iPhone/iPod Touch OS Statistics
Post: #1
I've searched everywhere, but I can't find a chart or any information on the percentage of iPhone/iPod devices running 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, ect. Does anyone know of any information on this?
Basically I have all kinds of goodies planned for GL Golf on the iPhone, but I'm not sure when to release a version that requires 3.0. I should be able to make some extra money with in app purchasing, but I'll definitely lose money from 2.x users that can't buy the game. I'm thinking when ~70% of the user base has 3.0 I'd be comfortable submitting to iTune Connect.
Does anyone else have an opinion on this? I'm sure several of you have the same dilemma.
Basically I have all kinds of goodies planned for GL Golf on the iPhone, but I'm not sure when to release a version that requires 3.0. I should be able to make some extra money with in app purchasing, but I'll definitely lose money from 2.x users that can't buy the game. I'm thinking when ~70% of the user base has 3.0 I'd be comfortable submitting to iTune Connect.
Does anyone else have an opinion on this? I'm sure several of you have the same dilemma.
Post: #2
Illuminations and my current project that'll be finished up soon will be using 2.x-only features at 3.0 launch. I'm going to slowly work in 3.0-only features like StoreKit and improved graphics on 3GS until I require 3.0 in 3-6 months.
I haven't done full testing yet, but you can build against the 3.0 SDK and target 2.0/1/2. Worked fine for 2.x on devices, and works fine for 3.0 and 2.x in the simulator. Just haven't gotten a chance yet to test a 3.0 app on a 2.0 device.
Build settings:
iPhone OS Deployment Target: iPhone OS 2.2 (or whatever)
Base SDK: iPhone Device 3.0
Then you can check for a system version in code, and have two different paths for different versions.
There's other ways to do version testing (respondsToSelector:, etc), so if anyone else has a better/different way...
I haven't done full testing yet, but you can build against the 3.0 SDK and target 2.0/1/2. Worked fine for 2.x on devices, and works fine for 3.0 and 2.x in the simulator. Just haven't gotten a chance yet to test a 3.0 app on a 2.0 device.
Build settings:
iPhone OS Deployment Target: iPhone OS 2.2 (or whatever)
Base SDK: iPhone Device 3.0
Then you can check for a system version in code, and have two different paths for different versions.
Code:
NSString *version21 = @"2.1";
NSString *version21 = @"3.0";
NSString *sysVersion;
sysVersion = [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];
if ([[sysVersion substringToIndex:3] isEqualToString:version21])
{
// Do whatever
}
else if ([[sysVersion substringToIndex:3] isEqualToString:version30])
{
// Do whatever with 3.0 style!
}There's other ways to do version testing (respondsToSelector:, etc), so if anyone else has a better/different way...
Post: #3
That's great news, I figured there might be some solution like that. I just got my mac project setup for three different binaries, I finally have a grip on most aspects of XCode now.
I'll give the code a try sometime in the next week, I've been way more busy at WWDC than I expected!
I'll give the code a try sometime in the next week, I've been way more busy at WWDC than I expected!
Post: #4
Relating to targeting different devices (in addition to the OS version) kodex provided a solution for getting the device model in this thread. Once someone gets their hands on an iPhone 3GS it would be great top know what string [[UIDevice currentDevice] model] returns.
Post: #5
Just a follow up, if you do this you will need to weak link the new frameworks. Here is Apples documentation - http://developer.apple.com/documentation...nking.html
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