Targeting 2.x With 3.0 Features. Trouble Ahead.
As far as Apple goes, OS 2.x doesn’t exist anymore. That much was clear from WWDC when we asked their engineers any questions about it. And as cool as 3.0 is, with all the new nifty features, the reality is that there’s still a good percentage of (mostly iPod Touch) users out there still on 2.2. We can have our cake and eat it too by targeting 2.x and still using a few select 3.0 features. But it’s more complicated than Apple made it out to be. Trouble is looming just under the surface. ...