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Aren't we missing the point a bit my singling out Samsung? This problem is much more pandemic to Android as a whole. What happened to the Android Update Allia

Aren't we missing the point a bit my singling out Samsung? This problem is much more pandemic to Android as a whole. What happened to the Android Update Alliance? What percentage of iPhones are compatible and upgradeable to iOS 5 release on day 1 ? A very high percentage.

untog 15y ago
What percentage of iPhones are compatible and upgradeable to iOS 5 release on day 1 ? A very high percentage. Of course, but I'd say that it isn't a valid comparison- how many Samsung iPhones were updatable on day one? None, because they don't exist. Apple (and this applies to their computer business too) benefits greatly from a totally synchronised hardware and software platform that excludes absolutely every third party. Android is a totally different beast. You're right though- "Mr. and Mrs. Average" might be asking these questions because what do they know/care about the different approaches Google and Apple take? But also, what do they care about software updates? I'm not sure what the answer to that is.
nextparadigms 15y ago
Apple can wait until their OS is really ready, though, with its "beta" versions, and as soon as it's ready to be put on the iPhone, they launch the iPhone. Android on the other hand is launched as open source, and then the manufacturers have to take it and upgrade to it. What Google could do is keep Android theirs for longer, maybe call it beta, too, like Microsoft does with Windows as well, and 6 months later they could launch it at once with many manufacturers. It's won't change the timing, only the perception that everyone got Android faster.
bookwormAT 15y ago
what is "day 1"? The day that iOS 5 got updated to devices from Apple? Then we could say that day 1 for Samsung's Android 4.0-based software is the day that Samsung updates the first of their devices. There is for sure a problem with many phone manufacturers not supporting their devices as long as they could. But this has nothing to do with the software that runs on the devices. When it comes to "time until update", the comparison with iOS and Android makes little sense. Because iOS is a complete operating system, while Android is just the base of Samsung's operating system. Some of the core applications of the device are not part of android. Some are proprietary from Samsung. Some are proprietary from Google and they get updated about once per month, even if the Android version you are running is not the most recent.

untog 15y ago

What percentage of iPhones are compatible and upgradeable to iOS 5 release on day 1 ? A very high percentage. Of course, but I'd say that it isn't a valid comparison- how many Samsung iPhones were updatable on day one? None, because they don't exist. Apple (and this applies to their computer business too) benefits greatly from a totally synchronised hardware and software platform that excludes absolutely every third party. Android is a totally different beast. You're right though- "Mr. and Mrs. Average" might be asking these questions because what do they know/care about the different approaches Google and Apple take? But also, what do they care about software updates? I'm not sure what the answer to that is.

nextparadigms 15y ago

Apple can wait until their OS is really ready, though, with its "beta" versions, and as soon as it's ready to be put on the iPhone, they launch the iPhone. Android on the other hand is launched as open source, and then the manufacturers have to take it and upgrade to it. What Google could do is keep Android theirs for longer, maybe call it beta, too, like Microsoft does with Windows as well, and 6 months later they could launch it at once with many manufacturers. It's won't change the timing, only the perception that everyone got Android faster.

bookwormAT 15y ago

what is "day 1"? The day that iOS 5 got updated to devices from Apple? Then we could say that day 1 for Samsung's Android 4.0-based software is the day that Samsung updates the first of their devices. There is for sure a problem with many phone manufacturers not supporting their devices as long as they could. But this has nothing to do with the software that runs on the devices. When it comes to "time until update", the comparison with iOS and Android makes little sense. Because iOS is a complete operating system, while Android is just the base of Samsung's operating system. Some of the core applications of the device are not part of android. Some are proprietary from Samsung. Some are proprietary from Google and they get updated about once per month, even if the Android version you are running is not the most recent.