We're considering ending support for v1 Frames in 3 months. 

Why? 
- It has little usage; most devs moved to miniapps 
- It simplifies the protocol for client builders + new devs. 
- It simplifies the UX for users. Only one type of "app" in the feed. 

Over 90% of devs we polled support this decision.

Working on Farcaster and Warpcast. Longer thoughts at https://dwr.email

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Saw this coming a mile away. In hindsight it was inevitable.

Gonna miss Frames v1 / Open Frames, but from a product / maintenance perspective I get why it’s easier to get rid of it entirely.

I sure hope mini-apps are here to stay though. The last thing devs want in a tech platform is a graveyard of sunset experiments left in its wake.

https://killedbygoogle.com

RIP 🫡

https://warpcast.com/darrylyeo/0x72531fb3

Removing Frames V1 will slow down developments in Farcaster.

Why? 

Both users and developers needs to accomplish minimal marketing with quicker and easier environment than building a whole mini-app, this will affect both development and usage long-term, plus I don’t think Farcaster is going to be the home of AI without Frames V1.

Final take: Frames V1 and Mini-app can co-exist.