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Why are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android? (lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Android studio is a very heavy peace of garbage! you need modern hardware to get somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can use an ancient version of eclipse if you really want.

The point btw is that there's isn't a marketing department that artificially decides that your computer is too old to run a specific application and you need to buy a new one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I thought Android Studio (or more specifically, the Android SDK) is required for making Android apps?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

You aren't limited to that, android studio is just a customized specialized version of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA, if someone has a lot of time and patience, can use another ide