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Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
tendoboy1984:
--- Quote from: shingi_70 on September 22, 2012, 02:08:25 PM ---All of the other things wrong with android are due to manufacture customizations.
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And the fragmentation caused by Google's procrastination and laziness with sending out updates to non-Samsung devices. Why do some Android devices take precedence over others when it comes to getting timely updates? You don't see this problem with Windows devices (PC or Phone). Could you imagine if an HP PC got a major update weeks later than an ASUS PC?
MegaByte:
Most of the update delay is not Google (not including Nexus devices); it's the manufacturers and carriers. We've been over this.
tendoboy1984:
--- Quote from: MegaByte on September 22, 2012, 06:25:03 PM ---Most of the update delay is not Google (not including Nexus devices); it's the manufacturers and carriers. We've been over this.
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If Microsoft doesn't have those problems with Windows Phones, then why should Google? Look at Apple, iOS 6 was released on all Apple devices on the same day, regardless of carrier.
Google controls the Android OS and its distribution, so don't they have the final say as to when the updates are rolled out?
MegaByte:
No. It's not part of their agreement. Microsoft and Apple keep control of their OSes, but Google only keeps control of its apps. It does suck, on the other hand, if Google hadn't deferred OS control to these parties, the uptake of Android probably wouldn't have been so swift. Google's recently started making it easier to get updates done quickly on diverse hardware, so hopefully the lag won't be as bad in the future... but they say that with every update.
tendoboy1984:
--- Quote from: MegaByte on September 22, 2012, 06:38:47 PM ---No. It's not part of their agreement. Microsoft and Apple keep control of their OSes, but Google only keeps control of its apps. It does suck, on the other hand, if Google hadn't deferred OS control to these parties, the uptake of Android probably wouldn't have been so swift. Google's recently started making it easier to get updates done quickly on diverse hardware, so hopefully the lag won't be as bad in the future... but they say that with every update.
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Wait, Google doesn't control the Android ecosystem? Then who does? The manufacturers?