AbandonedTrolley Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Fact is you can still buy new phones with GB on, you can pick up the Motorola Defy+ which comes with GB and I don't think it got upgraded past it. BUT it works fine, so what's wrong with using it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 we already know the majority of android phones sold are cheap low end phones running ancient software. this isn't a surprise. We know this? Do We? I believe that Samsung Galaxy S range of phones are the best selling (from what I recall reading), which ship with relatively up-to-date versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 We know this? Do We? I believe that Samsung Galaxy S range of phones are the best selling (from what I recall reading), which ship with relatively up-to-date versions. And it is the Samsung phones that have drastically increased the Android market share. The cheaper lower end phones have an impact, but I dont think it is as big as some like to claim. And people getting the lower end phones...the older OS will be fine and they probably dont use or know of the differences between the newer versions. Those that want the latest and want to do more will buy a better device, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hardly, take a gander over at xda-developers, the biggest advantage of Android is it's open source, if your carrier/vendor won't release an updated version XDA Devs will. You can get 4.2.2 on most if not all modern Android phones that have been released in the past few years and they are bloat free and often have improved performance such as newer drivers. Not exactly a trivial process to go down that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 5, 2013 Member Share Posted June 5, 2013 Not exactly a trivial process to go down that route. No, it's not. Definitely not for a noobie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 5, 2013 MVC Share Posted June 5, 2013 It's Laughable That The Most Popular Version Of Android Is Nearly Three Years Old . http://m.yahoo.com/w...=us&.lang=en-us I installed the CM version of it on my incredible 2. it ran great, very responsive. I could do SMS, Phone web browsing, pretty much everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I wonder how many people are still using an iPhone 3, you know it didn't get the latest version of iOS, yet no one really talks about that, wonder why? Bias maybe? Realistically who ****ing cares, these statistics are rolled out only when someone is trying to "prove" how superior iOS is, when it isn't, but that';s my opinion, not a fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Not exactly a trivial process to go down that route. I beg to differ. I've had a few phones come in that i've had to apply newer roms to and many devs have made "one click packages" that quite literally do what it says on the tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defystars Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Can't stand Gingerbread, really glad I'm on Jelly Bean now. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Can't stand Gingerbread, really glad I'm on Jelly Bean now. :laugh: Thanks for letting us know. (Y) /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defystars Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thanks for letting us know. (Y) Uh. Well to elaborate, the major thing was being able to disable apps. A lot of pre-loaded stuff comes with these phones and I don't want to deal with them. As well as the whole "choosing a default" thing. I can disable the stock browser, so that every time I need a browser, it opens up in Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azies Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Simple way to fix this, stop making ###### tablets and phones that run Gingerbread, and allow people to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Simple way to fix this, stop making ****ty tablets and phones that run Gingerbread, and allow people to upgrade. I haven't seen a tablet or phone use Gingerbread for a while now, and certainly not any that have been released in the last 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTIONpack Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 +1 cough************* XP************** Cough Can't compare XP to Android. Reason is that you can always upgrade the OS on Windows machines but you can't always do it with smart phones.Google has bad support with older products. They are focus with new releases and when someone new is coming out, they seem like they stop supporting it.Its weird with a company like Google that a lot of people love don't care about support with users with hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted October 26, 2013 MVC Share Posted October 26, 2013 Can't compare XP to Android. Reason is that you can always upgrade the OS on Windows machines but you can't always do it with smart phones.Google has bad support with older products. They are focus with new releases and when someone new is coming out, they seem like they stop supporting it. Its weird with a company like Google that a lot of people love don't care about support with users with hardware. Google actually has really good support for the phones they sell. It's Manufacturers such as HTC, Samsung and Asus who never usually support their devices for more than a year. You also cant always upgrade to the latest version of Windows, lack of drivers, processor not supporting certain features. E.g.Windows 8 requires NX support which some older processors do not have. Your average consumer probably doesn't know / care about Android or Windows updates regardless, however those that do will upgrade in both cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 27, 2013 Member Share Posted October 27, 2013 My Note II is getting the update for 4.3 in November. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 My Note II is getting the update for 4.3 in November. Yeah. Just in time to be behind a version. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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