So Apple lied about iOS 9.2.1

[VagabondWraith]

Android is much like AMD: the budget option for poor people.

[Bittenfleax]

That's like saying because you can access and explore Windows file system you can fix issues inherent in the OS. Which is not the case unless you can work on the OS code.

But you can. And you can do it easily. 

 

Depending on what it is. 

[papeles]

Yes, because 99.99999% of all Android users go there, use custom roms, develop or for on Android.

Explains why Samsung are being taken to court over lack updates, and why Android is how horribly fragmented. The people that even know about XDA are a miniscule minority compared to the amount of users out there.

It's why proper OTA updates are so important.

 

It's not just Apple, it's Google themselves, and all other 3rd parties that are just not doing a good enough job.

99.9% android users go to XDA, but ppl who know about XDA are a minority. Are you saying that basically Android users (99.9%, all) are a minority?

 

And yea, I agree with you that OTA updates are very important. Unfortunately, not all companies update their mid/low range phones regularly. I've had Sony phones for a wile and can't complain about OTA updates. But I do understand how frustrating it is to spend tons of cash on a device and 1 year after, it looks forgotten or discontinued, even though the hardware is still fcking good.

 

Also, you can't blame google on this. Brands choose to give their extra on the roms. If you go into the phones that are "Play store edition" (branded phones with stock google android, you'll see how fast and regularly they get updates! 

 

But all in all, the beauty of Android, for me, is to kinda choose when you want to update your phone, be it an apk developed by another brand or a custom rom and kernel.

 

Edit: just noticed the sarcasm now. My point was answering your question, on how to "change" stuff.

[spartaman64]

Android is much like AMD: the budget option for poor people.

how? there are plenty of really expensive android phones

[Valentyn]

99.9% android users go to XDA, but ppl who know about XDA are a minority. Are you saying that basically Android users (99.9%, all) are a minority?

 

 

 

So do you have any proof that 900+ Million Android users go to XDA? Also saying that 99.9% go there, but only a minority know about it is a strong contradiction.

 

Since there are over a billion Android users, and the last count for accounts at XDA was only 6.7 million, with only 360K active members.

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/

 

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9409071/google-android-stats-users-downloads-sales

http://www.cnet.com/news/google-io-by-the-numbers-1b-android-users-900m-on-gmail/

[dacheezypuffs]

Yeah that's not a lie. That's a "we think we fixed it. It looks like we did, but we could be wrong." Also this isn't the first time. 

 

I'm an Apple, Windows, and Android developer btw.

[papeles]

So do you have any proof that 900+ Million Android users go to XDA? Also saying that 99.9% go there, but only a minority know about it is a strong contradiction.

 

 

 

Just quoting what you said lol. I never said that 99.9% of the Android users go there.

 

 

Also, I doubt that 50% of the smartphone users care about an OTA update, or any update for that matter...

[Mauri]

No, but I have the freedom to tinker with stuff and fix issues instead of being locked into OTA updates...

ah yes custom rom devs, our saviors /s

 

like when the rom devs fixed the lollipop cell active battery drain bug, right?

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Android is much like AMD: the budget option for poor people.

What the fak?

[sof006]

Android is much like AMD: the budget option for poor people.

Nope. Considering a lot of Android phones (higher end) tend to be the same price as Apple's iPhones that have less than Androids higher end devices. 

 

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a superior camera and microphone to the iPhone 6/6s and it hovers around the £400/500 mark. Comparison videos and reviews will show this.

[AlTech]

This is why I like android. I do not wait for someone to fix problems, I do it myself  <_<

Same, except I do it by reporting the problem straight to Microsoft and then they fix it .

 

And that is 1 reason why I like Windows Phone.

[Bensemus]

Nope. Considering a lot of Android phones (higher end) tend to be the same price as Apple's iPhones that have less than Androids higher end devices. 

 

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a superior camera and microphone to the iPhone 6/6s and it hovers around the £400/500 mark. Comparison videos and reviews will show this.

And the iPhone has faster storage and better single threaded performance. The iPhone isn't snake oil.

[RedRound2]

Same, except I do it by reporting the problem straight to Microsoft and then they fix it .

 

And that is 1 reason why I like Windows Phone.

 

No they don't. There are so many bugs and visual inconsistencies in windows 10 that they still haven't fixed. Not to mention disaster of Windows 10 mobile

 

Apple on the other hand usually fixes in the next release. For some reason they couldn't do it in time for iOS 9.2.1 which was released few days before apple acknowledged the time issue.

 

However iOS 9.2.1 has proven to be an important update as it fixes a vulnerability and also increases performance in older iPhones. But nope, LTT posters are hunting for anti apple articles to post and monkey about

[AlTech]

No they don't. There are so many bugs and visual inconsistencies in windows 10 that they still haven't fixed. Not to mention disaster of Windows 10 mobile

 

Apple on the other hand usually fixes in the next release. For some reason they couldn't do it in time for iOS 9.2.1 which was released few days before apple acknowledged the time issue.

 

However iOS 9.2.1 has proven to be an important update as it fixes a vulnerability and also increases performance in older iPhones. But nope, LTT posters are hunting for anti apple articles to post and monkey about

You have no idea how Windows 10 Mobile performs. In the latest .63 update. It's almost there.There's not too many bugs left.

[RedRound2]

You have no idea how Windows 10 Mobile performs. In the latest .63 update. It's almost there.There's not too many bugs left.

 

well all the bugs wouldn't be so apparent to one user. In that case I could say that android and iOS are pretty much bug free in my experience. Plus it shouldn't be surprising as they delayed the update so much. It's one thing to not deliver updates but its a completely another story if a promised update gets delayed indefinitely and I know for sure that I would be more pissed with Microsoft than android manufacturers who at least deliver updates if they promised.

[TheGamingBarrel]

Please show us how you fix OS bugs with tinkering

My kernel for android 6.0 Caused my CPU To be forced at 300MHz, new kernel and it was running at 2457MHz like normal.

[Mew]

My kernel for android 6.0 Caused my CPU To be forced at 300MHz, new kernel and it was running at 2457MHz like normal.

So...... You made your phone lag super hard.

Wow typing with one hand on this phone is impossible.

[TheGamingBarrel]

So...... You made your phone lag super hard.

Wow typing with one hand on this phone is impossible.

So I fixed it.

[shifts]

Android is better because they don't lie about stuff.