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5.0 was pretty bad on some devices (I got lucky with the Moto X, but if I was a Nexus owner I'd have been really annoyed). 5.1 is massively improved, but it's a

5.0 was pretty bad on some devices (I got lucky with the Moto X, but if I was a Nexus owner I'd have been really annoyed). 5.1 is massively improved, but it's a pity it took them an extra 6+ months to roll it out. I'd love it if Google took more control off the carriers, and took responsibility into their own hands. If Apple can roll out updates in a couple of days, Google should be able to do much better than they have been doing.

Zigurd 11y ago
Here is the dirty secret: Carriers are sold all kinds of creeping horror to put in their handsets. This badware collects all kinds of information on you. As with a lot of badware, the quality is crap. The engineering is optimized for cost, not quality. So updates take forever. This is why carriers are highly resistant to allowing Google to manage the software on phones. This is why Nexus handsets are mostly sold direct. This is why Google was tempted into exploring being an MVNO.