Fragment or Support Fragment?

Question

I am developing an app that supports Android >= 4.0. It uses fragments from the android.app package. As I am facing problems with the older fragment implementat

Answer 1

I was also getting frustrated at having to include the support libraries, despite targeting Android 4.0+ - but it seems it is officially recommended:

The Android Support Library package contains several libraries that can be included in your application. Each of these libraries supports a specific range of Android platform versions and set of features.

This guide explains the important features and version support provided by the Support Libraries to help you decide which of them you should include in your application. In general, we recommend including the v4 support and v7 appcompat libraries, because they support a wide range of Android versions and provide APIs for recommended user interface patterns.

http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/features.html