You can actually release a total different app under the same version based on device and OS criteria with Play Store. http://developer.android.com/google/play/publishing/multiple-apks.html
So you could split the Android app into a full and a Lite version, and just serve up the Lite version to 2.3 and below devices automatically. Note that this creates significant overhead in the release process however. Store releases always are a expensive piece of overhead, making more of them or more complicated ones should not be underestimated (but is usually quite constant). DJ > On 1 feb. 2015, at 23:48, Toby Negrin <tneg...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Dan -- can you please limit the scope to sizing the android app? I think > that's more relevant to reaching people in the developing world. > > Also, can you see what percent of our GS traffic uses 2.3? Google has it at > about 10% globally but we need to understand our target market better. You > might also want to check in with your new contact at App Annie to see if they > have useful GS data. > > -Toby > > > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Carolynne Schloeder > <cschloe...@wikimedia.org <mailto:cschloe...@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > Creating a separate app to optimize sounds like a good idea. We will check > the market stats on Android versions, and I'll get the scoop from Facebook on > their learning. > > I was somewhat surprised that most OEM's we've talked to are shipping Android > 4.x even on low-priced models targeted for developing markets. But I'll > clarify what's happening and circle back with Dan on the distribution plan > (preload vs. appstores). I'll also catch up with Kim. > > I do love to see this attention given to our lower end handset users, thank > you! > > Carolynne > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org > <mailto:l...@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > Dan, > > I think this is really important and thank you for highlighting this. > > Could you do rough sizing on what it would take to get something like this > out? What if we did this with a pre-load? > > Carolynne -- I recommend you start reaching out to Kim as you re-formulate > your W0 strategy. > > Lila > > On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 2:36 AM, Florian Schmidt > <florian.schmidt.wel...@t-online.de > <mailto:florian.schmidt.wel...@t-online.de>> wrote: > +1 for this idea. I still have an Android 2.3 device, but the Wikipedia app > (and others too) is very slow and becomes more and more unusable, while it's > agreat user experience on my Android 4.4 device. > > If dropping 2.3 support means a faster development of the main Wikipedia app > and the <2.3 users still have access to Wikipedia through a lite app (which > will be faster and more usable) i would say: do it, it has advantages for > both sides :) > > Florian > > Gesendet mit meinem HTC > > ----- Reply message ----- > Von: "Dan Garry" <dga...@wikimedia.org <mailto:dga...@wikimedia.org>> > An: "mobile-l" <mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org>>, "Carolynne Schloeder" > <cschloe...@wikimedia.org <mailto:cschloe...@wikimedia.org>>, "Toby Negrin" > <tneg...@wikimedia.org <mailto:tneg...@wikimedia.org>>, "Lila Tretikov" > <l...@wikimedia.org <mailto:l...@wikimedia.org>> > Betreff: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Wikipedia Lite app? > Datum: Sa., Jan. 31, 2015 06:45 > > Hi everyone, > > Those of you who were at the Mobile quarterly review heard me mention > Facebook Lite, an app that's designed especially for the developing world. > > Notably, their app has a lot of optimisations which make it good for users in > developing world: > It's only 252kB, good for limited data plans. > It supports down to Android 2.2, good for older devices. > It's data-efficient, good for 2G connections and for people on limited data > plans. > From a development perspective, some advantages are: > You no longer have to support older versions of Android in your main app. > You can tailor the performance of the lite app to the older devices so it's > faster. > You can tailor the features of the lite app to the developing market. > So obviously there are a lot of advantages for our users if we do this. And, > selfishly, I can't stress enough how much dropping Android 2.3 from our > current app would speed up development. As an example, almost all of the edge > cases with lead images occurred on 2.3 devices, and they required quite a lot > of investigation and hacking to fix them up. Obviously we've not dropped 2.3 > so far because it's a very strategically important part of our user base, > which I'm sure Carolynne can attest to! > > I'd say that we should put some serious thought into whether we'd prefer to > have a Wikipedia Lite app for the developing world, rather than our current > "one app to rule them all". > > Comments? Questions? > > Dan > > -- > Dan Garry > Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > -- > Carolynne Schloeder > Director Global Mobile Partnerships > Wikimedia Foundation > +14154077071 <tel:%2B14154077071> > skype: cschloeder > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l
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