Well, that's fair. I'm not denying the the current release is a little old and targets older SDKs. The app could certainly benefit from some sprucing up. However, I wanted to verify whether the app *should* essentially work on modern hardware given that some users were emailing me saying they didn't know how to access the menus. There's a big difference between saying I ought to update my app when I get a chance to keep things smooth and modern and saying the app is effectively broken on modern hardware and won't work until I release an emergency patch to get it going again.
I was just trying to get a better picture of the circumstances. I *think* this discussion has cleared it up, and I *think* my app should be working on modern devices, albeit through an OS sidedoor meant as a temporary fix until older apps are updated. I'll have to try to find a Nexus to test it on myself to be absolutely certain of the circumstances. Thanks again. On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:27:36 PM UTC-7, Fran wrote: > > What Mark said is that you did things the "standard" way, users without > hard menu button will see a soft one. But if you did it another way, it > won't be shown. > > So you should update your app. > On Sep 19, 2012 11:08 PM, "Keith Wiley" <kbw...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:58:42 PM UTC-7, bob wrote: >>> >>> *Many of the latest Android devices have eliminated the hard menu key >>>> found on earlier hardware. Consequently, it's now the responsibility of >>>> app >>>> developers to include soft menu keys in their apps. * >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >> >> Um, forgive me, but this response seems fundamentally at odds with Mark's >> initial response. >> >> Which response is closer to the correct answer? Is my app inherently >> broken on such devices or not? >> >> Thank you. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
