I read it as not all features trickle down at the same time.
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Ohhhh... So that's not a software update issue, that's just how Apple is notorious for only allowing certain features on their newer devices.
We are talking about the S24 update so its got same features as the S25 One UI etc etc
So likewise the IP 15P/PM has taken 7 months and 5 updates to get the same features as the IP16 and now both are still waiting for the rest of the updates Apple has promised
So by comparison you only waited 3 months for parity with Samsung and 7 months with Apple for the previous year flagship phones
It is, the 15 Pro and Pro max get the same features as the 16 Pro and Pro max
A lot of semantics involved here, lol. I understand what you're saying now though.
Can someone help me understand the Google Play update? I've never really understood why I need to update the phone twice. Also, the Google Update is still for April and has always been at least 2 months behind. Why can't it be an all in one update thing. I also wish there was an easier way to see both updates so you can update them together.
Google development has been the weakest
for a long time. Both on Android and ChromeOS, they have rushed to market epic fails (affecting only one platform at a time) a number of times during the past ~3-4 years.
They should model UI/UX and release management after Apple or others who "get it" (and are all grown up) in my opinion.
Update the phone twice? Google Play update is solely based on the app... similar to how we update any other 3rd party app. Of course, with Google Play there's other components added to it... in terms of making sure everything is secure when it comes to vulnerabilities in the app store.
I'm not sure what's the confusion behind it... we have (monthly) software updates pushed for our phone and Google Play is tied to the "app" store.
I don't know... Android does it a manner where everything isn't tied to "one" major update. For example, the only way Safari on iOS gets new features is by way of IPSW whereas Google can push an update specifically to Chrome, GMail or Gemini.
I do agree that Apple approach is more unified, but there's some benefit in the way Android does it though.
Whenever I was supposed to update the phone, I was also supposed to update the Google Play thing as well, but it sounds like one is just updating the app and the other is the main update. That makes sense.
I always hated Apple not updating on an app to app basis and I'm surprised they still don't do it. I shouldn't have to wait a year just to see Apple Music updated, yet that's how IOS has always done it. It seems like if apps need to be updated, they should be updated separately.
I think people may be confusing Google store update for apps and Google Play update which is very different.
It is a bad decision to have to update part of the firmware/software buried under sub menus. Most people probably never update Google Play.
Major firmware update and minor are completely separate from Google Play or Google Store.
One major flaw with Google Play is there are never any prompts to update unlike OS updates.
Fragmentation in Android is still a thing unfortunately.
Apple handles updates much better in my opinion.
It is a bad decision to have to update part of the firmware/software buried under sub menus. Most people probably never update Google Play.
Major firmware update and minor are completely separate from Google Play or Google Store.
One major flaw with Google Play is there are never any prompts to update unlike OS updates.
Fragmentation in Android is still a thing unfortunately.
Apple handles updates much better in my opinion.
Yeah I was talking about the Google Play update. I thought that was understood but maybe not? It just seems silly to me that you're updating the phone itself with the One UI software, but then you have to go search for a Google Play update (Mine is currently the April Version) and it can be hard to find. It seems like one update would impact the other. What I was talking about with individual apps was another issue (like Apple Music or Notes). Apps should not be part of the overall software and should be it's own thing that could recieve updates on a regular basis.
I’m not.
But Android has a different system than Apple... as I stated above, and I disagree that it's buried. It's a simple tap on Google Play system update in settings (Software Information)... and it will direct you to update it.
Yes, it's true you never prompted. But in some cases... if a user gets a monthly security update, sometimes it will apply a Google Play update as well.
Does anyone have the Apple Music app on Android? It was recently updated and now all my playlists and folders are screwed up. The folders are there, but they have duplicated all the playlists (And sub folders) and now I have a big list in the playlist section. I turned uninstalling the app and signing out and then signing back in and no luck. It was fine before the update and now it's not. Any tips on how to fix it without deleting all the playlists?