

But this does not mean that junior bankers were badly paid. Some developers may have closed shop or no longer deem updating older apps cost-effective.It's become a matter of lore that investment banks didn't pay well in the last bonus round. It's in the process of notifying developers, but it probably won't reach them all. Google says most Play Store apps already meet the new conditions. Starting August 1, any new app must target Android 12, released last October.Īdding requirements like this will inevitably make some apps inaccessible.

The new rule extends Google's existing requirement that new apps and updates support Android versions within one year of the latest. Likewise, users with the latest OS can see and redownload outdated apps as long as they have previously installed them.

Users with older devices that don't support recent Android releases will still have access to older apps that developers have abandoned. This rule only applies to devices running an Android version newer than the one an app targets. The cut-off date rolls forward as newer Android versions arrive. Android 13 is expected to have launched by then, so apps that don't support Android 11 or later will get stashed. Starting November 1, Android users won't be able to see or download Play Store apps that don't target an API version released within two years of the latest major Android OS. The measure is meant to stop users from downloading apps that don't meet the latest security standards. This fall, Google will begin hiding apps on the Play Store that don't support recent Android API versions. Google's upcoming requirements for Play Store apps might create a milder version of this situation, though with a reasonable explanation. Why it matters: When Apple stopped supporting 32-bit apps in 2017, many were lost for various reasons.
