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Android: We update your system until it's too slow to use. Also, Android: One day we will stop giving you updates, so your apps can't talk to new versions of o
by k__ 5y ago
Android: We update your system until it's too slow to use.
Also, Android: One day we will stop giving you updates, so your apps can't talk to new versions of online services anymore.
- nijave 5y agoThe second is not so much a problem with Android but the horrible intersection for OEMs with no reason to support old devices, Linux baking drivers into the kernel, and hardware manufacturers releasing closed source blobs instead of OSS drivers. Newer versions of Android have done a lot to decouple the device tree from the rest of the OS so you can update without OEM involvement. Google also moved a lot of functionality into Google Play Services that updates over the air (but that's a negative for some people)
- quickthrower2 5y agoAndroid: if you have a hobby app in the play store we’re gonna make you jump through stupid hoops to keep it alive every year or so (I just let mine die)
- xet7 5y agoAndroid, iOS, macOS, Windows: Newest version only works on newest hardware. Old hardware not supported anymore. So, for old hardware: - Install Linux to desktop/laptop computers - Install Ubuntu Touch to smartphone, if available
- kaba0 5y agoI am anything but an apple fan, but newest ios and mac do work on even 5-10 years old hardware as well.