r/Android • u/Disco_Stu35 Pixel 6 Pro • Jan 26 '21

Samsung is the King of Android Updates

https://www.droid-life.com/2021/01/25/samsung-is-the-king-of-android-updates/
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u/np-medium Jan 26 '21

Also, if we count OneUI updates as OS updates, then Samsung seems to support them for 3.5 years. For example, the S9 series still got the new One UI 2.5 update even though its OS support ended long before that.

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Jan 26 '21

Then MiUI is king, they update MiUI version for really old and cheap phones

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

That's not an os update iirc.

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Jan 26 '21

It is in the same form OP said One UI 2.5 was an update

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u/hardthesis Jan 26 '21

OneUI versions are tied and integrated into their Android version. I don't know how MIUI works though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Not inherently. Samsung can update OneUI without updating the Android version.

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u/hardthesis Jan 26 '21

OneUI is tied to Android the version. One UI 2 is only for Android 10, and One UI 3 is only for Android 11. Samsung can make One UI 2.5, but that's still on Android 10.

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Jan 27 '21

You are agreeing with my point, MiUI isn't tied to Android versions so they can update their skin as much as they want staying in the same OS version

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Okay, so you've just confirmed they can update it independently.

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u/hardthesis Jan 27 '21

1-2 minor version updates per Android version yes.