Version_Guide.md

Version Guide: Which Version to Download?

RL;DR: If you are a user of Android 7~10, use Legacy; If not, use Modern.

Currently, we have two channel (Stable Channel and Preview Channel), and two distinct Variants:

• Modern
• Legacy

We make this distinction mostly for bypass Scope Storage for Android 10.

Modern (for mainstream android device user)

Target on latest SDK, and declare hasFragileUserData true (supporting uninstalling without removing data).

Legacy (for legacy android device user)

Target on SDK 28 (Android 9), to bypass Scope Storage introduced in Android 10 (especially helpful for Android 10 users since Scope Storage could not be escaped in this version). Also, it declares hasFragileUserData false, to solve the problem of difficult uninstalling¹, due to Installer(uninstaller) crashed on Android 10 with physical SD card.

See also Development Guild $ Build Variants

Footnotes

1. See related FAQ ↩