Don’t sleep on Google Services.

If you’re not an iPhone user, those “services” are what keeps Google from killing Android entirely. Waaaayyyy too much data collection to just brush your shoulders off over.

This comment sounds like an Ad. Or some AI bs canned response.

Laptop manufacturers are also looking to move away from windows to a linux bases operating system.

Lol. Good luck on that. Because for one, it’s not true at all. The general public is and has been brought up with Windows. Ignoring how incredibly difficult it is to get folks used to an OS, let’s take a moment to imagine how painful it would be to get people used to an OS that doesn’t hold your hand for you.

Linux has it’s place. But it will never replace Windows. Even if MS went backrupt and closed shop, Linux is not ever gonna be the next go-to OS.

Linux is doing what it’s always done.

It’s being amazing in it’s space as-is and it’s simply existing and being useful. Trying to push Linux onto the mainstream is never gonna happen without overhauling and changing what makes Linux amazing to begin with.

It’s 2025. Mobile operating systems have basically peaked at this point. These yearly OS updates offer nothing but change for the sake of change with very little in the way of actual use for the overwhelming majority of people.

I’m tired of having to re-train my muscle memory every year just because Android releases have become “events” for marketing instead of offering features that useful.

NEW ANDROID OS! ALL YOUR SETTINGS ARE CHANGED, HAVE FUN!!

Of all the companies in all the world, Google is the last company I’d want working on a feature like this, for hella obvious reasons. If it isn’t immediately adopted, super-hyped, and constantly worshipped, they will either let it stagnant in development hell or outright kill it in the end.

Good. Been looking for a reason to not use a smartphone. I’d rather piss glass than use iOS

Sure, banking and work related apps. Set those for auto-update.

The rest, I’d manually do it monthly.

Well that’s a issue, for sure.

I absolutely NEVER allow Google Play to just update my apps when it wants to. That’s insane. That would be constantly updating all day everyday. There is no need for daily software updates. There is no need for weekly updates. It’s borderline ridiculous.

One can argue “but muh security” all they like and go right ahead and do it if you need that validation in your life but when 10 apps are in que for an update 24/7 around the clock it’s almost suspicious.

Underpowered device or not, one thing that remains a constant is they will download a simple app very quickly, as long as the internet is there for it to do so.

So it really has nothing to do with the device but rather the internet speed.

Without actually reading anything other than the title of the article, which I should prolly do, I’m gonna make this comment anyway.

What apps are you installing that take more than 30 secs?