Supporting multiple devices can pose issues, particularly when users expect apps to function seamlessly on every device, in the same way. This expectation rises even when users know very well that there is a significant difference in the software and hardware of the phone. While Google releases, latest updates to Android, it is not necessarily true that all OEMs follow up on this update on their smartphone. This leads to the fact that most of the users tend to use releases which are approximately 15 months old or older.
If that is held true, developers would have to compromise a lot in order to support most of their users, running several versions of Android. Fortunately, the Android team is aware of this and endeavors to provide consistent help for the developer in this regard. This is a tricky issue, especially considering the consistency of the app...