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It is almost irrelevant for existing users what has been added in Android version n + 1, because they will never get updated to n + 1. The joys of the Android v
by 2ion 7y ago
It is almost irrelevant for existing users what has been added in Android version n + 1, because they will never get updated to n + 1. The joys of the Android vendor ecosystem. Even very expensive phones like Sony get about 1 (mid) or 2 (high-end) major upgrade only, and that's still not guaranteed. Project Treble did nothing to fix this.
- arkh 7y ago> The joys of the Android vendor ecosystem. Even when going with official Google phones: my Nexus 5 is way out of date OS-wise.
- pta2002 7y agoYour Nexus 5 came out 7 years ago, it's unreasonable to expect that the latest Android would even run properly on it when the rest of the world has moved on.
- arkh 7y ago> it's unreasonable Is it? Slower than on more recent ones I agree. But processors architecture and components has not changed a lot. If Microsoft manages 10 years on wildly more diverse hardware with their OS, I don't see why it is not possible on official Google phones.
- diffeomorphism 7y agoWhy? A 7 year old midrange PC or laptop will run latest Windows or Linux just fine.
- baq 7y agomy iphone 6s receives iOS updates to this day. it eats through the battery like there's no tomorrow but it works well otherwise.
- kuschku 7y agoMy Google Pixel 1 stopped getting even security updates recently, and it's the last flagship Google phone with headphone port.
- solarkraft 7y agoThis is unfortunately why in my opinion there is no way around installing a custom ROM (requiring you to buy a phone with good community support). An added benefit of that is a removal of the manufacturer's bloat ware and the ability to compile things yourself, allowing you to modify everything. If there's no good unofficial/open source software for the device, don't buy it or you're going to be miserable in 0-2 years.
- adrianN 7y agoWe should just force companies by law to provide software patches for anything that can connect to a network for at least five years, better ten, or be liable for security problems.
- mbel 7y agoThen they will provide something. In the best case regular security updates, I can imagine any reasonable way to force them to add new features during support period.
- samatman 7y agoIt's trivial, actually. Google would need to make it a requirement for bundling their services. Since the major distributers are utterly dependent on Google/Android, they'd do it. Making it a legal requirement would be challenging, but making it a de facto requirement for all major phone vendors is easy.