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Stage rollout is usually done over hours and days, not months. Apple also uses staged rollouts but you'll usually get the notification within 12 hours after rel
by dx034 9y ago
Stage rollout is usually done over hours and days, not months. Apple also uses staged rollouts but you'll usually get the notification within 12 hours after release.
- ac29 9y agoNot with OS updates. Even Windows can take months to push major updates after availability. This isn't just to take the load off of Google's CDN (they could honestly handle all of the Nexus/Pixel owner's downloading a 1GB update the same day without noticing a blip on resource usage). They want to avoid some device-bricking or otherwise major bugs happening, which is easier with a slowly staged rollout. Impatient users can always install manually with minimal effort.