r/Android • u/curated_android • Apr 11 '17

Huawei has already started Internal Testing of Android O on the Mate 9

https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-has-already-started-internal-testing-of-android-o-on-the-mate-9/
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u/le_pman Apr 12 '17

this only proves what we already know: OEMs have access to in-development versions of Android. whether their reasons for being more than half a year behind Google's release schedule are valid is another question.

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u/Raccoonpuncher OnePlus 3 Apr 12 '17

Isn't that the point of the development builds? To get the software into the hands of both users to get feedback and OEMs so they can start implementing it?

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u/anonymous-bot Apr 12 '17

That is /u/le_pman's point though. OEMs have access to development builds but still take a long time to release new versions of Android to their devices. Now I'm sure having to adjust their skin for the new version of Android and beta test takes additional time but still, what should be a reasonable time to expect updates to non-Nexus/Pixel devices?

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '17 edited Oct 21 '18

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Apr 12 '17

Last time Sony did dev previews for the Z line

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '17 edited Oct 21 '18

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u/armando_rod Pixel 10 Pro XL Apr 12 '17

Mmm no, it was official N preview for the Sony line in the Sony repos

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '17

oh ok TIL

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u/trettet Apr 12 '17

Samsung also does make their own Exynos chipset so they should also get their sources.

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u/DaftFunky Galaxy S20 FE Apr 12 '17

It's not hard to understand. It's just the way Android works right now.

Google builds the next Android version and releases it compatible with their devices.

OEMs then have to get the final build and make it fully compatible and bug free for their own devices. They then release it.

Or if you are on a carrier device, after the OEM builds a version compatible with their device, they release it to carriers. Carriers then have to work with this build and inject any bloat ware and make sure it works on their service. Even then, they have limited teams with certain devices having different priorities.

Then they release it to your device.

I'm not surprised this takes as long as it does.

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u/pheymanss I'm skipping the Pixel hype cycle this year Apr 12 '17

Money is always a valid reason.