> It runs Android 12 and will be supported for three years of monthly security updates and two major Android version upgrades.
They couldn't get Android 13 in time? Seeing as it's already a major version behind, and 14 will be released in August 2023, you're really only getting another six months of software support (plus security fixes).
I'm not an Android dev but my understanding is that a lot of work has been put into making Android easier to upgrade major versions (eg, core functionality being split out into separate services). It doesn't look like that is translating into longer upgrade support, which is a shame. But I suppose that's why we're getting 5 years of security updates? (which is probably most important)
Given how much of an absolute mess 12 was for me on a Pixel phone, and the massive delays and pushback from other manufacturers, I would kinda have hoped they would use 11 or jump to 13.
12 was easily the least stable Android I've ever used, and that's including three years of constant beta (sometimes nightly) use while I did Android development.
They couldn't get Android 13 in time? Seeing as it's already a major version behind, and 14 will be released in August 2023, you're really only getting another six months of software support (plus security fixes).
I'm not an Android dev but my understanding is that a lot of work has been put into making Android easier to upgrade major versions (eg, core functionality being split out into separate services). It doesn't look like that is translating into longer upgrade support, which is a shame. But I suppose that's why we're getting 5 years of security updates? (which is probably most important)