Can’t wait for Android 15 that looks almost exactly like Android 12

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Y’all don’t understand semantic versioning.

    Google does a major release pretty much yearly.

    Major releases are for breaking changes.

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      15 hours ago

      That’s exactly what we’re complaning about. Major release cycle used to be much longer. Now they have this need to break things all the time. I hate the new bubble settings UI, and that everything keeps getting worse to use instead of better.

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        12 hours ago

        Then…don’t upgrade?

        I’m sorry I don’t see what the problem is here. This is a typical release schedule.

        iOS has the same schedule (major release yearly). At least Google supports and patches for over 3 years. Apple is supporting 17 and 18 and that’s it. Android is still patching 12-15.

        Mobile hardware is probably the fastest developing
        corner of consumer electronics…between processors, screens, and battery technology. Of course software will have to change fast to keep up.

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          3 hours ago

          Not upgrading is not an option if you don’t want your highly connecting device to remain secure.

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          10 hours ago

          Why does software have to change to keep up with any of those? Old software can run on new hardware just fine.

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            7 hours ago

            Only if the old software happens to have drivers compatible with the new hardware, which it almost certainly doesn’t.

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              6 hours ago

              If only the people pushing the new software had complete control over their old software, the new software, and the new hardware. Oh well. Clearly there’s no way to preserve backwards compatibility here, it’s not like Google controls every detail of their manufacturing lineup.