone 3G, 4, and 4S models still out there?
Don't worry they will develop apps for the 4S and below still.
Yeah I agree. If I was a developer I wouldn't leave a huge market out. Thanks for the input!
i have over 37 apps that support iphone 3GS and up and i will still do updates to support them plus the iphone 5.
its a big gap for us not to support
250 million Iphone 3G to Iphone 4s devices to 2 to 8 million iphone 5 "so far"
its a big gap for us not to support
250 million Iphone 3G to Iphone 4s devices to 2 to 8 million iphone 5 "so far"