Hi, one main issue on android 2.3 devices might be space to put firefox
onto it. Additionally there are regions where mobile traffic is expensive.
Rupert
Am 23.04.2014 19:59 schrieb "Juliusz Gonera" <jgonera(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
Brion Vibber wrote:
Just a quick note: Android 2.3 and Windows Phone
7.5 (IE 9) devices have
no software upgrade path; we can only wait for them to fall out of the
market as devices get replaced. [Well technically Android 2.3 users could
run Firefox, but getting people to switch browsers on mobile is hard!
I know, but I'm not too worried about IE9. Its usage is already pretty
low. When it comes to Android 2.3 a few months ago I had an idea of showing
banners to its users suggesting that they upgrade to Firefox. I'll push
more for it so that we find some time to actually get it done. It should
not be too difficult and I'd be curious to see if it improves Firefox
metrics.
I'm also a little worried to see old versions of Chrome in there; does
this mean there's a lot of people who
aren't turning on updates on their
phone and are using an old version that shipped with the phone? Or is there
something else holding back updates on some devices? With Chrome and
Firefox on fast release cycles, it can be a pain to support old bugs...
I'm also not sure where this comes from. I'd wait and see if it changes in
the next few months. If it doesn't, we could investigate why Chrome Mobile
18 and not any other old version is that popular.
--
Juliusz
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