Why Is Android So Fragmented?

If you watched Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference then you probably remember this graphic, which compared the install base of the latest version of iOS, to the latest version of Android’s OS. Both of which were released about six months ago. And as you can see, there is quite a big disparity. And in this video we’re going to find out why, in addition to discussing why iOS has never experienced this problem.

[@Ryan-iu5tx]

49% of comments: omg android explained 49% of comments: windows isn’t open source! 2%: so informative

[@alexshendel1984]

You forgot the 1% that make comments like the one you made

[@pewnit]

@@alexshendel1984 yikes!

[@zynel413]

@@alexshendel1984 you mean the 0.1%

[@TheBoyJenius]

I mean. The video WAS very informative. Although, Windows isn’t open source, Android is, though. But, it was very informative.

[@staitz2728]

1% of comments: original comments like yours

[@ok-tr1nw]

Apple explained: WINDOWS = OPEN SOURCED Everyone: thanks you started a flame war against your self

[@heng5258]

200 ok nice comment

[@davidfarah]

Lmaoo😂

[@rajarajanramadoss6332]

i dont get it

[@backdoorgate]

@scrubthispie yeah but what he meant in the video isnt open source he meant to say open lincensed

[@TheDeathmail]

He probably just misspoke...

[@SeeTv.]

Apple explained Android explained Technology explained

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Technology connections

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[@dytran]

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[@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006]

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[@elektronz123]

Everything explained

[@MaxAndrew]

1:27 Windows isn’t open source. It’s proprietary.

[@ACrownofFlowers]

Certain aspects of it or going open source at least it seems that way.Windows has actually contributed to the open source Linux project as well.However, I do agree that it's kind of misleading to say windows itself is open source.

[@WolfiiDog13]

I almost sward when I saw that Even macOS and iOS have open source parts, while Windows have none as far as I know

[@ACrownofFlowers]

@@WolfiiDog13 they include a copy of the Linux kernel with every copy of Windows now starting in the May 2019 update sure it's through Ubuntu and that's more proprietary than most but it still counts and it's a step in the right direction in my opinion. You can even do pretty much any of the commands and pull up a terminal.

[@a.Hopeful]

I think he was referring to how MS releasing Windows to OEMs causing a similar, albeit not as drastic, fragmentation of Windows with manufacturers adding their own apps and stuff.

[@ACrownofFlowers]

@@a.Hopeful makes sense.

[@Delis007]

Windows is not open source... never has been, it's closed source. Only Microsoft has access to their code. Open source has nothing to do with licensing out. Even iOS's heart, the kernel (XNU) is open source.

[@plotTWiSt2024]

Delis007 it is

[@seanc.5310]

Very true

[@D--]

True

[@Locutus]

It's shared source, not closed. However, they are open sourcing minor parts of Windows. Will we see Windows be completely open source? No. Over the years, will we see chunks of it open sourced? Yes.

[@extremeboss5282]

Fuck you Windows 7 and 10 are open source

[@lirfrank]

It's rare for Android to lock new features behind the newest OS. They give you some room for older or lower spec devices that might work best with the second or third newest OS. It's fantastic for people that don't want to spend too much too often.

[@triple7marc]

"It's fantastic for people that don't want to spend too much too often." My man, they literally do not support phone past 2 or 3 years.

[@lirfrank]

@@triple7marc Did you even read my comment? That's exactly what I'm talking about: Using an older Android OS. Not everyone cares about having the latest OS, and as long as it has a decent amount of security updates, it doesn't matter.

[@oo--7714]

@@lirfrank eeeehhh not really, the incompatibility just gets creeped up, most developers don’t bother with anything under android 7

[@lirfrank]

@@oo--7714 Android 7 is from the same year as the iPhone 7, the phone Apple literally stopped supporting this year.

[@hilxly]

BRO, ios is only adding shitty updates to your phone, i have i phone 4, I cant install anything from apple store cause the phone is not supported, They even made stabilizers on other iphones worse, cause they want you to buy a new iphone, and pay more money. Like who the f*&^ would spend 2K dollars on a new iphone? You can buy a powerfull gaming pc with lights. BRUH. Apple explain, always wants us to think that ios is better than android… He is spreading propoganda, don't listen to him, apple is nothing, but a trend.

[@TheBoyJenius]

The video was very informative. Yes, Windows isn’t open source, it’s just licensed software. Android is, though, open source. But, it was very informative. He gave people a lot of information. Which he usually does with great effect. Apple software is truly proprietary.

[@matthewbrew777]

The lack of Android updates was one of the main reasons I switched to iPhone.

[@RadCatFood]

Matthew Brew same

[@evagupta6474]

You should have bought a pixel or a oneplus

[@aravindr4986]

OnePlus and Google provide 3 major updates

[@davr1]

**cough** custom roms **cough**

[@RomanM803]

aravind r 3 is so amazing. 5s has 6

[@icarofilho6524]

I remember when I had to learn to code for android back in school, and my teacher said that I should always accept the IDE suggestion to use legacy commands from older versions because if I'm programming for Android, my target audience is most likely to be poor people from third world countries and they most likely don't have the most recent version of Android on their phones.

[@Makalon102]

Brutal unintentional burn

[@sdfjsd]

Isn't that kind of racist? Well, racist isn't the right term for it. It's just mean.

