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eol after 2 years? wtf google

• masklinn 8y ago
  3 years technically: the 2 years old Pixel gets Pie, the 3 years old Nexus 5X and 6P do not.
• xbmcuser 8y ago
  It's partly the hardware manufacturers /processor makers fault as they stop providing drivers for older devices۔ The latest Android verions though google has made it that the Android can be updated without needing driver updates for the different chips so I expect google to update devices for longer in the future۔
  • scarface74 8y ago
    Apple uses chips produced by third parties for its radio and until recently graphics(?) but it doesn’t have that problem.
    • xbmcuser 8y ago
      Apple makes it own drivers though for iOS so it's still possible for them to update where as the drivers for Android come from the manufacturers. That's the reason google has moved to break Android in parts so that they can update the os without needing new drivers from the manufacturers. Will probably still take 2-3 years before Android devices at least google sold Android devices are updated for longer other manufacturers probably still won't. Samsung comes to mind they produce most internals themselves but still don't update where as Nvidia has been updating its shield tv for 4+ years because they control hardware so its possible.