WordPress for Android to drop Gingerbread support ‘later this month,’ will require Android 4.0 or later

WordPress.org today announced plans to drop support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread in its WordPress mobile app. The company explains that it has been watching usage of its app steadily decline on Gingerbread, and it has now fallen below the 10 percent mark. As a result, WordPress 2.9 for Android, which is slated for release “later this month,” will drop support for Gingerbread. All new versions going forward will only support devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or later. The company explains why it is making the change: This means over 90% of our customers are paying a “Gingerbread tax”...



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