[@dankenhaus]

@@sdfjsd The truth is the truth, even if it offends negros and other races.

[@thisisa]

Didn't have to include that part but ok

[@bricktheworld7240]

Can I just say, you are basically the only apple channel that remains completely unbiased. No matter how much my fanboy ass hates your positivity towards apple, it is completely unbiased and factual and I respect that. Just subscribed :) Keep up the good work

[@DemiImp]

Unbiased?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

> Windows is open-source Sureeee, unbiased...

[@somespoiledfanboy]

@@ChubbyTwiggy that's just misinformation

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

@@somespoiledfanboy tell me that misinformation is acceptable in a video about "Education" and i'll laugh my ass off.

[@Star-Man]

DankestStorm I think it might be misinformation as 50% of the comments say that Windows isn’t open sourced

[@oliverhalenius]

Nonono. Open source means that anyone can view and contribute to source code. It has nothing to do with licensing th

[@ruslan10]

Oliver Halenius big companies such as samsung still have to pay for the license. Open source project is completely different os.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

@@ruslan10 No, Samsung has to pay a license to have Google Play services on their devices (Google Play is closed sourced btw). Android itself is Open Source, anyone can take the Android source code and use it for free as proven by Amazon Fire OS which is Android without Google Play Services (instead having Amazon's own App Store)

[@CRAZEDDUCKling]

Oliver Halenius this this this. Windows is NOT open source.

[@ajaykv1075]

The manufacturers can modify the basic code of Android to cater to their respective Smartphones.

[@petersuvara]

Expert clarification. Open Source and Licensing go hand in hand. It all depends on the license. You can have open source licenses, but that comes with a license. Some licenses allow you to make your own changes and release without any additional fees, however some open source licenses have rules around enterprise sales and commercial products. For instance you could have the Android Source Code, but to bundle it with thousands of phones, you need to pay Google for the license. But the source code is available to everyone. Capiche

[@peachezprogramming]

I have lost hope for fixing the fragmentation. They've been preaching this for years.

[@qr6251]

@@gthv7hs cute yummy stuff hehe

[@MsMRkv]

Matthew M Its not necessary since most apps work on phones that run even jelly beam.

[@HaohmaruHL]

As if you own all these devices to be actually worried about. Just buy the biggest flagship and you're set

[@davido3530]

People don't really need android updates that much. It already has all of the features that the average person needs, and if they need more, they can install a custom OS

[@Pontif11]

@‽ security updates are made separate from whatever android version you are on. You can have an old android version but a current security patch.

[@chirag_khurana]

Salute to the Gingerbread users ! True Android fans

[@ranchocommodorereef]

That's ancient

[@davidfarah]

Wtff? 😂

[@abcdefg9613]

@@ranchocommodorereef Ancient and very insecure. Up to android 5.1 I think apps could bypass user permission requirements and gain access to stuff it's not supposed to. This is very dangerous as Android since 6 can still run them.

[@ranchocommodorereef]

@@abcdefg9613 right

[@p3dr0_o7]

abc defg no wonder 5.1 and lower are easier to root

[@mn_tech]

Just a quick pointer, the iPhone has a higher benchmark score not only because of optimization but also because its 2 high performance cores are actually more powerful. More ram doesn’t necessarily mean more speed.

[@MasterKey2004]

@@texasmama3084 nah, it’s just the time taken to reload and view files, games etc

[@MasterKey2004]

Hey there

[@crusadertwo239]

Fun fact: stop comparing iphones to budget android compare them to androids around the same price then you will be surprised

[@adakrin]

@@crusadertwo239 Bro the S10 is not a budget phone

[@crusadertwo239]

@@adakrin I don't say S10 I said people keep comparing budget android to iphones and expect so much

[@jonumand]

Something you forgot is: The bigger android manufacturers often give 3-4 years of security upgrades (S6 and S7 is still getting quarterly security updates)

[@trparky]

Security updates are nice but without the cherry on top of the sundae (ie. new features), it's kind of blah.

[@mechamicro]

Talk about S6 and S7, they said that Android pie will not come to those phones. (Welp, it is already 3 years old now, and I still regret the option of buying 32 GB)

[@HaohmaruHL]

@@trparky new features? Android already has tons of new features and iPhone feels like a stone age in comparison. And since when do Apple users want more features? Isn't this why majority Apple users are scared of Android - because there are too many features in it compared to the infamous "so simple it just works" thing? Hypocrite much?

[@La-yt1wr]

Honestly for the higher end Android phones you're getting alot. If someone else used my Galaxy 10+ they would probably say that it has way to many gimics.

[@barritoothy]

@@HaohmaruHL dude the Apple ecosystem traps you. Literally every single popular brand wants a good ecosystem. Coming from a 5 year diehard fan of Android who switched

[@DMD2409]

Very informative video, I learned a lot actually. More Android Explained please!!

[@diriyeadour1178]

David Davidsen good job man

[@peppapigthekiller7539]

He needs a More Technology Explained at this point.

[@pokiparkassistent]

Do you own a toucan?

[@eliokhattar]

lolling

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I agree. Maybe, Greg will make another channel now. Lol

[@josipcuric8767]

The video ended at 8:30. Gotta do everything for that 10 min mark.

