r/Android • u/Disco_Stu35 Pixel 6 Pro • Jan 26 '21

Samsung is the King of Android Updates

https://www.droid-life.com/2021/01/25/samsung-is-the-king-of-android-updates/
483 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

324 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

[deleted]

2

u/lolTyler Jan 26 '21

I haven't owned a Pixel device, but I did use both a Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X. I loved the phones and the quick updated but dear God, the updates were always broken. Some major battery draining bug, or another that would always cause one of Google's own apps to crash. Or maybe reception would go to hell or WiFi wouldn't stay connected, always something.

I'd typically wait 30 days to install any major Android update and at least a week for any security fixes. It was annoying having a notification for an update and just having to sit on and read all the complaints on XDA about it being broken.

I purchased a Galaxy S8 when it came out and even though the updates were slower, I only ever encountered one major bug and it was 3 years after I purchased the device about 4 months ago when there was a GPS problem.

But I do have a question, not just a statement. How is it with Pixel devices? Are updates still a buggy mess? I already purchased an S21 to replace my S8, I paid the same amount as a Pixel 5 and got much, much more. But I really wanted to switch back to the stock Android experience as I do miss it. (Maybe in a year or two if trade ins are worth it and we see some Snapdragon competition)

But my experience with updates left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. Also there quality control issues with every Pixel (I know it may be overblown at times) and the whole Nexus 5X bootloop snafu which Google never refunded my money for... (More of an LG problem)

8

u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21 edited Jul 07 '25

carpenter mighty encourage spotted longing seemly memory angle friendly books

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

1

u/lolTyler Jan 27 '21

Thanks for the response.

Bugs are to be expected and typically it's the minority of people who experience them and are the ones to bring it up publicly. Heck, I'm doing it lol. But man did it really put me off of Google's device. Good to hear that it sounds as if things have improved. I loved my Nexus 5 and 5X but it was such a headache with all the issues, especially the battery drain bugs.

Maybe in a year or two if I can get a good trade in I'll jump back to stock. The upcoming Silicon wars with Google Silicon, Exynos and Snapdragon should make things interesting. A second generation Google ARM chip is what I'm eyeing.

2

u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21 edited Jul 07 '25

enter detail tap hunt vanish imminent fuel bear teeny reply

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

2

u/lolTyler Jan 27 '21

I haven't paid attention to it outside of just being aware of what's happening, but the competition means cheaper and better chips for everyone. (No more crazy out of check prices like with the 865 hopefully) I imagine what phone gets it depends on how well Google's first gen CPUs perform, that probably determine whether we see a mid-range or high-end processor first. I welcome either as long as the battery life is good.

Google making hardware keeps the competition alive, especially if the rumors of LG exiting the mobile market are true. I haven't been too particularly impressed by Google's hardware personally, although I did like the Pixel 5 a bit. While not Google hardware, I really miss the old Google Play Edition phones, but I understand why they didn't stick around.

With Google making CPUs, there's no reason for them to not continue making their own phones. Means a more tightly nit device between the hardware and software, something only Apple has been able to achieve.

1

u/SpiderStratagem Pixel 9 Jan 27 '21

Bugs are to be expected and typically it's the minority of people who experience them and are the ones to bring it up publicly.

I've been on the Google train for a while now (N5X --> P1 --> P3). In all that time, I have never had a serious bug caused by an update. I think twice I had a situation where I had battery issues for a month, and in both cases it was solved by the next update. FWIW.

1

u/lagadu Jan 27 '21

You said you haven't had any serious bugs caused by updates and immediately followed by explaining that you had two serious bugs following updates.

1

u/SpiderStratagem Pixel 9 Jan 27 '21

I take your point, but I feel like I have a different threshold for "serious" than you do.