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People blaming carries and manufacturers for late updates: Is there any other product where the manufacturer must redo half of the product at the whim of a thi
by bostand 10y ago
People blaming carries and manufacturers for late updates:
Is there any other product where the manufacturer must redo half of the product at the whim of a third party?
Google needs to work with these companies, not as it is today throw a pile of random changes on them every six months. Most of all, there needs to be a grand plan and an understanding about what will be changed next (and why).
- sgift 10y agoMaybe. On the other hand if the manufacturers changed less when they "apply" Android to their phones updates would be easier, but instead of providing a default Android every manufacturer tries to be the "best" Android variant (sometimes with more success, sometimes with less success) and then they say "hey, we've sold it already, updates? Nope. No interest."
- bostand 10y agoThis is simply not true. The amount of time updating "skins" add to the development is relatively small. Haven't you noticed that even companies with almost stock android are having trouble keeping up with these updates? Because most of their time is spent on the numerous low level changes for the new kernel (and how it behaves towards the firmware and completely messes up power management) and getting it past national authorities and carriers. Source: a friend of mine does this for living