[@stray_bad_dog_]

1:21 Let me stop you right there. Windows isn't open-sourced.

[@nikosnkm3119]

It's kinda open source because macos and every os made from Apple there is no way getting them unless you get their products but on Windows you can buy a licence key and use it

[@39zack]

Nikos NKM no. That is not what open source means

[@jamesslick4790]

Yep! Even MS-DOS isn't "open source" even after 40 years! , I can't believe a tech channel made such a glaring error!

[@everydaycringeeverydaycrin846]

Windows is garbage

[@jamesslick4790]

@@everydaycringeeverydaycrin846 All software is garbage if YOU DON'T LIKE IT. MacOS,iOS,Linux,Android and Windows ALL work. If you HATE Windows, DON'T use it. I like Coke, But some People like Pepsi...They're not WRONG just because I like MY CHOICE better. This is old and boring, like the whole Canon VS Nikon debate. Yeesh. P.S. I ONLY use Windows laptops,Linux Desktops and Android Phones....and an iPad., But HEY i could be WRONG.

[@kbhasi]

1:31 Don't you mean "openly licenced", not "open-source"? They mean 2 different things. 4:02 That applies to Lenovo, and by extension, Motorola. As such, my Yoga Tab 3 Pro is stuck on Android 6.0 with a buggy Lenovo custom UX fused onto it. I believe this problem also exists for Oppo, according to a friend of friend who has a R11s stuck on Android 7.0 or 7.1. Meanwhile, Samsung and Google do way better. 6:33 Maybe that's why some chip manufacturers like Allwinner and Rockchip offer such outdated Android versions like 4.4, 5.0, and 6.0.

[@dogrzz7082]

My mum has a R11, and yup, stuck on Color OS 3/Android 7.0. Oppo is a dumbass company, and doesnt update their phones. I dont know why people dont talk about this.

[@triggahappyyt5420]

@@dogrzz7082 because you can install a newer version just takes work. Go to xda developers forum of your interested, there's a community there that will help you.

[@dogrzz7082]

@@triggahappyyt5420 Yeah i know thats possible, but the fact that they dont ever officially put out updates for their old phones is dumb.

[@triggahappyyt5420]

@@dogrzz7082 but you have the option too is enticing and you can always test new betas. Or you can try a different OS totally :)

[@ilyasna1]

Me too is stuck on 6.0.0

[@dxelson]

This just shows Huawei being forced to develop their own OS might just end up like Apple and work against google lmao

[@Dave102693]

You mean like Amazon?

[@Josmersuero]

You mean Windows Phone?

[@nerovanguard846]

You mean like Tizen?

[@audreyelizabeths]

i am from the future and i have to say... no it didn’t. huawei mobile shares are declining worldwide aside from china

[@nombretaken9467]

@@audreyelizabeths i thin that has to do with the whole trade war with china maybe i’m wrong

[@skye738]

“wiNdOwS iSNt oPEn sOuRCe” -literally everyone here

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

Because it's fucking not

[@penguin2251]

Because it is not.

[@nick.maxfield1]

xXx420PuZZiDeZtroyer69xXx it’s still FUCKING annoying 😂

[@narata1541]

Not everyone. Some comments literally only talk about iOS or Android.

[@PabloRodriguez-dy7cy]

It’s semi-open source

[@ajaykv1075]

I use Android Phone for my daily activities but Apple Explained has explained the Android's Fragmentation Problem in an effective way. Thanks for the video!

[@ajaykv1075]

I had to switch from Galaxy A7 2015 model to Poco F1 because of this fragmentation issue. I'm happy now.

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

If you dig deeper into it, you'll understand that Androids adoption rate is far faster than iOS 12.

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

@@ajaykv1075 yeah man that's on Samsung, you wouldn't want to stick with that anyways, it's old and probably very slow. The F1 though, that's a nice phone. Make sure to flash a custom ROM to it such as Lineage OS!

[@ajaykv1075]

@@Tyler-uc4ye I'll definitely agree with it. It's because people have started to think about specs increasingly rather than the brand. I mean this is my observation. I'm from India and here, more than 90 percent use Android than iOS because people are both money conscious as well as specs conscious. That's why Apple is failing. I can say they can be evicted out of the country itself if they don't do anything relevant to Indians.

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

@@ajaykv1075 Yeah, the Android market must be great down there to be honest. Xiaomi devices are made literally locally, and you guys do get some pretty sweet deals out of flash sales.

[@TechHypedProduction]

Guys just a tip do not install an Beta profile on your daily driver IPhone i did this mistake and my iPhone Xs is just boot lopping again and agin so make sure to take a backup of your device if u are taking this risk...

[@mikeos]

Would you consider making audio only podcasts from your vids? I'd love to listen to them on my commute

[@futuretyrant2905]

Mikeos please see this comment Apple Explained ☝🏾

[@mjallen1308]

You can still listen to them. A video is just audio with moving pictures. I shut my screen off all the time and just listen on my commute.

[@TechHypedProduction]

When u see apple explain explaining android 😂😂😂 Android guys - plz don’t get offended ...

