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Still waiting for a phone brand to bite the bullet and offer paid updates. Because it's either that or no updates. I know what I would prefer.
by usrusr 9y ago
Still waiting for a phone brand to bite the bullet and offer paid updates. Because it's either that or no updates. I know what I would prefer.
- 0xFFC 9y agoGood idea. It fits now more than ever. I have said this before. Right now SoC's are passed the threshold performance wise. For e.g if you are not into playing high end games your phone cpu is enough for 5 year if you only doing web browsing watching movies and reading mails.
- voltagex_ 9y agoIt still won't solve the "Qualcomm won't update the BSP" issue, though.
- swiley 9y agoThis right here! Closed SOC BSPs that are tied to android are the real problem! If google had stuck with the standard Linux APIs or added appropriate new one when they needed them and where more strict about open software we wouldn't be in this mess.
- vetinari 9y agoNot true. Witness the routers or another embedded devices, that are using standard Linux and yet are never updated. Or worse, coming with obsolete kernel right at the release day.
- Larrikin 9y agoWhat is this issue?
- voltagex_ 9y agohttps://www.xda-developers.com/in-depth-capitulation-of-why-msm8974-devices-are-excluded-from-nougat/ https://www.xda-developers.com/in-depth-capitulation-of-why-...
- jsz0 9y agoThe take rate on paid software updates probably wouldn't be good enough for that to be a realistic option.