Weekly poll results: 3 years of updates are enough
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- Kyo
- PEr
- 11 Feb 2018
AnonD-733422, 11 Feb 201810 years old laptop can be updated on win 10,but 1 year old... moreThe companies want to constantly sell and make profits,if they give updates then many will keep their phones for very long.
- Fulljack
- uCH
- 11 Feb 2018
Techfan21, 11 Feb 2018In Android, serious respect to Xiaomi for nearly Apple leve... morebut xiaomi didn't bump the security update and only backport features. they didn't update the api version, which is necessary for modern apps
- Fulljack
- uCH
- 11 Feb 2018
AnonD-121521, 11 Feb 2018Well with googles "new" idea (suggested by some of us 10+ y... morelet me correct you a bit. project treble allow users to install stock image taken from google's leaked universal android img (you can grab now on xda, and can be flashed to all project treble compatible device, just like how windows iso work). granted, you'll need to unlock the bootloader, but no other system tamper are needed.
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- AnonD-736766
- yZu
- 11 Feb 2018
Micromax canvas pulse 4G E451 plzzzzz available updates time to time this phone... 😡
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- AnonD-121521
- 3Jn
- 11 Feb 2018
Well with googles "new" idea (suggested by some of us 10+ years ago !!) of triple partitions,it makes it so simple that it takes away many of the excuses of makers for not updating,with a partition for andriod itself,partition for makers drivers and skins and third partition for users data,this applies to both types of updates,os and security,also makes flashing roms a lot ser and more convenient,if your device is rootable of course..
As a by product of the new partitioning system,it also does away with many of the excuses/reasons that google insisted were the reason fot doing away with msd cards !!
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- xXENDER FREAKXx
- uJ5
- 11 Feb 2018
Techfan21, 11 Feb 2018In Android, serious respect to Xiaomi for nearly Apple leve... moreHome launcher updates and software updates are different things...
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- Anonymous
- bJb
- 11 Feb 2018
Techfan21, 11 Feb 2018In Android, serious respect to Xiaomi for nearly Apple leve... moreXiaomi's software support to older devices DO NOT count, because they don't upgrade Android version, they only upgrade MIUI to MIUI 9.
Those devices on Android 4.4 will be forever stuck on Android 4.4, only MIUI upgrade to 9.
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- Anonymous
- Dkp
- 11 Feb 2018
Techfan21, 11 Feb 2018In Android, serious respect to Xiaomi for nearly Apple leve... moreAlthough they provide their MIUI for a good extent of time, android version is not updated. Forget about android version, the security patches are a must.
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- Anonymous
- Dkp
- 11 Feb 2018
manufacturers should take a look at this poll..
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- AnonD-94987
- rKb
- 11 Feb 2018
Definitely not possible to support to device for three years with manufacturers adopting planned obsolescence.
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- AnonD-736747
- Nvh
- 11 Feb 2018
if the phone had a better hardware like the galaxy s8, s8+ and note 8, why not to offer even a 4 years support. so it costs more expensives in certain regions.
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- Techfan21
- rx7
- 11 Feb 2018
In Android, serious respect to Xiaomi for nearly Apple levels of software support
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- dealers
- Nvh
- 11 Feb 2018
if the phones had a better hardware like galaxy s8, s8+ and note 8. why not for 4years.
it costs heavily in certain regions.
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- AnonD-690051
- thv
- 11 Feb 2018
Nokia super fan, 11 Feb 2018Laptop are the most reliable source we can get. But now, ou... morethere are many things phone can't do:
1. running netbeans or eclipse ide
2. running visual studio
3. virtual box, vmware, etc
4. android studio
thats why i have never spent more than $300 to buy stup!d phones
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- Anonymous
- xCD
- 11 Feb 2018
AnonD-733422, 11 Feb 201810 years old laptop can be updated on win 10,but 1 year old... moreStandardized hardware for PCs makes all the difference
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- Nokia super fan
- KSE
- 11 Feb 2018
AnonD-733422, 11 Feb 201810 years old laptop can be updated on win 10,but 1 year old... moreLaptop are the most reliable source we can get. But now, our phones is the lite version if a laptop which almost copies what the laptop does. However, there's one thing in the technology hall of fame that a phone does not function of what the laptop does????
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- AnonD-733422
- JF0
- 11 Feb 2018
10 years old laptop can be updated on win 10,but 1 year old smartphone of many companies can't.That is ridiculous.Also many mid-range smartphones are expensive from mid-range laptops,and still, guess what, laptops received updates.
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- Pragmatic
- xCD
- 11 Feb 2018
It's updated for as long as it's maximally profitable for the manufacturers, period.
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- 5T
- nDy
- 11 Feb 2018
Android should become more like Windows, easy to install on any configuration, with a bit o limitations like newest version of Android not supporting older components etc. The flashable zip should have drivers for any components. Let's be real, there aren't that many kinds.