[@blackgamer442]

Tech Hyped in a certain way he’s explaining what apple said in the wwdc so they explain apple

[@rory1559]

Tech Hyped ik it baised

[@Mana_Maui]

Rory Hlustik typical Android reply

[@Smg_Glxy]

@@Mana_Maui typical isheep trying to act hard. Get tf outta here

[@Smg_Glxy]

@@Insert_name_here224 I'm cool bro. I'm just bored and got time

[@haveaniceday4585]

Wait, carrier locking is still a thing in the US? Jeeez

[@awesomecomputers7076]

And prepaid phones are cheap but there just wifi devices if you don't use the same network

[@memememegaming]

UK phones, no matter what carrier you got the phone on PAYG or PM, are locked.

[@angeldiaz762]

Unfortunately it is. And it's annoying as hell. Just last year I had to send in an _unlocked_ AT&T phone to LG to get repaired, and they sent it back to me locked BACK to AT&T. This repair costed $70 mind you. So I sent it back to them for them to unlock it because I dumbly hardlocked it because I didn't understand how unlock codes worked, and they basically said "fuck you," and sent the phone back. NEVER buying an LG smartphone again.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Fucking stone age. Sadly they imported this shitty carrier system firm usa here in japan too. What a cancer..

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

As long as carriers subsidize costs, it will continue to be a thing.

[@patemathic]

Open source means that the source code is available and you are allowed to distribute compiled binaries and derivative works from the source code however you want.

[@marufbepary100]

android explained is here

[@Henfredemars]

I'm an Android guy, but one thing I really appreciate Apple has done for iPhone is insist that carriers don't make garbage skins and unremovable apps. I'm amazed to find that even today with the latest Galaxy they still make phones branded with carrier software.

[@sdfjsd]

Why doesn't Samsung stop carriers from doing this?

[@Sam-xn2ie]

I wish that Samsung made their own OS

[@femijoel5010]

One UI is Samsung native OS but......... Still operating with Android 😞😞

[@Sam-xn2ie]

@@femijoel5010 imagine what happened with Huawei occurs with Samsung. I know there is a slim chance for it to occur but still.

[@femijoel5010]

@@Sam-xn2ie like you said "Slim chance" Hawaii are already making their own OS like without Android,, that's a step up.. I feel..

[@johnbamber7374]

To my understanding, Windows isn't open source. Yet anyhow. As I understand it, open source is separate from licensing.

[@dhruvweaver]

Correct, anyone can use open source software. But Google does liscense the Play Store and other Google services; without these Android is kinda useless for consumers without the manufacturer putting in a lot of effort to improve the Google-less experience.

[@cadenchurchill4296]

The fragmentation issue with Android is actually the main reason I moved to iPhone.

[@Xadiac]

Same lol

[@dugtrioramen]

You're just looking at the big picture instead of the specifics. If you want timely updates, choose a manufacturer that does that for you, Aka google pixel or OnePlus phones

[@Xadiac]

@@dugtrioramen in my country, we dont sell google pixels and oneplus is uh not really something we use

[@dugtrioramen]

@@texasmama3084 updates aren't really that important on Android anyways. Google has extracted most of it's core apps and services into the play store, so they get updated whenever an update is available, just like a normal app. iOS requires giant system updates because it's own apps get updated all at once and are tied to the system, whereas Google apps are more modular and just update on their own. Even security is updated separately on Android, so you really should have no worries. The only thing that a full system update is for is upgrading to entirely new versions of Android, like Android 10 to 11, and most of the time those aren't even that big anyways. Anyways, you can also just flash any rom you want if you really care that much. The biggest reason you even hear update complaints is with specific skins, like OneUi, not Android. So if you really care, just get a phone with stock Android, or just flash a stock Android rom, and you're set.

[@insanitylol]

@@dugtrioramen exactly

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

All things I already knew but well made video as far as explaining it to the general public in simple to understand terms. Exactly why I use an iPhone as my primary device. I also have an Android phone I keep around but I will only buy a Pixel since it’s the only phone that half ass addresses some of the issues discussed in this video.

[@Account-nx3ui]

OnePlus 1 can have Android 11

[@namelesske]

I missed the basic explanation between Android Open Source Project and Google Services installed on top of AOSP. Google and the Open Handset Alliance develops Android. The base of Android is becomes Open Source when Google puts up the source code on the interwebs, but it can change anytime, it's depends on Google with the future releases. Google Services and Apps are NOT open source. You have to licence the Google Part of Android, and Huawei recently lost their licence to Google Suite but not for AOSP. They can manufacture devices with EMUI without Google Play and Google Apps in the future with no problem, i will explain later... Google Pixels are using the Google Fork of AOSP, if you examine closer it's not so stock anymore, of course it comes with their own Google Suite of apps preinstalled and other Pixel Only customizations. If you look this way, stock android does not exist. We should call Pixel devices close to stock Android. Android One and GO phones similar to Google's own fork but less care on special features, mainly optimized for lower resources and quicker security updates. Other manufacturers using their own fork of Android with their own set of customizations and if they are in sync with Google's minimum requirements they can install Google Suite on top of their software. (The cost is not public.) That's how you get sometimes double apps for the same purpose with Samsung, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, because not every region using Google Suite. The manufacturers are want to be prepared for loosing the Google Licence that's why they pushing their own App Store, Music, Video, Gaming platforms, and for profit as well.

