helste7023

Hello, I still am on Delphi 10.1, because it does all what need and I hat spending 2 days installing all my third party components after upgrading to a new Delphi version. And of course it is not that cheap any more as it used to be, when I started with Delphi a long time ago. Unfortunately an Android app I made with Delphi 10.1. does not start on a new device with Android 11. Is there a way to get an app, that is made with Delphi 10.1 working on Android 11 or do I have to upgrade to Delphi 11.x? Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks. I downloaded Delphi 11 and got a trial Serial number from Embarcadero. So I can test it and if it works as expected, I will buy it. There is a discount until end of July, so it will be a little bit cheaper than usual. I also do not distribute the app via Google Play. I install it directly and when I make an update, I load it up to my ftp server and in the app, there is a function to download and install the update.

Another question is, how it is with backwards compatibility. When I use Delphi 11, so I can use it with the new device running on Android 11, will the same apk work on older devices running Android 8 or Android 9?

In some way you are right. What I mean, when I say it does all what I need is, that I can build apps with the functioanlity I need. Besides that, there is the problem with OS compatibility. That is a really serious problem, because it forces me to buy every single new version of Delphi a s long I want to be sure to get the app running on newer systems. And what if a user of the app decides to upgrade his OS to the latest version and the app does not run any more? That all together is pretty annoying. When I make an app for Windows 7, it still works on Windows 11. I guess I am getting to old for this sh...😉 Besides all the "it is what it is", is there any workaround for my problem?