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I'm using Galaxy S10, and I'm not bothered that it runs Android 12 and not 13. It was updated over several releases, and I cannot tell the difference, except so

I'm using Galaxy S10, and I'm not bothered that it runs Android 12 and not 13. It was updated over several releases, and I cannot tell the difference, except some cosmetic changes. What is a crucial difference between Android and iOS: older Android releases do have updates for all apps, including those, that in iOS are bound to the system release, like the browser. So even old Android are getting current Chrome (or Firefox, if that's your choice), mail client, calendar, etc. With Android, new system release for existing device is just a number, as none of the critical apps are bound to it.

lockhouse 3y ago
The big difference is security updates. I get every security update that Apple releases, on day one. Android users get whatever security updates their vendor decides to back port and their phone carrier decides to allow if the phone is carrier locked. The modularity of Android helps a lot but there are still important security advisories for the core OS that go unpatched on users phones.