[@adithyay328]

Yeah I hate the hate the way that google misleadingly calls android open-source; any meaningful android device better have access to the play store, which as you said, is walled behind their proprietary google mobile services, and EVEN WORSE, it costs a lot of money to get "google mobile services certification", which is required for any phone model to have GMS shipped with it. Sadly, there are no truly open source play store competitors that actually compare with the play store with regards to the quality and quantity of available apps.

[@TechHypedProduction]

When u see apple explain explaining android 😂😂😂

[@ilavvex2823]

Great video and explanation though there is one glaring problem: you mentioned that android and windows are open source. This is in fact, partly incorrect. Open source software is software with publicly available and reviewable source code. Android is mostly open source since you can find much of its source code available for viewing. Windows on the other hand is closed source/proprietary which means that the code is not available to the public and is kept secret. The same goes of any of Apple's OSs. What you were actually trying to say was simply a difference in licensing structure where android and windows are licensed to 3rd party vendors, while iOS is NOT licensed and is therefore only available on devices made by Apple.

[@DemonicSkyle]

Having a one plus 7 pro and a Galaxy 10e, I do notice that one is getting faster updates to than other. For example, there's dark mode on my Google calendar for my widgets for s10e, on the one plus I haven't gotten that yet. However, there is dark mode, just not for the widgets.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

Yeah, but that has nothing do with Android updates. This is a classic example of Google doing A/B tests with their apps and services.

[@masonwagner4118]

Ever since Project Treble, my samsung devices (s7 and s9) have both recieved monthly security updates in addition to software updates like One UI.

[@skatcat743]

it's obvious he hasn't actually used a project treble device.

[@masonwagner4118]

@@skatcat743 Google required that all device manufacturers have to do monthly security updates or else they wont receive access to the newest software called the beta program or som. My phone is running android version 9 with Samsung ui version 1.0

[@masonwagner4118]

@@skatcat743 or are you talking about the guy that made the video cuz honestly your comment is so vague I don't know

[@micahgarnett1924]

Wait the S7 has one ui??

[@masonwagner4118]

@@micahgarnett1924 nah I just meant my s9 but the s7 still gets a monthly security update (tmobile)

[@vladimirjean]

Very informative and well detailed, even my 9 months old baby could understand, awesome video, keep it up.

[@tim0lmazan162]

7:46 Is that why Merriam Webster’s Dictionary “takes up so much more storage space” on my classmates’ phones?

[@AllUsernamesTaken]

Android is only partially open source. The basic framework of Android is open source, but the final version, licensed to OEMs for modification, is not. This is why Huawei cannot use Android like it does now, but must switch over to their own OS, which is based on the open source framework, therefore still compatible with Android apps without doing business with Google.

[@audigamer8261]

Is this a koneko kitten fan?

[@shu2214]

All Android is Open source, the GServices are licensed

[@finntran1672]

Fragmentation is actually a feature and of course Android had it first. Apple could never copy it

[@ajaykv1075]

It's a terrible problem that I myself faced when I owned a Samsung Galaxy A series smartphone. I did receive only one Android update and couldn't get the other. So I had to adjust with it. Now I've a Poco F1 and I'm happy with it.

[@Mana_Maui]

Finn Tran well that’s a stupid feature.

[@vervetech9395]

Android require some knowhow to fully appreciate it unlike easy iOS. You have access to the system's root so you can install Android updates manually.

[@Jac0b22]

That’s quite the feature. It’s almost like you could call it a deterrent

[@finntran1672]

Ajay K V My friend has ordered her Xaomi Redmi just this week, she’s not happy with her 2 yo Samsung Note anymore...just hope that Xaomi will push out regular updates.

[@xc9zf]

Awesome video love your videos! Keep striving!

[@erikaso_]

I've always thought that the Nougat, KitKat, etc. names were the sequential names of the Android OS-this is incredibly enlightening. Thank you!! :)

[@iMac9991]

Simple explanation: Apple does everything themselves, and they release their iOS updates at the same time to everyone, and phones going back 5 years+ still get new updates. Android: controlled by carriers and manufacturers. If you want the newest update, get a Pixel. Except only a minority care about the newest updates. Also, most phones only get 2 years worth of updates.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

They are only controlled by carriers if you get a carrier branded device. Simple solution is to not buy your phone from a carrier. Also I don't buy Pixel phones for updates, I buy them because you can unlock the bootloader extremely easily

[@kaffeice7]

wrong, u can have a Android One phone, any phone that made a dead with Google to have a stock Android on the phone, in return u get 3 years of updates, and ya .. u can buy an Android One phone for 200$ .. LG has them Xiaomi has them ...

[@iMac9991]

@@kaffeice7 not wrong, just left that part out because it's a *simple* explanation, and a majority of people buy their phones through their carrier

[@kevinv.5961]

Noxus Designs That's no longer the case, iOS 13 will only support the 3yo iPhone 6s.

[@justdashie1132]

In my country we have a right to choose our carrier even if our phone has been "locked" to a carrier

[@theben8463]

That 10% of Android devices could be equivalent the 100% of that 85% of that iOS devices. You get the idea.

[@SolarChris3010]

@Satyam Pandey Oh really? The statistics show that android has a market share of 85.9% with apple having a 14% market share. I wouldn't say that android has less than IOS. Source: www.statista.com/statistics/263453/global-market-share-held-by-smartphone-operating-systems/

[@Josmersuero]

@@SolarChris3010 counting the shitty cheaps phones right?

