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Android 6.0 has the functionality you describe - there's a warning if you try to disable it for certain apps (presumably for older API levels) though that it ma

Android 6.0 has the functionality you describe - there's a warning if you try to disable it for certain apps (presumably for older API levels) though that it may cause them to crash. I imagine this'll go away with time.

rplnt 11y ago
Good to hear. Too bad one usually has to buy a new device to get an update.
- tbrownaw 11y ago
  One does? Hasn't been an issue yet on my almost 2 years old (so, 2 major-revision updates) nexus 5 yet.
  - rplnt 11y ago
    Out of 5 android devices I've owned only one received major version update (and it didn't work). So, anecdotally, one does. But I believe my case is more common than yours.
    - talmand 11y ago
      Just to be fair, are the 5 android devices non-nexus devices? If so, that's because of the carriers and that's why it's a common problem.
      - rplnt 11y ago
        They are. But only one of them was bought through a carrier (so it's "branded"). Others are "OEM", so could be updated by the manufacturer.
        talmand 11y ago
        Welp, that just sucks. I doubt the manufacturers have as much desire to update as carriers do.
georgerobinson 11y ago
I just got a Motorola Moto G to replace an aging iPhone 5s. I do like Android, but there are so many features of it that I find just completely irksome. For example, Google release Android 6.0 but I can't upgrade until Motorola decide when and if I can update my phone. Why can't I upgrade at the same time as everyone else, like on iOS? Second is the abysmal permissions system which grants access to everything and anything - else you can't talk to your friends on Whatsapp.
- talmand 11y ago
  >> Why can't I upgrade at the same time as everyone else, like on iOS? Because Google doesn't control updates for your phone and most likely neither does Motorola, complain to your carrier. The carrier has the option to offer a vanilla Android that can be updated whenever new versions are available, but most don't to offer their own customized versions.
  - georgerobinson 11y ago
    I bought the phone from Amazon, SIM-free, so I'm not sure if Vodafone are the right people to complain to here?
    - talmand 11y ago
      Nope, you're probably on your own in that case.
      - georgerobinson 11y ago
        > Nope, you're probably on your own in that case. Right, and this is the very problem with Android.

rplnt 11y ago

Good to hear. Too bad one usually has to buy a new device to get an update.

tbrownaw 11y ago
One does? Hasn't been an issue yet on my almost 2 years old (so, 2 major-revision updates) nexus 5 yet.
- rplnt 11y ago
  Out of 5 android devices I've owned only one received major version update (and it didn't work). So, anecdotally, one does. But I believe my case is more common than yours.
  - talmand 11y ago
    Just to be fair, are the 5 android devices non-nexus devices? If so, that's because of the carriers and that's why it's a common problem.
    - rplnt 11y ago
      They are. But only one of them was bought through a carrier (so it's "branded"). Others are "OEM", so could be updated by the manufacturer.
      - talmand 11y ago
        Welp, that just sucks. I doubt the manufacturers have as much desire to update as carriers do.

georgerobinson 11y ago

I just got a Motorola Moto G to replace an aging iPhone 5s. I do like Android, but there are so many features of it that I find just completely irksome. For example, Google release Android 6.0 but I can't upgrade until Motorola decide when and if I can update my phone. Why can't I upgrade at the same time as everyone else, like on iOS? Second is the abysmal permissions system which grants access to everything and anything - else you can't talk to your friends on Whatsapp.

talmand 11y ago
>> Why can't I upgrade at the same time as everyone else, like on iOS? Because Google doesn't control updates for your phone and most likely neither does Motorola, complain to your carrier. The carrier has the option to offer a vanilla Android that can be updated whenever new versions are available, but most don't to offer their own customized versions.
- georgerobinson 11y ago
  I bought the phone from Amazon, SIM-free, so I'm not sure if Vodafone are the right people to complain to here?
  - talmand 11y ago
    Nope, you're probably on your own in that case.
    - georgerobinson 11y ago
      > Nope, you're probably on your own in that case. Right, and this is the very problem with Android.