Google confirms: Android 16 is launching early and there will be a second release in 2025
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024With all these delayed on major OS update, I wonder does th... moreMan. That thing will be laggy as hell after even 5 years ...more so after 6 . What 7 do u even want . It s not even gonna last u that much . And with the money u will be investing in it after so much time u will get a new phone with those money rather than investing it
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 20242 major android updates, but for security usually got 2 or ... moreDo we really need security updates? I mean spyware and bloatware obviously need updates, but..do WE actually need those?
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- 01 Nov 2024
Dani.2077, 01 Nov 2024Where did you get/see this "guarantee" 🤔❓ "... morehttps://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024Yes and it's based on Android 14. Their last one, unle... more2 major android updates, but for security usually got 2 or 3 year update, thats why before you buy smartphone, always check os android version, best to buy smartphone use the latest android version not use last year android version,
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024And that’s how „7 major Android upgrades“ became only 6.5 y... moreIf android come out later "well played Google, only 6 release of android".. if android come out early "well played Google, only 6.5 years of support". Never happy..
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- 01 Nov 2024
aluk, 01 Nov 2024samsung specified as "7 os updates"the thing is that a smart TV should never be connected to the internet, letting illiterates touch the security is not a good idea
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- 01 Nov 2024
RaviSS, 01 Nov 2024If we are talking about Pixel devices, Google guarantees up... moreWhere did you get/see this "guarantee" 🤔❓
"Google said/wrote ..." NOT a warranty 🤷🏻♂️.
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- 01 Nov 2024
what is this the end of frankenstein androids , what is needed is continuous updates of low level things like Linux kernel etc then play store and frameworks , apps should be kept far away from ruining android , will android 16 finally get safe containers?
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- 01 Nov 2024
S, 01 Nov 2024Garbage dump will happen in name of software update. Electronic waste management system landfill
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- 01 Nov 2024
Android is e-trash
The best operating system is Huawei OS
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- 01 Nov 2024
potato4k, 01 Nov 2024Can anyone list out any major changes from 14 to 15, or fro... moreWhat google needs to do is to seperate Android OS updates and security updates so that each device can perform at its fullest potential.
Android/ios has matured so well in the recent years to the point that you can do almost everything with the phones and its pointless to create a new OS just to add a few features here and there which could be done with a minor OTA update!
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- 01 Nov 2024
The Android Freak, 01 Nov 2024Lol. Poco X5 Pro got Hyder OS 1 update?Yes and it's based on Android 14. Their last one, unless Xiaomi changes policy, will be Android 15.
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- 01 Nov 2024
Jesus we didn't even tried 15 .. 🤦♂️
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- 01 Nov 2024
RaviSS, 01 Nov 2024If we are talking about Pixel devices, Google guarantees up... moreand then they release next android version immediate month following jun31 & sep31,
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- 01 Nov 2024
After what i see to huawei with harmony os.. I dont want anymore android, wich, bytheway is almoust nothing change to interface..
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- 01 Nov 2024
Ded, 01 Nov 2024So considering the early update my pixel 6a might have a ch... morePixel 6a is guaranteed updates till July 2025, so if Android 16 releases within that time window, then 6a should get the update. But it is highly unlikely that vanilla 6 series will not get the update (guaranteed support window ends at October 2024) and 6a will. So I guess two scenarios are possible:
1. Android 16 releases by July and both vanilla 6 series and 6a get the update (there is no bar on Google releasing updates even after the guaranteed window).
2. Android 16 is delayed and released in August or later, in which case entire 6 series will remain at Android 15.
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024With all these delayed on major OS update, I wonder does th... moresamsung specified as "7 os updates"
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- 01 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024The wording should be major Android updates, not years. It&... moreIf we are talking about Pixel devices, Google guarantees updates till a certain point of time, not the Android release. Pixel 8/ 8 Pro is guaranteed updates till October 2030, 8a till May 2031 and Pixel 9 series till August 2031. So it doesn't matter whether there are five major releases till that point or ten, all updates released within the respective windows will be available to the devices.
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- 01 Nov 2024
Can anyone list out any major changes from 14 to 15, or from 13 to 14? Imo Google should just do silent updates as Android is a mature OS and any major number upgrade no longer have real significant changes. There's a reason why OEMs now can promise longer updates. There's really not many changes between versions.
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- 01 Nov 2024
With all these delayed on major OS update, I wonder does this impacted both the promised of 7 year update by Google and Samsung, are they going to extend it or it will be shorten to 6.5 or 6 year because of the delay? 🤔