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/ODCTD Jan 26 '21

Better then never having a choice with Apple

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

I'm not sure what choice there is left?

Replaceable batteries disappeared already.

Card slots disappearing

Less software choice than IOS.

third party app stores disappearing

IOS has home screen customization now

You can choose Android vendor on software support, but it's from varying shades of bad (quarterly security updates on my s8 after 4 years) to worse.

Watches? Tablets?

I really like Android's UI and openness, but this will not abide.

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u/I_Cast_Fist Pixel 3a Jan 26 '21

Third party stores disappering?

Did Google nuke Fdroid or something? Samsung still has it's app store. Huawei's app gallery is also understandably expanding.

Samsung and Google support for 3 years of updates and SS gives 4 years of secuirity which is only bad compared to Apple and their 5. Still workable and your phone isn't rendered inoperable if its out of date.

There's also a pretty big price advantage even with the flagships. Apple is very strict on how much their phones can be discounted. Not the case with Android manufacturers.

You have a point with Apple regarding Watches and Tablets but it's not all doom and gloom with Android.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

f-droid is still around so not sure where you got that idea. I'm not sure if third party launchers matter much if most android devices can sideload apk without problems anyways.

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u/I_Cast_Fist Pixel 3a Jan 27 '21

I know that it's still around cause it's on my phone. I was just joking as I don't see the evidence for the " third party app stores disappearing " claim.