fatalfluff Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 When I was starting out with this whole mobile HTML5 affair, it was sort of common understanding among developers (and publishers), that antique Android 2.3 devices were not the target audience, because all of those were simply too underpowered to develop for with HTML5, the stock browser's capabilities too weak, and the audience to be monetized more or less dwelling in the iOS realm. Now I feel that publishers are increasingly demanding our products to be Gingerbread-ready and tested. I actually do have a 2.3-device in our testing pool, but still. Am I the only one to experience this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy234 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I think only booster media ask for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidus Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 No sponsors have asked me for this. Maybe my games just worked on those to begin with so it never came up, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalfluff Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Without pointing any fingers, I heard the quest 3 times within the last two weeks.. that's when a subconscious doubt was beginning to gnaw on the outer edges of my confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHart Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Seriously? I have a HTC Desire here running 2.3.4. And I can tell you it doesn't perform the best. It is oooookkkkeeeyyyy but only if you don't have an action kinda game liek a shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcsoft Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I have heard that Android 2.3.x (apart from 4.x) is still a very popular platform out there... One possible workaround is to convert your HTML5 game into native Android app to boost performance: http://www.ludei.com/ It is offering free cloud services to do the trick. The result is promising. But one may argue that it is not a true HTML5 game anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjfdc Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Hi,I think it is quite necessary to be Gingerbread-ready: at least 33% of the current devices are still 2.3. See that report below http://opensignal.com/reports/fragmentation-2013/ Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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