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

@@Josmersuero It Just Works (☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)☞™

[@SolarChris3010]

@@Josmersuero Yup, they count the Iphones released during and up to 2017

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

@@Josmersuero Not everyone can afford to drop $700+ on a new phone every few years. If Apple really wants their market share to expand, then they really need to cut the price, or just have a lower end device. Maybe just one camera on the back, LCD panel with lower resolution, etc. Fact of the matter is that many people simply need a phone to make calls, and access services that can easily be handled by cloud computing services, which is one of the reasons why Android Go is a thing that Google recently launched. An extremely stripped down version of Android made for entry-level devices, a market that few people are focusing on. Fact of the matter is that, until fairly recently, phones occupied the same territory that personal computers did just 20 years ago, where if you wanted something to remain useful for future tasks, you had to buy something high end for the time, and while GPUs were still like that for a while, CPU's, at least for the general consumer, almost went stagnant, while GPU's continued to improve, until fairly recently again. Looking at Nvidia's RTX lineup, performance in traditional rendering isn't that much better over what we've seen in previous generations, and for some, there really isn't an upgrade path they'd be happy with, mainly owners of the GTX 1080 Ti (of which, I am one of them). These days, unless you are running something particularly demanding, they're isn't really that good of a reason to upgrade every year or two anymore. The "shitty cheap phones" are the most crucial corner of the market that Apple is ignoring, probably because they want to continue being seen as a luxury brand. The phone I had before I got my Galaxy S9+ (late February of this year) was a cheap ass Windows Phone from the same year the iPhone 6 was new.

[@Modenut]

The slide at 2:08 (ish). What does the green field ("other") comprise of? Symbian? =D

[@jonletts9700]

"Real world benchmarks", well, the problem with that sentence is that benchmarks are synthetic, not real world

[@aravindr4986]

😂

[@moizahmed7392]

Your comment is underrated

[@hetral3]

you are using a wrong definition for open source....

[@s.k.4111]

I would like to use other phones but iOS is so great and the eco system of apple is so good, I can‘t leave apple anymore lol

[@ab3040]

Try moving to google. It has a great ecosystem, and you will have much more freedom.

[@Iavenderhazes]

IKR I can’t imagine using Samsung phones

[@vervetech9395]

@@Iavenderhazes For total freedom even to the system's root, I will use it anytime. Android just requires some knowhow unlike easy iOS. You can even install updates and anything manually, customize anything to your taste

[@Jac0b22]

a b a good ecosystem, below apples. And freedom? Yes Privacy? Completely gone

[@raviteja9048]

@@Iavenderhazes you cant imagine, because you just dont know what they are capable of.

[@queenbiscuit311]

You could also flash firmware onto your android phone if you want the updates.

[@benzemamumba]

Yeah but that assumes that you can unlock the Bootloader, not all phones support that.

[@khadijaamghar3156]

My country: we don't care about updates we care about apps Me : installs custom ROM

[@fiercelypolygons3696]

Open sourced? Yeah, UWP is SOOOOO OPEN SOURCED!

[@typingcat]

Synthetic benchmarks are not "real-world" benchmark test. They do not accruately measure actual perceived performance.

[@PegasusTenma1]

Most android flagship phones get outperformed by a 2 year old iPhone. Even most high end android right now struggle to compete with the iPhone X in speed and processing power

[@Alzter0]

I wish my Android wasn't just stuck on the same version...

[@qmanable5927]

Wow. That it is informative! Thanks for the video!

[@kciudaras]

Google is working on new OS called Fuchsia where Google will have more control on the updates, this should solve fragmentation

[@songyani3992]

Only if device manufacturers decide to use fuchsia as well could it solve fragmentation

[@vervetech9395]

For very old Android users, you can manually flash latest Android updates anytime when you unlock your bootloader. That's android and you can totally do anything to suit your taste, it just require some knowhow.

[@shevangomis6432]

Doctor Brain now you imagine that you developed an app and say that again 😂

[@vervetech9395]

@@shevangomis6432 I understand. That's why developers love to develop apps for iOS. But most people love Android because they can get payable apps for free

[@fabianbinder3681]

Only if your device has 1. an bootloader which can be unlocked 2. open source drivers 3. at least some developers who want to make a custom rom.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

@@fabianbinder3681 So basically avoid Sony, Samsung, and LG phones

[@RR-uc1wb]

Doctor Brain Pirating apps only push developers away from android, making things worse in the long run. There is less much “pay once gets all” app available on android where on iOS there’s plenty.

[@johnbamber7374]

4:45, I believe some Android users who aren't too attached to manufacturer features can also update to a newer OS manually. This may involve using holes in security though, I'm not too sure as I haven't done anything like this myself.

[@YusufYaser]

2:24 can we take a moment to look at the iPhone in the middle with all of it’s home screen pages?

[@lgmarquez5469]

I'm glad I'm in that 10% of Pie users 😂...I feel special Thank You OnePlus 😆

[@recessiontwentytwenty3858]

Sorry to hear that 😥

[@TheShadowChoosen]

Me too

[@DaviniaHill]

Upgraded yesterday.

