It's a shame that some of the OEMs are so focused on pushing you to buy a new device that they intentionally neglect their old ones to make a shiny new phone more attractive. It's a double-shame because I like the LG G series. Then again major Android OS updates tend to murder a phone's overall performance and responsiveness. Aside from maybe something like CyanogenMod.
If it wasn't for the fact that I don't care for Apple's ecosystem, or their pricing for large amounts of local storage (since I can't supplement it with an SD card), I'd consider an iPhone. If Verizon gets something like a Surface phone though, I'd probably buy a new Win10 device.
You do understand that the vast majority of phone owners (both Android and iOS) have to idea what version of they are running. Heck most don't even know there are different versions of the OS, let alone caring that they didn't get upgraded post haste.
...and that isn't the case with Android, or any OS update for any computer? OS's become more demanding, that's just how it is. Windows 7 was the only version of Windows ever released that was actually faster than the previous version across the majority of hardware.
What's important is people have a choice to upgrade, if they chose, to get newer features and more secure environment at the cost of performance. iOS and Windows 10 are great examples, even though the later feels forced down peoples throats and iOS has that annoying red symbol over the Settings icon until you update...
But the point is universal. Most Android OEM's don't update their smartphones. Kyocera and Sony were notorious for not even publishing updates for carriers. Samsung's problem has historically been poor carrier relationships, which started improving drastically after the Galaxy S III. Prior to that, few phones, with the exception of the Galaxy S II, were updated to Android 4.0
The great thing about Android phones is they are cheap, so you can replace them often. I don't really understand why anybody would spend more than $300-$350 on an Android smartphone when the experience is mostly universal across all of them. In the case of the iPhone, if I am spending $700 on a phone, it BETTER get updates for 4+ years.
Full of BS your post it, young iPadawan. Android doesn't get slower with each version, 3.x speed up my, originaly, 2.x Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Flagship Android devices aren't cheap, and wipe the floor with iThings quite often they. (I still get lolwoot feeling when I have to use an iPhone)
Actual iPhone costs in 500-ish range, paying 100$ per extra couple of GB of flash and hitting 700+ you are, because Steve Jobbs sush an a** hole was and your pocket for this shit voted has.
I just asked the three iPhone uses around me which version of iOS they were using, none knew. One said it keeps asking me to update and I keep ignoring it, and another said iPhone 6!
I don't know about that. As osx points out, iOS users are usually somewhat aware of what version they're running. Average Android users aren't as in tune with what specific version they're running, or concerned with WHEN they get an update... but they often hear when other people are getting new features and their phone misses out. Likewise they know when a new update hurts their phone's performance. I know a few Android users that switched to iPhones because they were sick of updates that both helped and hurt their phone.
In one case I tried to talk someone into a Nexus device but they were just so fed up with their last few Android phones all becoming unbearable after a few major updates. So they got an iPhone and have been happy ever since. Not to say iPhones are infallible, but barring Apple's occasional stupidity, they're pretty solid. I don't use them myself but I kind of like family using them because I don't have to play tech support as often.
Yeah a Windows Surface Phone sounds interesting. Especially if driven by an Intel Chip. You could hook it up to a monitor and use it as a normal "low spec PC". Amazing would be a docking station that would also cool the phone so it throttles less.
That's why google is moving more and more stuff away from android and into apps. So they can be updated through the store. Sadly the nexus phones aren't that great anymore as they used to be.
My Verizon Note 4 just barely received an update last week ... but it was to 5.1.1, not 6. Hopefully 6 will come eventually. The 5.1.1 update did actually improve performance in several areas so that's not entirely un-appreciated.
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osxandwindows - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
First and last android update for the galaxy S phones of 2015.#fucksamsungfornotupdatingtheirdevicesforalongtime.
osxandwindows - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
Fuck that, it should be.#fuckallandroidoemsfornotupdatingtheirlastgenerationflagshipdevices.
With the exception of google.
