If it's the yearly Android OS upgrades like the upcoming Android 13 update, then you get the whole package with a fresh UI design, new customization tools, more refined privacy systems, and, of ...

The OS also adds some UI elements to ensure a consistent user experience. All Android 15 phones may not support satellite connectivity as they will likely require special chip and carrier support. 2.

However, bad Android updates are a frustration we've been dealing with for too long. Bugs, incompatibilities, and features nobody asked for are annoying and give Google's operating system a bad name.

More info. Google has introduced Live Updates as a notification class through Android 16 and it has plans to expand them to all sorts of devices, but most importantly, to wearables running Wear OS.

"Going forward," Google says, "all new Qualcomm mobile platforms that take advantage of the no-retroactivity principle for SoCs will support 4 Android OS versions and 4 years of security updates.

The company has promised the whole S22 and Tab S8 families will receive "up to four generations" of Android OS updates — not just security patches, as announced last year.

The evolution of Android OS from version 1.0 to Android 11 in 2020 is a remarkable journey of innovation, design improvements ...