[@davilimalol4612]

Meanwhile I'm at like 5.1.1 and it's pain

[@MsMRkv]

I'm still running kitkat in 2019 😂, all the apps and games I use work just fine.

[@gamingpiano]

Ios: UPDATE YOUR IPHONE NOW, every few minutes Android: silence

[@fxght]

What does open source mean? You have access to the code. In windows there is no access to the code.

[@TheBoyJenius]

Super good video! Definitely on the favorites list.

[@mbip2014]

90% android user doesn't know and don't want to know behind the scenes factor. To compete with android, apple need to produce low cost devices.

[@arturotrevino8524]

Great video Greg, your videos are very unique and so well documented, keep up the good work

[@Lanon0987654321]

Also updates pushed by the mobile carrier comes with network tweaks like LTE Advance configuration and other radio related settings

[@ediiei]

I wish it was just "Why Is Android So Fragmented?", and not "Why Is Android So Fragmented? and why Apple is better"

[@CompactStar]

Now I want to see why Windows Phone is so fragmented

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

Windows Phone isn't fragmented, it actually had the best software support out of Google and Apple. I usually got updates once a week actually when I was on Windows 10 Mobile.

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

It's just basically the applications and they were late to the game 🤷‍♂️

[@punnequraq]

Tyler isn’t that because it was so new and they were new to mobile development, leading to a bunch of bugs? frequent updates aren’t always a good thing...

[@ElektroHax]

Now you can install full Windows 10 on arm on a lot of them 😉

[@phantompage4304]

Wished you had an android based channel tbh

[@chydi10]

phantom page not worth it.

[@kas4751]

Nah, you’ll get 2 postings a year.

[@Racko.]

KA S 😂😂😂😂💩

[@chydi10]

KA S 😂

[@BT_Spanky]

Plenty of Android based channels already on KZbin

[@thenineyearoldarmy6070]

Absolutely love your videos

[@PeacefulAutistic]

My LG phone came out in March of 2018 only. Is their top of the line mid-range and yet still no update. Pie is not here for 99.9% of LG phones made in last 2 years only. While my iPad bugs me for updates frequently and it's 3-4 years old or so.

[@MalcolmBlk]

Shouldn't have gotten an LG phone if you care about updates. Go for Pixel, OnePlus or Samsung instead.

[@PeacefulAutistic]

Can’t afford that. Mom bought the iPad herself and quit using it. I bought my own phone at about roughly 120-150. I am a college student. At the time, this phone had exactly what I wanted and we even got a bit of a discount on it as AT&T had some promotion going on.

[@matthewbitter532]

@@PeacefulAutistic samsung's migrange phones still gets frequent security update and up to three years of version update.

[@TechHypedProduction]

IPad OS 13 should get to public soon.....

[@YasharKhan]

Amazingly explained btw.

[@matt379]

4:45 the third option was rooting and installing a custom version of Android. Which is annoying, but at least you can keep your device on life support for a bit longer.

[@checkeledezma6221]

Android Explained 😂👍🏼👏🏽👌

[@Chamushgoo]

I will admit, last year I switch from android to Iphone and for the first time i'm not finding myself wanting to get a new phone so it doesn't feel outdated

[@rcalphonse2701]

Chamushgoo I’m still using my Apple 6s plus from 2016

[@dh4444]

AMAZING video as always

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

Even if one was to buy an iPhone 7 today which has had a new battery installed, you could still expect it to run for another 2 more years with regular security patches and some new features as they arrive with each new iOS major update with decent performance. The equivalent Android flagships of that era such as the Pixel, Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, LG G5 etc are basically now no longer getting new updates and they're getting slower and slower in every day use. Sure you could root and install a custom rom and kernel to increase the longevity but that in turn, blocks you from using many apps that do not support rooted devices. And if you don't have a Pixel, chances are that you're stuck with a device that has a ridiculous amount of bloat on it. I have a Note8 and an S8 and as much as I'd love to root them, I can't use my work apps if I did so.

[@F0undationsofD3cay]

1. Windows is not open source 2. I'm watching on a tablet running Android Lollipop, and it really doesn't affect day to day use.

[@heng5258]

Kayla Smith ...........

[@F0undationsofD3cay]

@ѕтeιn Yeah I know. Not much I could really do though, other than upgrade to a newer tablet model or something

[@laurinneff4304]

Kayla Smith There might be a custom rom for your tablet with a more recent Android if you‘re interested. (I run LineageOS on my Galaxy S8 and it feels much faster than samsung‘s android)

[@F0undationsofD3cay]

@@laurinneff4304 Yeah, I've been considering doing that, but my tablet only has 8gb of total space, so I probably wouldn't be able to install one anyways. My only real option is to get a newer tablet.

[@lane4043]

@@F0undationsofD3cay yeah, with 8 gigs you won't get far

[@SirLoinDeRes]

I use both platforms but the stability and user experience on iOS is far superior. Although there are Android features that I’d love to have on iOS, starting with the Always On Display

[@sunq8859]

Ive had both and i agree with this 100%

[@calvintuano557]

it would be perfect if ios optimization/stability and androids features merge together lol

[@icarofilho6524]

is this Always on DIsplay thing only to show the clock ? Or it has other practic functionalities?

