Apple to require iOS 11 for all app updates starting in July!

Having just bought a few 5th Gen iPod Touches to use solely as controllers I must admit that I'm disappointed although I assume that they will continue to work, albeit on the older version of the app..?
This does, however, support my usual position of refusing to use any Apple devices.

Having just bought a few 5th Gen iPod Touches to use solely as controllers I must admit that I'm disappointed although I assume that they will continue to work, albeit on the older version of the app..?
This does, however, support my usual position of refusing to use any Apple devices.

Older versions of the app will be missing most of the Settings menu, and will eventually not run with new updates to hardware. Usually you can get 3 or 4 generations of releases before an older version of the app stops working.

Having just bought a few 5th Gen iPod Touches to use solely as controllers I must admit that I'm disappointed although I assume that they will continue to work, albeit on the older version of the app..?
This does, however, support my usual position of refusing to use any Apple devices.I, too, am an Apple refusnik. Maybe best to put them back on eBay, cut your losses, and buy a couple of cheap Android tablets such as those made my Lenovo or Amazon.

yes historically Android devices have had better longevity. And the CR100 had the most longevity.

[quote=John B]Maybe best to put them back on eBay, cut your losses, and buy a couple of cheap Android tablets such as those made my Lenovo or Amazon.
That's one option, although I like the small ipod touch in a waterproof case for bathroom/shower control.

This aggressive move by Apple to effectively obsolete platforms -- iTouch5 was discontinued barely 3 years ago -- may prompt Sonos to consider reintroducing 'partial functionality' mode for an iOS controller that has a version mismatch with the player firmware.

I put Sonos One in bathroom and find voice control the perfect way to go for the shower and other business.

I put Sonos One in bathroom and find voice control the perfect way to go for the shower and other business.
That's a good idea but is again pushing me to buy a piece of equipment that I don't really need or want.

This aggressive move by Apple to effectively obsolete platforms -- iTouch5 was discontinued barely 3 years ago -- may prompt Sonos to consider reintroducing 'partial functionality' mode for an iOS controller that has a version mismatch with the player firmware.
Hopefully partial Ios controllers will return, I assumed they were clearing the decks for airplay2.
My iphone5 is stuck on 10.3.3 😞 and is only used as sonos bedroom controller, still has v.good battery life.

Here's your warning, Apple device users... this is an Apple requirement, not a Sonos one... starting in July, any app updates will require iOS 11. So if you have a device that isn't running it, the time to update to iOS 11 is coming soon. And if your device can't run iOS 11, be prepared to not be able to update to the latest version of the app starting in July.

http://developer.apple.com/news/?id=05072018a&1525716802

Err... wait a minute... - I have just read the announcement in the link.. - to save everyone the effort of going there, here's the entirety of the text to be found there:

"iOS 11 delivers innovative features and the redesigned App Store to hundreds of millions of customers around the world. Your apps can deliver more intelligent, unified, and immersive experiences with Core ML, ARKit, new camera APIs, new SiriKit domains, Apple Music integration, drag and drop for iPad, and more. Starting July 2018, all iOS app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 11 SDK and must support the Super Retina display of iPhone X."

Now, English is my first language, and I think I have a pretty good grasp of it, and to my mind, I see NOTHING there that suggests or outright states that END USERS of apps coming down TO their devices FROM the app store, have to running iOS11... - what it does plainly state, TO DEVELOPERS is that app DEVELOPERS must BUILD their apps and submit them TO the appstore with the iOS11 DEV KIT...

This announcement is on the DEVELOPERS website... - it is not an announcement to the millions of Apple device users who are consumers of those apps... it is not an announcement piped at users when they go to the appstore, nor is it in the iTunes release notes (AFAICT).

Therefore, is this not, in fact, just blatant FUD-mongering? - If anyone can point out an announcement from Apple that supports the assertion made in the opening post, then I'm happy to be corrected on any/all of my interpretations of the situation.