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I'm never a fan of deprecation but it is what it is I guess. 4/10.
Latest android is what, 15 now? I'd say supporting the last 8 versions, going back to 2017, is a pretty long support window.
Edit: also, the oldest maintained android version is 13. Older versions aren't getting security fixes.
Devices that run a7 are still pretty capable though.
Also security patch retrofitting and Project Mainline still exist.
Well, you're free to patch support for your ancient OS back in. But you can't expect someone else to do it for free.
I'm in the custom ROM community and people there do it sometimes. Also in case you didn't know, not everyone can afford new phones.
I get that. But that doesn't mean you can demand someone else investing a lot of time in what is commonly unpaid work.
I'm not demanding anything. If there's an issue with supporting older versions, it's fine.