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> Never thought so many people are still running older android versions (My device is a nexus). This may sound ageist, but it may be because you're just 18 and
by mgkimsal 11y ago
> Never thought so many people are still running older android versions (My device is a nexus).
This may sound ageist, but it may be because you're just 18 and haven't lived enough yet. Most people don't upgrade android. Most people can't upgrade Android.
Per http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
about 33% of devices are Android 5.0 or higher. More than 50% of android users are using 4.1-4.3, and that probably won't shift massively in the near future.
I too have a nexus, but AFAICT, I'll never get anything beyond 4.4 (unsure right now, haven't even turned it on in a while).
- _query 11y agoIt's a really sad situation for developers IMO. Hopefully google will do something to fix this issue in the future.
- mgkimsal 11y agoThey've had... 7+ years to think about it and come up with a plan. Part of the plan was let everyone abuse the branding and give every manufacturer the ability to say "Android!" while giving 0 assurance of current version of upgradability. And we got years of cheap android devices that were, by design, legacy and non-upgradeable. Perhaps, maybe, in a few years, policies will change enough to say "if you use this brand, you have to adhere to these policies" and maintenance and upgradability will be a required policy. But... the effects of that will be years in to the future - there's no real change in the near term. Google seemed to intentionally ignore that aspect of licensing, and... somehow we're all collectively dismayed that hardware manufacturers chose their own short term profits over the impact to the Android brand?
- wingerlang 11y agoDoesn't seem aegist at all, the fragmentation issues Android has is pretty much common knowledge (at least within tech).