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  • Android OS releases versus iPhone OS releases

I might be wrong in saying this, but... It seems like even on mid teir models When Apple releases a new version of iOS, there's always A mixed bag of... "Oh, my phone runs great or better" or "My phone is running at a snail's pace now"

Inversely, it seems like for Android, that's not the case. And Google does a better job of backporting features and performance to devices that can support it.

I understand Android is on a plethora of devices compared to iOS, But wouldn't that cause more performance issues because of a wider range of hardware?

This is just an observation, For discussion

  • zzz replied to this.

    No idea about apple, but Pixels are as short of a software chain of trust as you can get.

    Thus also the fastest updates and best support. Pixels are basically iPhones.

    “Pixels are basically iPhones.”

    You lost me there, can you say it a different way?

    • fria replied to this.

      Blastoidea The phone and operating system are made by the same company so you get support for a long time and timely updates.

      OfflinePuffin It seems like even on mid teir models When Apple releases a new version of iOS, there's always A mixed bag of... "Oh, my phone runs great or better" or "My phone is running at a snail's pace now"

      Apple has been known to intentionally throttle older devices via software update
      (with the extremely plausible rationale of protecting old batteries, because we know how much Apple is a champion of right to repair issues /s )

      https://www.ifixit.com/News/9472/ios-update-slows-iphone
      https://www.ifixit.com/News/11208/batterygate-timeline

      Your observation could be partly due to this practice

      • fria replied to this.

        zzz That was a long time ago, they made that an optional feature now. It prevents your phone from turning itself off when your battery can’t put out enough power.

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