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This is why, as an Android user, I prefer not to update unless I really have to. It would be ideal if there were two channels for updates - one for security and
by llampx 8y ago
This is why, as an Android user, I prefer not to update unless I really have to. It would be ideal if there were two channels for updates - one for security and one for features and security. That way you could pick what you as a user wanted. So if you are happy with Android Oreo you don't have to upgrade to Pie to keep receiving security updates.
- saagarjha 8y ago> So if you are happy with Android Oreo you don't have to upgrade to Pie to keep receiving security updates. Of course there is: just buy a phone from a company that's not Google, and you'll never get an OS update every again /s
- llampx 8y agoThat is not true. I get regular updates and my phone is not a Pixel but from one of the top 3 smartphone makers in the world. Maybe in the US the situation is different since carriers have a say in the update cadence, which can also be good since there were a few models where the OEM agreed to a certain SLA for updates, so American consumers got updates where the rest of the world got shafted. I believe it was LG.