Google knows that not all users install system (or security) updates on their Android smartphones even if they qualify for updates. A fact that contributes to the increasing fragmentation of the Android operating system and can leave users vulnerable to security vulnerabilities.
It’s, effectively, one of Google’s biggest battles in recent years, and one that hasn’t been particularly successful. Time and time again, the search giant has tried to improve on this very important problem. Despite great efforts, the improvements are incremental at best.
Your smartphone will invite you to update the Android system
Now, Google has a new plan to try and solve this reality, essentially going through the manufacturers of our mobile devices and then through the users.
In addition to the security risks inherent in older versions of the operating system, this wide variety of operating system versions also places more burdens on Google. That is, the technology must devote attention and resources to maintaining previous versions.
In other words, you have to invest in software development for old software, which also causes delays in the arrival of new versions and related updates. In short, the efforts and capital that you can invest in new versions, or improve any other aspect of your Android platform.
Therefore, to reduce the number of users who decided not to update their smartphones, the company decided to implement a new feature on Android. it’s called “Android upgrade invitationor an Android update invite.
Manufacturers will be able to invite users to install Android updates
Thus, the new calls for an Android OS update are in dispute. Something already provided and detailed by Google in each Documentation page from the platform itself.
Incidentally, as the same page states, “Upgrade invite is a resource for the user that showcases the major new features that are included in the major update available for the Android operating system.”
It will be a new way to show everything a user is entitled to when they update their Android version. Kind of preview or preview the new one to update To convince you to actually accept and install updates.
So Google hopes to attract user curiosity and ensure another installation of the new software to gradually reduce the presence of old versions. Throughout the article we can already see some demonstrations in Tweets inclusion.
Showing updates is intended to convince users to update Android
It should be noted that although this feature was created and customized by Google, it is up to the smartphone manufacturer to activate this option or not. In any case, if it is active, the user will be able to see a summary or summary of the news.
You will also have notifications and reminders that will remind you of everything you can enjoy if you have already installed the new software available. The source, by the way, is well explained in programmer Mishaal Rahman’s releases.
In short, it is very likely that we will start seeing this new feature in the next smartphones to hit the market with Android 14. At the same time, we believe that many manufacturers are also choosing to leave this feature active on their smartphones.
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