Fragmentation is the problem. Too many models and different skins, no guarantee that an app will work on your particular phone. I paid for a dictation app which worked on my 2.1 phone, but is not incompatible after I upgraded the phone OS to 2.3. It is also incompatible on my 3.2 tablet. Luckily, I backed up the apk while I was under 2.1. I was able to sideload that old version of the app on both my 2.3 phone and 3.2 tablet. However, I do not have the apk for the updated version of the app so I cannot use that version. I have emailed the developer and he says it is a problem with google. All I can do is wait. Typical situation with Android.
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