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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by possiblylinux127 to c/[email protected]
 

Can't wait for Android 15 that looks almost exactly like Android 12

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

Because if they slow down people won't upgrade as fast because the manufacturers pledge "X number of versions" updates not years. So if Google slows down manufacturers would have to support longer. Gotta keep that money flowing in because Google gets a cut of sales.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago

Wut? The major manufacturers I've paid attention to, who've made update support promises, have done "X years" not "X versions"

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

What? I've never heard of that in my life. Years, yes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've observed this substantially more with iOS updates vs. Android.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It’s not true for either one. Both Apple and Android OEMs pledge support for years not versions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

I never claimed they did, but the fact remains that my iPhone 4S was rendered nearly unusable after the iOS 7 "upgrade," which had such a massive system load that only one app could run at a time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

More children to exploit in those cobalt mines! Can't stop now!

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They are hurting themselves in the long run. People get bored of continuous updates and it means that each release gets way less attention. They should do minor version bumps if anything. Do a 14.1, 14.2 and so on