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> Android 11 will begin rolling out today on select Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO and realme phones, with more partners launching and upgrading devices over the
by kyriakos 6y ago
> Android 11 will begin rolling out today on select Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO and realme phones, with more partners launching and upgrading devices over the coming months.
Apart from Pixel all other brands receiving the update immediately are Chinese brands. This really shows how much the Chinese manufacturers software has improved and how much the heavy customizations brands like Samsung do to Android blocks them from providing easy OS updates.
- pas 6y agoSamsung just doesn't care. OnePlus does a lot (they have their own fork, OxygenOS) and their own apps, etc. Samsung has the resources to keep up with Android. The Android Betas were available for months, AOSP commits are open, etc. They simply don't prioritize this for some reason.
- kyriakos 6y agoI'm on my second oneplus phone and I am surprised with their update cycle, full OS updates and security patches coming well after other OEMs abandon their devices. Their android flavor doesn't deviate a lot from stock android of course which makes it easier and a lot of their features are done via stand alone apps rather than being baked into the OS.