On Android, unlike iOS, there is no such thing as timeliness. Due to the fact that manufacturers are forced to adapt new versions of the OS, such an indicator as the speed of their distribution, in principle, is not discussed. Users take this for granted, because for most of them it is more important that the update, in principle, reached their smartphones, even if time has passed since its release. But, apparently, this state of affairs does not suit Google, and it is doing everything to get away from it.
Android 10 is the fastest update in terms of distribution
Android 10 has become the fastest distributed OS version in recent years. This is admitted by Google itself, having published a graph of the speed of adoption of different versions of the operating system, starting with Android Oreo. As of June, the total number of devices based on Android 10 exceeded 400 million units.
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The green line is the spread Android 10
This is a rather large figure, considering that Android 9 Pie did not even reach 300 million in the same period, and Android 8 stopped somewhere around the 100 million mark. In fact, during this time, the speed of distribution of updates has grown almost 4 times. This is largely made possible by the use of the Project Treble architecture.
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Google is trying to fix the situation with updates Android, and at the very least it succeeds
This year, Google decided to go even further and split Android 11 even more using the Project Mainline architecture. It sort of separates the components that are responsible for protection and security in general from the main operating system. Thanks to it, Google will be able to distribute security updates to all compatible smartphones on its own through Google Play, without waiting for manufacturers to deign to adapt them and release them. Initially, it was planned to launch Project Mainline a year ago, with the release of Android 10, but something went wrong and it was decided to postpone the project.
Overall, I like Google's approach to distribution Android. The company, to the best of its capabilities, tries to make sure that users receive updates in a timely manner and in the proper amount. She does not always succeed in this, but the very fact that she strives and even succeeds in something deserves respect. It is another matter that, obviously, there is no less to be done than has already been done.
If I were Google, I would somehow fix in the rules of use Android the obligation of manufacturers to update smartphones for at least 3 years. After all, today to say that the flagship of three years ago, which demonstrates good indicators of computing power, is no longer productive enough for a fresh update, is pure cunning. After all, why Apple can update their smartphones for 5-6 years while other manufacturers cannot? It's all about the banal unwillingness. And if Google had set such a requirement, things would have gone differently.