[@SirLoinDeRes]

@@icarofilho6524 Modern always on displays show the clock, date and notifications, and in most cases you can set a custom image which can be displayed. If you tap on the notifications icons, you can open the app.

[@MichaelSiejak]

What about project mainline? It just updated parts of the system through the play store

[@nics9840]

This was a legitimately informative video, it’s a shame most people only noticed a minor error

[@jamesm7566]

4:50 or install custom firmware It doesn't even matter that much what version you have as compared to IOS most apps support kit kat and up

[@Sandwich4321]

Exactly

[@rajideva6745]

Yeah. And TBH, I like Android Oreo. Using it now.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Why is this channel named after Apple? It should be *_Tech Explained_*

[@jackagain8346]

I had a Samsung S7 for 3 years and recently updated to S9 2 weeks ago. I already got a new update for the S9 yesterday and have had at least 5-6 updates on the S7 while I owned it. I call BS on this....

[@kevinv.5961]

Jack Again The s7 didn't get android pie, only android nougat and Oreo which weren't even that different from each other.

[@flying_Night_slasher]

Well I just had a thought well is it possible to get the latest version of Android on a outdated phone by rooting it and I don't mean a custom ROM like lineage OS I mean the actual official Android?

[@johnblackwood4369]

It is the Channel now nammed Android Explained ?

[@ajaykv1075]

I feel Greg is doing the great job explaining the situation of smartphone industry, be it both Android and iOS. But since he does videos about Apple majority of the times, it's obvious to have the channel named Apple Explained.

[@johnblackwood4369]

@@ajaykv1075 Yeah it's just a joke man! Anyone would agree with you

[@jackgordon9806]

This video is so informative. Thanks man!

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

Google has introduced the Support Library and more recently AndroidX to make it easier to develop software that will run on older versions of the OS.

[@Alpha-Ultra]

Because it's open to many markets on many different budgets, and with some Budget Android devices may or may not come with the latest version of Android and being budget they don't get security updates and or firmware update, it is also because of it's budget that it makes Android available to the masses even if your on a tight budget to someone who buy high-end Android devices out there their are many brands, these brands usually keep updating their devices with firmware or security updates. Due to the many different markets available for Android users is what gives a fractured Android experience in the wild. This mostly occurs on budget devices

[@Poloskii]

Basically roasting Android Android is my main OS But I use iPad os

[@lukajoris9593]

happy funtime iPad os isn’t a thing yet it’s coming in iOS 13

[@sairan1364]

Ipad os makes android tablet cry. Android makes ios cry. *Perfectly balanced, like all things should be.* -Thanos

[@cgnito9964]

@@lukajoris9593 beta for iOS 13/iPad OS went live about 2 days after WWDC, so he's probably running the beta

[@Syn741]

To be honest, android OS on a tablet isn't pleasing to me. Even though I'm on an android phone... I view a tablet as an entertainment device and android doesn't feel like an entertainment OS:/

[@Poloskii]

@@Syn741 I agree Android is more got on phones So when it became time to get a tablet I chose IPad

[@bernielomax4702]

4:02 Most? Lol. Try hardly any. Samsung and google phones are the only dependable brands on android for software support. Anyone else you’ve been handed a miracle to get a single update and even more miraculous if you get it before it’s 2 versions behind.

[@IndellableHatesHandles]

Even Samsung has sucked for years with updates. Google is the only company that's done it for most of its main series's lifetime. It's one of the reasons that I got a Pixel 6a

[@calli0507]

I wish Google would bring even longer update support for the Pixel lineup

[@Tyler-uc4ye]

4:52 If you have a unlocked phone you can do something called flashing a custom ROM. Super easy stuff to do, just download the stuff for your specific phone model, flash the custom bootloader, do some stuff in it, then flash the custom Android ROM, and bravo, you have the latest version of Android, plus OTA support in the case of Lineage OS on my mother's OP3

[@ElektroHax]

@@brandon8987 It's very easy, and easier than Jailbreak in most cases, depends on the device. Pixel, International Samsungs, Alcatel are the easiest to flash

[@TechHypedProduction]

Yes apple charge us alot but it is awesome that they provide such a long support and customer care that anyone can’t do the same

[@theendurance]

Apple is one of the few companies that actually care about their users

[@TechHypedProduction]

Glomo yeah that’s what i said ❤️

[@ExpertCobra-tn1vt]

So this mad boi convinced me to stay with apple

[@knzhas]

I would love to buy a Google pixel with a stock android, but it is not officially sold in Kazakhstan. This means that I will not be able to rely on warranty service, and it is not known whether its antennas will work properly with our local communication standards, since the pixel 5 is not certified for my country. Therefore, you have to buy either a Samsung or an iPhone, and this is another huge problem for the distribution of Android updates.

[@elektrokinesis4150]

I think apple should start licensing their silicon

[@Kingmaxx22]

xiaomi has a lot of updates deal with it

[@onkelklaujo]

OnePlus too

[@Kingmaxx22]

really do you never follow the xda forums even without it xiaomi and one plus gets regular updates at least once a month smh

[@Kingmaxx22]

@ѕтeιn read. my reply

[@Kingmaxx22]

@ѕтeιn My phone is the xiaomi redmi note 5 and it has the may 5th security update maybe they have reasons not to update the firmware ie stability