Thread: AULRO App disappeared from play store.

Originally Posted by shack

Am I missing something or is the aulro app no longer available for some reason on Google play?

Cheers
James

Hmm, I can't find it on the iOS App store either.

I mentioned it the other day in a thread but no seemed interested. I dont have it and would like it but cannot find it.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

I mentioned it the other day in a thread but no seemed interested. I dont have it and would like it but cannot find it.

Hopefully someone picks up on it this time...

it's either been removed by Google for not meeting certain requirements, which is possible as they are always updating them, or the developer has removed it for some reason.

Cheers
James

Originally Posted by shack

Hopefully someone picks up on it this time...

it's either been removed by Google for not meeting certain requirements, which is possible as they are always updating them, or the developer has removed it for some reason.

Cheers
James

I wasn't interested because it's so much easier to access AULRO on my device by simply logging in through a browser. My devices make that a no brainer with their screen real estate. But I can address some of your issues.

I cannot speak for goggle play as I don't have anything to do with that mob, but the  store has apparently dumped it too. Dave ( Inc ) might know more. the  store may have dumped it for compatibility issues for the latest OS.

It's impossible for the major players to continue to support apps that don't update. They actually try, really hard, but they cannot do it forever.

It's under "Australian Land Rover Owners" in the App Store

Originally Posted by Slunnie

It's under "Australian Land Rover Owners" in the App Store

That must be Apple you are referring too?

I can't find out anywhere in play.

Originally Posted by Tins

I wasn't interested because it's so much easier to access AULRO on my device by simply logging in through a browser. My devices make that a no brainer with their screen real estate. But I can address some of your issues.

I cannot speak for goggle play as I don't have anything to do with that mob, but the  store has apparently dumped it too. Dave ( Inc ) might know more. the  store may have dumped it for compatibility issues for the latest OS.

It's impossible for the major players to continue to support apps that don't update. They actually try, really hard, but they cannot do it forever.

Google currently requires that apps need to target API level 29 or higher, this means android 10, if not... they will remove the app.

Changing app settings to meet this criteria may be as simple as changing the target API setting, although from memory there were some decent changes in Android 10 that may require rewrite of some code ,and maybe addition of new libraries, or at least updates to them.

This however doesn't mean that older devices can't run the app, that's controlled by minSdkVersion , it's just that newer devices can't, and that google will remove the app if it doesn't meet current specs.

Cheers
James

Further to this, I just checked and the current AULRO App minSdkVersion is 26 which is android 8 ( Oreo) so it doesn't meet the minimum specs.

However...and I've never checked before...a number of apps I use also do not meet the current minSdkVersion, but they are still on Google play...go figure.
So maybe it's been removed for other reasons.

I'm thinking that the minSdkVersion is mainly used to stop new apps being added to the store that aren't up to spec, but most older ones are left on, for people like me with very old phones!

Cheers
James