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Even if they force manufacturers to provide updates, that doesn't completely solve the problem. Just look at how many iOS devices are on older releases just be
by nuclear_eclipse 15y ago
Even if they force manufacturers to provide updates, that doesn't completely solve the problem. Just look at how many iOS devices are on older releases just because users have never plugged them into their computers to get updates. And just because Android allows carriers to push updates OTA doesn't mean users will actually install them.
- cageface 15y agoIt would certainly help though. The statistics I've seen suggest that Apple has been pretty successful at getting users to upgrade and that's with a relatively manual upgrade process too: http://blog.jcmultimedia.com.au/2011/03/is-it-worth-supporting-ios-3-in-2011.html http://blog.jcmultimedia.com.au/2011/03/is-it-worth-supporti...
- kalleboo 15y agoWow, 11% still on iOS 3? That compares to less than 4% still on Android 1.x http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...
- e28eta 15y agoI think that's due to numbers of devices sold rather than update behavior. I believe iOS had a large market share lead during the Android 1.x days, and that most of those 2.x devices were sold with 2.x. It's my understanding iOS users do a "better" job upgrading