When Pixel and Nexus phones will stop getting updates

The whole Android hardware market is a sham. Models are released was too quickly and support should be much longer.

I've still got my HTC One M7 running the lastest code and its perfectly fine.
 
On the positive side, it will stop updating itself.
 
gregmcc said:
The whole Android hardware market is a sham. Models are released was too quickly and support should be much longer.

I've still got my HTC One M7 running the lastest code and its perfectly fine.
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Agreed. These hardware should run Android for years to come. Thank goodness for Apple who support its devices until the hardware becomes too old.
 
cozinsky said:
Agreed. These hardware should run Android for years to come. Thank goodness for Apple who support its devices until the hardware becomes too old.
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Sort of yes, but the updates each phone gets is not the same. The IOS number might be the same but what each device gets isn't. Of course it is hardware dependent.
 
Most people don't care, else more people would be up in arms that some of the major manufacturers (*cough*Samsung*cough*) are months behind with security updates. Honestly, I don't really care about support. I use a Google phone, and usually get the latest security updates the day or day after Google releases it. Judging by that article, I would have gotten 3+ years of support for my phone if I don't drop it or upgrade it before then.
 
Lupus said:
Sort of yes, but the updates each phone gets is not the same. The IOS number might be the same but what each device gets isn't. Of course it is hardware dependent.
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And also, how many different models does apple have to cater for compared to what android needs to cater for....
 
kripstoe said:
Most people don't care, else more people would be up in arms that some of the major manufacturers (*cough*Samsung*cough*) are months behind with security updates. Honestly, I don't really care about support. I use a Google phone, and usually get the latest security updates the day or day after Google releases it. Judging by that article, I would have gotten 3+ years of support for my phone if I don't drop it or upgrade it before then.
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Not samsung, blame your service provider... most of the times
 
faniebraai said:
And also, how many different models does apple have to cater for compared to what android needs to cater for....
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There is this yes, fewer hardware iterations makes it easier to cater for. The problem with Android is fragmentation, even within OEMS, you've got devices ranging from Snapdragon to Mediatek chips, so different drivers and what not.
 
Lupus said:
There is this yes, fewer hardware iterations makes it easier to cater for. The problem with Android is fragmentation, even within OEMS, you've got devices ranging from Snapdragon to Mediatek chips, so different drivers and what not.
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Yep, what you really want is an OEM that takes the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and builds on that... problem what that is, you then lose all things google. Which you can sideload, but no OEM will agree publicly to that.
 
Lupus said:
Sort of yes, but the updates each phone gets is not the same. The IOS number might be the same but what each device gets isn't. Of course it is hardware dependent.
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Also to update the music app they need to do a whole OS update whereas on Android even the dialer gets updated from the play store...
 
backstreetboy said:
Also to update the music app they need to do a whole OS update whereas on Android even the dialer gets updated from the play store...
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It is changing with iOS 10.3. Built-in apps can be removed from the device, installed again from Appstore when needed, not sure whether all apps.
 
Nothing new here. We knew support would only last about 2 years per device.

My 5X is on Android 8.0 dev preview 3, so I'm not complaining... (yet)

Also, community support for my positively ancient Galaxy Nexus has been spectacular... Gave the phone to my mom the other day and that little phone is still going strong- I've had to replace the micro USB slot though. The 5X will follow that same route if and when the time comes. For now, I'm still enjoying what few OTA updates Google send my way.
 
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