Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
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Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#2Update adoption is getting slower because people (or perhaps just me) are frustrated with updates removing/changing functionality, making the device slower, or causing additional bugs beyond whatever was "fixed".
That's on top of the fact that my carrier refuses to stay on top of updates for my device anyway.
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#3> Android devices aren’t kept up to date, leaving their users unable to benefit from advancements in the platform.
What advancements? Both iOS and Android have for a few years reached maturity, not much exciting with each new update. At least not without new hardware, as most updates are to support something physical (notch, fingerprints, face scan etc).
I used to hate my phone not being updated, so switched to a brand of Android that kept them up to date. But lately I don't really mind. Only reason I upgraded to Pie this weekend (after being bugged by the updater for months) was because of a few emojis I couldn't see properly when being sent to me. The update hasn't done anything big. Things are a bit rounder, the clock is now in the wrong corner. Some BLE issues as well, making me regret the update.
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#4Not sure why I should care. Can't think of a single feature I'm missing on my S6.
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#5The shining example of Google vs apple for me is the package manager. Since Android D, updating my apps has caused the phone to slow to a crawl. Fps drops heavily, apps are laggy, etc. There is no option to only download updates when charging. Google has done nothing about this for years now.
I still use Android because I need the control. But parts of the platform are just inexcusable (imo) in 2019.
Dont get me wrong, Apple has their own problems as well. But Fps drops aren't one of them (at least on my iPad)
If only apple let me actually have a non-terrible home screen...
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#6I misread the title. The article is about the rate of adoption of new releases.
Personally, I think it's due to people keeping their phones longer (and, of course, carriers not passing on the major updates).
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#7Update adoption is getting slower because people (or perhaps just me) are frustrated with updates removing/changing functionality, making the device slower, or causing additional bugs beyond whatever was "fixed". That's on top of the fact that my carrier refuses to stay on top of updates for my device anyway.
> the fact that my carrier refuses to stay on top of updates for my device anyway.
I don't get why the carrier has to be involved at all. It has nothing to do with them at all so why do they even get a say in when a phone gets an update ?
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#8> Android devices aren’t kept up to date, leaving their users unable to benefit from advancements in the platform. What advancements? Both iOS and Android have for a few years reached maturity, not much exciting with each new update. At least not without new hardware, as most updates are to support something physical (notch, fingerprints, face scan etc). I used to hate my phone not being updated, so switched to a bra…
> What advancements?
Security?
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#9Not particularly on topic, but OnePlus is a pretty decent choice if you don't want to pay Pixel prices but get an almost stock experience with reasonably rapid OS updates.
Re: Android updates are getting slower and slower, despite Google's best efforts
#10I misread the title. The article is about the rate of adoption of new releases. Personally, I think it's due to people keeping their phones longer (and, of course, carriers not passing on the major updates).
> I think it's due to people keeping their phones longer
Why can't the old phones run the new versions of Android? There's been no architecture change has there?