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[Stefan Paetow <Stefan.Paetow AT jisc.ac.uk>]

Jeremy,

geteduroam is designed for Android 8 and up, so yes, it is safe (and 
appropriate) to use on Android 8, 9, 10, and 11.

This is why eduroam CAT specifically splits Android 4-7 and 8 and beyond into 
those categories. If Google allowed the adjustment of OS requirements on apps 
that are 'locked' because of API obsolescence, I would guess that eduroam CAT 
would have been adjusted to be available for Android 4-10, or more recently, 
4-7 to be more clear.

To my knowledge there isn't any other app that is designed for interaction 
with eduroam CAT.

Stefan Paetow
Federated Roaming Technical Specialist
eduroam(UK), Jisc

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On 16/09/2023, 01:54, "cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org 
<mailto:cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org> on behalf of "Jeremy Smith"" 
<cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org <mailto:cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org> 
on behalf of cat-users AT lists.geant.org <mailto:cat-users AT lists.geant.org>> 
wrote:


Stefan,


While the current geteduroam app from the Google Play store indicates that it
is "compatible", or requires, Android 12 and up, and this worked without issue
for me on an Android 13 device, what is an end user to do in the cases where
they are running Android ≥ 8 but < 12? Especially in cases where the eduroam
CAT app fails to work...


Is there another developer out there working on publishing apps in the Google
Play store who has any alternative apps for older Android versions? If not,
would it be prudent for cat.eduroam.org to start adding more segmentation for
different versions of Android than just 8+ and 4.3 to 7?


Thanks,
Jeremy Smith
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