06-27-2020
03:59 PM
06-27-2020
03:59 PM
@GrumpyOldMan wrote: The only reason to require 7.0 is that the app coders are un-skilled. You-all could be doing better. I don't know fo sure why this happens, but my guess is 1) Making the app viable across a bunch of versions significantly increases the complexities of the app - potentially decreasing the stability of it 2) Doing so increase the cost of doing so. The airline wouldn't do this if there were lots of users of the older OS versions. I would imagine that the airline has made a decision to not spend a lot of money for a few users. As I said upthread, if you don't like the situation, contact the airline directly via one of the methods listed under "contact us" below. I use android 7.0.i so I'll be obsoleted about this time next year. My then 5 year old phone will have served me well. Then I'll buy a new one - assuming my old one doesn't die of old age first. edit add: it appears that as of May, the percentage of active android phones in the US that are using android 7 or better is somewhere around 90%. Android 6 (about 5%) makes up half of the remaining 10% https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/united-states-of-america
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"Download Pending" on Android is an issue related to your Google Play Store app. I have seen this when the app you are trying to install is a larger one and the download will wait until you are connected to Wifi. I don't know if that's the case here, but it's worth looking for the setting that allows you to download larger files over cellular connection. The Play Store app could also need to be updated. In summary, this isn't an issue with the Southwest app and googling "Download Pending Android" will have some other suggestions if the above doesn't work for you. --TheMiddleSeat
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