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Why does Google still rely on the carries, even though they know for years, that they don't have interest in updates. They could easily implement an update mech
by guardian5x 12y ago
Why does Google still rely on the carries, even though they know for years, that they don't have interest in updates. They could easily implement an update mechanism for the core of Android, like they do for App-Updates as well.
When i buy a Laptop from HP, Dell, Lenovo or any other OEM, i still get Windows updates (even if i don't upgrade to the latest Windows version). I would really like to know why it is not possible for Google to implement such an update system? Blaming carriers is easier i guess.
- ygra 12y agoThat's exactly what they are doing, although perhaps for two-fold reasons. More recent versions of Android move more and more core stuff into the Play services. This enables Google to push updates to core services like normal app updates. It also ensures that a lot of core APIs are covered by services only available on phones licensed with Google.