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Re:Ask HN: Why is iOS 11 such a mess? by scarface74 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @08:05PM (#15649218)
Considering that unless you own a Google manufactured phone you have to wait for the latest OS and even then you only get 18-24 months worth of updates.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is iOS 11 such a mess? by cageface on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @08:32PM (#15649319)
That's true and it's one of the main reasons I use a Google phone. But it's also true that you don't need an OS-level update to get a lot of the newest features and services on Android. Google has broken out a lot of their services and apps into separate updates so you can get them even if you're not running the latest version of Android.

I don't need an OS update to get the latest Chrome or Gmail or Maps, for example, unlike iOS.

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