Can’t wait for Android 15 that looks almost exactly like Android 12
More updates = better, of course!
Most of the updates seem to be features or UI changes that nobody asked for.
We’re excited that we’ve removed the ability to close apps!
Some of them have been pretty nice. However, the release’s are more frequent without the changes and improvements. I like all the new APIs and theming but those aren’t something you can do in 3 months.
Y’all don’t understand semantic versioning.
Google does a major release pretty much yearly.
Major releases are for breaking changes.
That’s exactly what we’re complaning about. Major release cycle used to be much longer. Now they have this need to break things all the time. I hate the new bubble settings UI, and that everything keeps getting worse to use instead of better.
Then…don’t upgrade?
I’m sorry I don’t see what the problem is here. This is a typical release schedule.
iOS has the same schedule (major release yearly). At least Google supports and patches for over 3 years. Apple is supporting 17 and 18 and that’s it. Android is still patching 12-15.
Mobile hardware is probably the fastest developing
corner of consumer electronics…between processors, screens, and battery technology. Of course software will have to change fast to keep up.Not upgrading is not an option if you don’t want your highly connecting device to remain secure.
Why does software have to change to keep up with any of those? Old software can run on new hardware just fine.
Only if the old software happens to have drivers compatible with the new hardware, which it almost certainly doesn’t.
If only the people pushing the new software had complete control over their old software, the new software, and the new hardware. Oh well. Clearly there’s no way to preserve backwards compatibility here, it’s not like Google controls every detail of their manufacturing lineup.
They could make driver updates. They don’t have to make a whole new OS version.
Now what does that say about regular major releases?
Wait until you find out that Android 16 is coming out in Q2 2025.
And it will be exactly the same as 15,14,13…
You weren’t even joking. Dev previews coming soon
This is creepy. I was just thinking this an hour ago. Android used to have incremental updates (8.1.2 amirite) but now theybjust brand it as a new version when there’s like one or two new “features” no one will use.
Lucky MF, all my androids at least 3 years out of date
Manufacture Android is often way out of date. They rarely even ship security patches
Pixels get 7 yearss of updates. Most other androids are trash, including Samsung imo
Well I don’t want a Pixel. Lineage OS it is then.
I use GrapheneOS, which is the best security focused ROM out there. It only supports Pixels.
I personally would avoid Graphene as they have had a lot of controversies. Use what ever works for you though. For me I don’t really care to have Graphene OS and I don’t like Pixels.
Fair enough
Android looks good. Why do they have the change the look again when not nearly every app is even using Material You?
I’d rather performance, power, and more capabilities like desktop mode.
People justifying their jobs. Can’t wait for these megacorps to be broken up
So you are advocating for slowing down the work on Android, or for keeping the pace the same but witholding the updates for longer before a release? Or something else?
I’m saying Android is too big and the updates are becoming more anti-consumer
I agree, but that has nothing to do with the release cadence.
Because if they slow down people won’t upgrade as fast because the manufacturers pledge “X number of versions” updates not years. So if Google slows down manufacturers would have to support longer. Gotta keep that money flowing in because Google gets a cut of sales.
Wut? The major manufacturers I’ve paid attention to, who’ve made update support promises, have done “X years” not “X versions”
What? I’ve never heard of that in my life. Years, yes.
I’ve observed this substantially more with iOS updates vs. Android.
It’s not true for either one. Both Apple and Android OEMs pledge support for years not versions.
I never claimed they did, but the fact remains that my iPhone 4S was rendered nearly unusable after the iOS 7 “upgrade,” which had such a massive system load that only one app could run at a time.
More children to exploit in those cobalt mines! Can’t stop now!
They are hurting themselves in the long run. People get bored of continuous updates and it means that each release gets way less attention. They should do minor version bumps if anything. Do a 14.1, 14.2 and so on
I have a pixel phone running GrapheneOs. I just realized i’m running Android 15.
Android 15 isn’t out yet16 isn’t out yet
I’m over here still on Android 14. Yay prepaid phones!
Bigger number = better = money.
Following Apple’s steps
Does Apple do this? I though they were slower to release new major versions
Apple releases a new major version every year, usually in September. What has Googles cadence been?
Yearly, October typically.
They are doing a major release every year. . Then they do 2-5 feature releases every year. The they do constant bug fix releases/and security updates.
Often they change shit just for the sake of changing shit with no apparent rhyme or reason. I tried to figure out how to multi-task on my work iPad. Every release they change it and it’s all hidden commands. I finally just disabled multi-tasking and use my phone as an extra screen.
It’s seriously much worse than my android phones. On my pixel I install a launcher, set it up how I like it and never see most of the changes between versions.
I was referring to the marginal changes between consecutive releases replying to:
Can’t wait for Android 15 that looks almost exactly like Android 12
