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> Android devices aren’t kept up to date, leaving their users unable to benefit from advancements in the platform. What advancements? Both iOS and Android have
by maaaats 7y ago
> Android devices aren’t kept up to date, leaving their users unable to benefit from advancements in the platform.
What advancements? Both iOS and Android have for a few years reached maturity, not much exciting with each new update. At least not without new hardware, as most updates are to support something physical (notch, fingerprints, face scan etc).
I used to hate my phone not being updated, so switched to a brand of Android that kept them up to date. But lately I don't really mind. Only reason I upgraded to Pie this weekend (after being bugged by the updater for months) was because of a few emojis I couldn't see properly when being sent to me. The update hasn't done anything big. Things are a bit rounder, the clock is now in the wrong corner. Some BLE issues as well, making me regret the update.
- ebg13 7y ago> What advancements? Security?
- RugnirViking 7y ago? Security on even older phones is so good most non-tech oriented people think that phone viruses are a myth
- untog 7y agoThat's not really true. There are regular browser vulnerabilities, for example.
- vetinari 7y agoOn Android, browsers are updated separately, outside the OS update cycle. The Android users have the current Chrome, Firefox or whatever they are using, without regard to their OS version.
- RugnirViking 7y agoI don't doubt that there are many vulnerabilities. However, public perception so far is that it doesn't matter, as little in terms of major viruses have actually happened.
- grumpy-cowboy 7y agoYou can fix security bugs without forcing your users to upgrade entire OS.
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- marak830 7y agoSecurity updates should be independent of all the other crap they lump in with them.
- hopler 7y agoAndroid fixed the totally messed up Battery Saver in O->P and added Night Light to compensate for breaking Twilight/BlueLight etc.