Android Froyo, version 2.2 seems to finally be phasing out among users. While the Gingerbread percentage is relatively sizable, this seems to be decreasing too.
Recently, when upgrading from the former AbMob to the new Google Mobile Ads SDK, support for 2.2 was dropped. For existing apps supporting down to 2.2, this posed an issue when AbMob ads were being served to the current app version. Rather than drop support altogether for users below 2.3.3 as revealed in user statistics, a different ad network was implemented solely for 2.2. This required multiple APK support which isn't exactly ideal, but avoids alienating those users who have yet to upgrade. Hopefully, those users will eventually drop in numbers significantly so that support can be dropped altogether. Notes on multiple APK support - Signed by same key for both versions and share like package names, each of the APKs must possess their own, unique version code as expressed in the manifest file as android:versionCode, and configuration requirements/supports must vary between the different APK files. Enabling multiple APK capabilities within the Developer dashboard requires switching from simple to advanced mode.
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