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@wikimedia.org>:

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.

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Juliusz

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