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  • I checked for updates for a few days only to remember I’m running the latest beta and I won’t get a monthly update….D’oh.

  • My pixel 2xl on Android 11 beta has not receive july update yet but my Galaxy Note 10 Plus got it already on july 6. Come on google

  • First time go with the check for software update. Hopefully it will become the norm.

  • I like how Google releases their updates for the pixels on the first Monday of every month for their security updates but it’s impressive that Samsung release their July update in the last days of June. Or maybe it was the first day of July but to be Google that’s impressive my main question is does this July security update does it come with any bug fixes or new features or is it literally just a security update?

  • I know, Pixel thread, but it’s somehow always right on queue with my Note 10+. As soon as I see the article hit here (often before) for Pixels, I check and there it is.

    • That’s really good to see, more if they could only do the same for major updates. Or better yet, bring back Play Edition Samsung devices

    • Now is your 11 month old flagship going to stay “right on queue” for the next 3 years?

      I think we all know the answer to that.

      • Dunno and don’t care, this is the longest I’ve used the same phone for in at LEAST 7+ years.

        But, I do agree, Android in general needs to support their stuff longer, that is definitely a big advantage iOS has over all of Android. I personally think oem’s (and Google) should fully support/update phones for at least 4 years, security updates AND version updates.

        But again, doesn’t effect me as I never keep them that long anyway. The only reason I’m still using my Note 10+ as my DD is I just haven’t seen anything that does a better job than this does.

        • I read somewhere that the biggest update hurdle is Qualcomm not caring to support the latest Android APIs for their older chips (compared to Intel/Apple). It was quite a lengthy discussion but I can’t remember where I found it.

          • I seem to recall hearing that as well, don’t know how true it is. But, obviously it’s MUCH easier for iOS to keep things up to date since it’s one company that makes both the software and hardware entirely.

            Thing is, my thinking is this, anyone that keeps a phone longer than two years likely doesn’t care about updates (if they did, they would, I don’t know, UPDATE their phone more often), so though ???? does it, and it’s nice they do, I don’t think it’s super nessasarry after 2-3 years…but would be nice to know it would be done for 4 (I think that’s one of the main reasons iPhone resale is so much higher than Android’s)…

            Could just be talking out of my butt though, probably am since I contradict myself above ????

          • Would you want your Windows or Mac computer to stop getting updates after two years? Should you just buy a new computer?

            As vulnerabilities are found over time, it’s definitely necessary to apply security updates to phones — old or new– as long as they’re still being used.

    • Is the Galaxy s10 getting the update today? Samsung always updates the current flagship right away. It’s their “older” phones that get forgotten and delayed. That’s the issue.

      • From what I see it’s usually just a couple weeks after the current flagships.

  • Only 2.2mb update on my 2xl. Cant be too many fixes with the update so small….

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