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Android 11 starts rolling out today with improvements to notifications, privacy, 5G, and more

Posted by JXM
Tags: google, android.11, privacy, mobile, notifications, 5g, author.corbin davenport, source.androidpolice, short read
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/09/08/android-11-starts-rolling-out-today-with-improvements-to-notifications-privacy-5g-and-more/

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Sep 8 2020
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    JXM
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    I wonder what the typical adoption time for new releases of Android are. I've never seen any numbers beyond "x percentage are running the newest version". Like how long after the release do new...

    Google says select OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme devices will also be updated soon.

    I wonder what the typical adoption time for new releases of Android are. I've never seen any numbers beyond "x percentage are running the newest version". Like how long after the release do new phones start shipping with it?

    7 votes
    1. ianw
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      I think the numbers are generally pretty poor. I don't remember exactly, but I remember reading that it's usually single digit percentages of Android phones running the latest OS for some months...

      I think the numbers are generally pretty poor. I don't remember exactly, but I remember reading that it's usually single digit percentages of Android phones running the latest OS for some months after release, because they just can't.

      4 votes
    2. helloworld
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      Google used to publish those numbers monthly for years. But as you can guess, the adoption numbers for new versions were piss poor, and those graphs were a staple at Apple events to mock Android....

      Google used to publish those numbers monthly for years. But as you can guess, the adoption numbers for new versions were piss poor, and those graphs were a staple at Apple events to mock Android.

      So Google took the path of least resistance, and stopped publishing.

      2 votes
  2. Eabryt
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    Got it on my phone this afternoon. I think I like it, or at least don't have anything bad to say about it yet.

    Got it on my phone this afternoon.

    I think I like it, or at least don't have anything bad to say about it yet.