Actually, they sell a lot more Hardware this way. A couple friends of mine are still using iPhone 5. guess what, they're planning to upgrade because they don't have a choice if they want support.
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PSA: Your Older 32-Bit Apps Won't Launch After Installing iOS 11
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Actually, they sell a lot more Hardware this way. A couple friends of mine are still using iPhone 5. guess what, they're planning to upgrade because they don't have a choice if they want support.
I have 50 apps that are 32-bit.
It's going to be a blood bath... not sure I wanna go through with the upgrade.
I'm going to miss Memory Matrix, there are some other versions, but not as good as the 32-bit
It's going to be a blood bath... not sure I wanna go through with the upgrade.
I'm going to miss Memory Matrix, there are some other versions, but not as good as the 32-bit
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I'm still on iOS 9.3.5. Just works. Nothing in the later OSs interest me or is mission critical to my work.
Fare thee well, Blowfish! I think you were the first iOS game I ever played (and still occasionally do).
Apple has required 64 bit support for all apps (and patches to apps) since mid-2015. In the case of Dungeon Raid the game was last updated in 2011. I have Jelly Defense which just missed the cut in November 2014.
I've seen a half dozen updates in the last two weeks as some developers scramble to push out patches. A few basically have to rewrite their apps as the original dev frameworks they used are long gone from support.
Well well well. Does that mean that everyone still staying on iOS 9 & 10 suddenly won't be able to download their apps again if they delete them or restore their phone?
If that's true, this sounds like hell beyond imagination.
Judging from my list of 32-bit apps, a bigger issue might be that many of those developers are no longer around - especially after two or three rounds of buyouts.
I suspect that a lot of the reason Apple is doing this is to have an excuse to purge hundreds of thousands of unmaintained legacy apps from the store.
Sadly there are many useful and fun apps in that list that are no longer maintained because the developer has moved on.
Most of my upset about this issue comes from a different perspective: Look at old computer platforms, like the Apple II, C64, IBM PC (pre-windows) and so on. Look at all the groups dedicated to archiving classic software from those platforms, so our computing history isn't lost to time.
iOS may be the first platform that ends up NOT HAVING a way for those in the future to run then-ancient apps to see what they were like. iOS won't have the rich history that we have today for these older platforms.
The same thing is likely going to happen with console games as the industry moves away from physical media. It's sad that today's kids won't have easy access to the software from their youth when they're older.
Sadly there are many useful and fun apps in that list that are no longer maintained because the developer has moved on.
Most of my upset about this issue comes from a different perspective: Look at old computer platforms, like the Apple II, C64, IBM PC (pre-windows) and so on. Look at all the groups dedicated to archiving classic software from those platforms, so our computing history isn't lost to time.
iOS may be the first platform that ends up NOT HAVING a way for those in the future to run then-ancient apps to see what they were like. iOS won't have the rich history that we have today for these older platforms.
The same thing is likely going to happen with console games as the industry moves away from physical media. It's sad that today's kids won't have easy access to the software from their youth when they're older.
Many of those developers have gone out of business long ago. Even if these developers were still in business, iOS has changed so much that many apps can't be simply fixed, but must be nearly completely rewritten to be 64-bit compatible. Some apps still in the App store do not comply with current App store review and approval guidelines, so Apple won't let the updates go in the store even if fixed for 64-bits.
It's also not worth it for many apps that produce zero current income.
So you could "sort it out" by learning how to code and developing the app from scratch yourself. Why not? Oh, it's not worth it to you? So why should anyone else "sort it out"?
I think the developers are the cause of the problem. They have been given 2 years to do the transition to 64 bit. Yeah, I have quite a few 32 bit apps, but after the update they will reside on my older 32 bit iPad.
Wow the complaints lobbied at Apple instead of the devs who flat out abandoned their Apps.
Apple said this was coming 2 years ago!
Apple said this was coming 2 years ago!
If they're still running a 32-bit app, that means it hasn't been updated since February 1st, 2015 when Apple started requiring all app submissions to include 64-bit support.
If that's the case, support for the app appears to have ended years ago.
I see a demand for 32 bit used iPads coming up on eBay.
32-bit apps will be available in the App store (but only on devices running iOS 10 and lower). That's because Xcode and Apple still allow building and submitting iOS 9 apps for the iPhone 4s and iPhone 5, which are 32-bit devices.
No one is being forced to upgrade to iOS 11. You can stay on iOS 10 if you want to keep your 32-bit apps.
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If an app is still 32-bit only, it's more than 2 years old. That developer got their money long ago and has moved on.
No. For many app, users are the cause of this problem. Enough users didn't pay enough money for lots of these developers to stay in business. Many apps don't even bring in enough revenue to cover Apple's $99/annum developer enrollment fee for just keeping old apps in the App store. I know lots of developers who stopped paying for just this reason. No more downloads of their apps.
More like an issue they should have sorted out over the last two years. Apple may not have advertised it to the public but it was made clear to developers that this Day was coming. Or it should have been the moment Apple started requiring apps to be 64 bit
Very true. This is why many are going to a subscription model. Like it or not, getting a single payment from a user and then having to support them with free updates for years isn't the most sustainable business model.
With subscriptions, a developer has an ongoing stream of revenue. This pays their bills far better and gives them a reason to keep working on the app and making it better for the users (in order to attract and keep even more subscriptions and more revenue).
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Apple stared requiring all apps submitted to the App Store contain a 64-bit version back in early 2015. That's a long enough notice. Any app being cut off with iOS 11 hasn't been updated in more than 2 years. Sorry but it's clear those developers abandoned it a long time ago, back before iOS 8 even came along.
Now only if we could get Microsoft to follow this lead.
Two Program Files Directories is just stupid.
Two Program Files Directories is just stupid.
Hey app users: no $$$, no update.