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Android 10 Announced as Google Drops Dessert-Inspired Names
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Android 10 eh? More like Android 10% of phones will get it 
Jokes aside, Android is actually in a fairly good state right now. Still prefer iOS of course.
Jokes aside, Android is actually in a fairly good state right now. Still prefer iOS of course.
I enjoyed the android dessert naming scheme but when things change, its not the end of the world.
It is a mistake to compare Android to iPhone because basically you are comparing iOS + iPhone to Android OS. If you really want to compare it, try to compare it to let say Samsung Galaxy S Series to iPhones. With that you can give context to security updates, features and etc...
It is a fact that some companies does not provide update that often but if you let say buy Google Pixel then you can always have the latest security update and etc. If you want to update your phone on a daily basis then try LineageOS which is an Android OS.
Well, it goes to show that a lot of people here, out of there hatred in Android OS or iPhones push a lot of ideas that are out of context.
Yeah, but then they will all just buy new phones for $50 to solve the problem.
Tell that to its Chinese base users. In China, Apple must submit to the governments request on providing whatever data it has to its user anytime they ask. Double standard privacy? But I understand, outside US, China is its next cash cow and for that they are willing to cooperate without hesitation with Chinese government. On the other hand, Facebook and Google are not allowed on China because they are unwilling to submit to the governments demand.
The irony of this is that it doesn't require that to run, that is what some OEMs are doing. Look for instance at the Pixel lineup and you see the hardware isn't crazy like this.
I feel like the third point is easily as applicable to the Apple side of the fence. Fanboys are bad for anything, use what you like and move on.
I do find it somewhat sad people think Apple is not milking that data as well.
In some ways Google is much more open with what they do with the data they collect and sadly have a much larger vest interested in keeping it private than Apple does. Apple gets it all stolen they have a break of trust. Google gets it all stolen not only is it a break of trust but also how they sell that data for ads gets taken so they lose business.
I think the reason for that is, in Android OS the hardware manufacturer has a lot if not complete freedom to customize the OS and for that reason pushing update is left to the manufacturer. You really cant compare how Microsoft push for update with Android OS because they are very different platform. In the same context you really cant compare how updates are push in iOS and Android OS. You can however compare Google Pixel with Apple iPhone.
In my case, my Android OS phone has a daily update but Im too lazy to do the update that its been almost 3 months since my last update.. Maybe tomorrow i will
This is not a “simple mistake” made by Google early on (allowing OEMs to modify Android). It was a choice and a gamble. Google wanted people to use Android so it relaxed the conditions for its use. It knew full well what might happen if Android took off (too many variations to control) but they made that choice anyway. Now they’ve spent the last 10 years trying to put the genie back in the bottle.
Google should have placed strict limits on what OEMs can do to Android so they could continue to provide updates despite what modifications those OEMs did. It’s not like this issue wasn’t already well understood when Android was developed.
Who said its a mistake? Its an open source OS, its serve its purpose and for that reason it is a more superior OS compared to iOS.
I guess I will be reading a lot of throwback from fanboys with my last sentence
well, it is what it is.
And manufacturers don't want to update the OS on their old phones because who would buy their latest models with the go faster stripes? Make no mistake, unless you buy a phone that run stock android, updates are a pipe dream.
Who said its a mistake? Its an open source OS, its serve its purpose and for that reason it is a more superior OS compared to iOS.
I guess I will be reading a lot of throwback from fanboys with my last sentence
Superior OS? Hardly. Inferior Apps, lazy developers, useless on tablets, riddled with malware, poor security and system updates.
Fanboys? Is that your response when you can’t formulate a proper rebuttal?
Haha.. It seem you are really misinformed about Android OS. You would be amazed my Android Phone has a daily update and you are calling devs lazy. You really are a something, you didnt even bother to check your facts and right away dismisses things. For decency, at least be honest that you dont know a lot about what Android OS is.
You talk about security, my phone can mount/dismount and create LUKS format container. It has SELinux installed which protects me from a lot of secuerity threath including malwares.
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Which device are you getting daily updates on? I have a Note 9 and S10+. I'm not seeing these "daily updates". I waited 5 months just to get Pie on my Note 9.
Do you own any Android tablets? Ever tried to find actual tablet optimized Apps that weren't just blown-up phone Apps? You better believe Android developers are lazy when you look at the sorry state of Android on tablets. Google doesn't even have a tablet section on Google Play (they had one but dropped it because it was a wasteland).
They aren't interested in tablets so why would they?
Its a tanking category. Despite Apples insistence that they are the future of computing sales of tablets have been on the slide for years.