And the annoying thing is that on some phones (like Samsung phones recently, twice), the Play System updates get blocked for months on end. Worse, people who buy a new device are often stuck on ancient versions.
I recently tried an Android phone again for a few months, and the update/security situation is still a mess. E.g. Samsung does monthly updates on more premium phones. But a former flagship like the S22 would sometimes only get the update near the end of the month, even before the S24 is out. Having a phone with known CVEs for the better part of a month is… meh.
For some vendors, like Samsung, things are much better than a decade ago, but it’s still a far cry from Apple rolling out updates to all models simultaneously.
I recently tried an Android phone again for a few months, and the update/security situation is still a mess. E.g. Samsung does monthly updates on more premium phones. But a former flagship like the S22 would sometimes only get the update near the end of the month, even before the S24 is out. Having a phone with known CVEs for the better part of a month is… meh.
For some vendors, like Samsung, things are much better than a decade ago, but it’s still a far cry from Apple rolling out updates to all models simultaneously.