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Possibly. All this talk about getting antsy if things take time to build seems to fit a worry i have about our current web focused world. Observe Google and th
by digi_owl 10y ago
Possibly. All this talk about getting antsy if things take time to build seems to fit a worry i have about our current web focused world.
Observe Google and their management of Android.
Again and again they have pushed out some half-baked X.0 version with the unstated intent that it will be sorted in a near future update. A clear example of that was the introduction of the Storage Access Framework.
This is the web mentality seeping into the development of firmware and physical products, and it is leading to a massive culture clash and crap products.
Basically you can't just code, push, run, repeat on devices in peoples pockets and bags like you can a web site.
- alphapapa 10y agoSeriously, the reason I can't rely on my phone is mostly Google Play Services. I never know when it will update behind my back, and suddenly I'll feel a warm spot on my leg, and less than halfway into my day my phone's battery is at 5% because of Google Play Services running infinite loops. Or how at least every two days, the phone's wifi and LTE connections just stop working, for no apparent reason. But if I Force Stop on Google Play Services, they suddenly work again. This has been going on for several months now. Of course, these issues didn't used to happen with older versions of Play Services. And if I downgrade the Play Services app to the version installed with my ROM, I never have these problems--but then I can't use any current Google apps, like Gmail, Maps, etc. The AOSP software is mostly fine. But the Play Services side of Google simply cannot be trusted. Their CADT/web-style of development is almost enough to push me back to iOS. I want a phone that just runs Debian. :(