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Should All Android Phones Run Stock Android?

posted by martyb on Tuesday June 19 2018, @05:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the why-not? dept.

takyon writes:

There's no excuse: All Android phones (even Samsung's) should run stock Android

When [Google's Android One] platform was unveiled at I/O in 2014, it was squarely targeted at emerging markets. With a mission to "bring high-quality smartphones to as many people as possible," Android One was meant to bring a clean, unadulterated KitKit[sic] experience (the current version at the time), to handsets short on specs and storage.

Nokia has taken a different approach with Android One. Earlier this year parent company HMD made the bold decision to switch to Android One for its entire family of phones, from the budget-minded Nokia 3.1 to the Snapdragon 835-powered Nokia 8 Sirocco. That means when you buy a Nokia phone you're getting the peace of mind that you'll get updates, and timely ones at that, for at least two years, and security patches for three years.

Or, as Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer at parent company HMD Global puts it, "pure and secure and up to date." That's something that can't be said for for than 90 percent of Android phones, based on the latest Oreo adoption numbers. And it's time the leading Android phone makers start closing the gap.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday June 19 2018, @11:01PM (2 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday June 19 2018, @11:01PM (#695346)

    Bugger.

    I accidently* purchased a second hand Google Nexus 6P which has updated itself to v8.1, which is nice. It is a pretty fast phone and actually works really well, but I am going to have to install a new battery.

    I have checked it against your ifixit link, and it scores:

      .

    2

    Nexus 6P

    2015

    Solid external construction improves durability.

    Very difficult to open without damaging the phone.

    Tough adhesive on access panels and the battery.

    I will need to be very careful I suppose.

    * It was an online auction and I really didn't think I would get it for $50 but I did. So there.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @09:59AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @09:59AM (#695527)

    Looks tricky, good luck:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQbQPAU9Ss [youtube.com]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_HrOsQaSQ [youtube.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @10:02AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @10:02AM (#695530)

      See comments on videos too:

      What none of the videos I watched mention: on the outer edge of the screen is a thin rubber band - you need to pry on the OUTSIDE of that band to separate the shell from the phone's screen/innards. Otherwise CRACK your glass will go - as seen first hand :) :/

      This one was never opened before, but the heat gun is quite hotter than a hair dryer, so that is why it looks easier. The battery is quite hard to remove, some people have come to me with a broken screen after attempting this.