He&#x27;s saying that APIs not providing backwards compatibility is annoying.<p>So yes, it&#x27;s annoying when the next android release is out just as you&#x27;re finishing your app, your code no longer works and you&#x27;ll have to rewrite parts just because, while not receiving much benefit.<p>It&#x27;s annoying as your application now likely have to support multiple versions of the API as well.