Alexvrb - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
It's a shame that some of the OEMs are so focused on pushing you to buy a new device that they intentionally neglect their old ones to make a shiny new phone more attractive. It's a double-shame because I like the LG G series. Then again major Android OS updates tend to murder a phone's overall performance and responsiveness. Aside from maybe something like CyanogenMod.If it wasn't for the fact that I don't care for Apple's ecosystem, or their pricing for large amounts of local storage (since I can't supplement it with an SD card), I'd consider an iPhone. If Verizon gets something like a Surface phone though, I'd probably buy a new Win10 device.
placeman - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
You do understand that the vast majority of phone owners (both Android and iOS) have to idea what version of they are running. Heck most don't even know there are different versions of the OS, let alone caring that they didn't get upgraded post haste.Chaser - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
Very true.But for me I have the Nexus 6P. Works on all major carriers. ZERO carrier or manufacturer bloat. Problem solved.
bigboxes - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
Me & the missus just hopped on that train. Very happy so far. Just want to root it next.xdrol - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
What do you need routing for?osxandwindows - Monday, February 15, 2016 - link
Ummm, people on iOS are more aware of what version they are running.duploxxx - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
yes they are aware on IOS , it becomes severely slower with every update they do :)Samus - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
...and that isn't the case with Android, or any OS update for any computer? OS's become more demanding, that's just how it is. Windows 7 was the only version of Windows ever released that was actually faster than the previous version across the majority of hardware.What's important is people have a choice to upgrade, if they chose, to get newer features and more secure environment at the cost of performance. iOS and Windows 10 are great examples, even though the later feels forced down peoples throats and iOS has that annoying red symbol over the Settings icon until you update...
But the point is universal. Most Android OEM's don't update their smartphones. Kyocera and Sony were notorious for not even publishing updates for carriers. Samsung's problem has historically been poor carrier relationships, which started improving drastically after the Galaxy S III. Prior to that, few phones, with the exception of the Galaxy S II, were updated to Android 4.0
The great thing about Android phones is they are cheap, so you can replace them often. I don't really understand why anybody would spend more than $300-$350 on an Android smartphone when the experience is mostly universal across all of them. In the case of the iPhone, if I am spending $700 on a phone, it BETTER get updates for 4+ years.
medi03 - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - link
Full of BS your post it, young iPadawan.Android doesn't get slower with each version, 3.x speed up my, originaly, 2.x Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Flagship Android devices aren't cheap, and wipe the floor with iThings quite often they. (I still get lolwoot feeling when I have to use an iPhone)
Actual iPhone costs in 500-ish range, paying 100$ per extra couple of GB of flash and hitting 700+ you are, because Steve Jobbs sush an a** hole was and your pocket for this shit voted has.
Speedfriend - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
I just asked the three iPhone uses around me which version of iOS they were using, none knew. One said it keeps asking me to update and I keep ignoring it, and another said iPhone 6!Alexvrb - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
I don't know about that. As osx points out, iOS users are usually somewhat aware of what version they're running. Average Android users aren't as in tune with what specific version they're running, or concerned with WHEN they get an update... but they often hear when other people are getting new features and their phone misses out. Likewise they know when a new update hurts their phone's performance. I know a few Android users that switched to iPhones because they were sick of updates that both helped and hurt their phone.In one case I tried to talk someone into a Nexus device but they were just so fed up with their last few Android phones all becoming unbearable after a few major updates. So they got an iPhone and have been happy ever since. Not to say iPhones are infallible, but barring Apple's occasional stupidity, they're pretty solid. I don't use them myself but I kind of like family using them because I don't have to play tech support as often.
CU - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
LG is rolling it out also.http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-now-rolling-...
beginner99 - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - link
Yeah a Windows Surface Phone sounds interesting. Especially if driven by an Intel Chip. You could hook it up to a monitor and use it as a normal "low spec PC". Amazing would be a docking station that would also cool the phone so it throttles less.beginner99 - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - link
That's why google is moving more and more stuff away from android and into apps. So they can be updated through the store. Sadly the nexus phones aren't that great anymore as they used to be.extide - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
My Verizon Note 4 just barely received an update last week ... but it was to 5.1.1, not 6. Hopefully 6 will come eventually. The 5.1.1 update did actually improve performance in several areas so that's not entirely un-appreciated.