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Happy weekend!

You might have noticed that [email protected] has reached 15K subscribers, with over 400 active visitors per week!

With the release of Android 14, which is slowly making its way to more devices, it seems like a good time for a community discussion on the direction of Android development.

Discussion Questions:

  • What do you think about this latest release?
  • Do you think things are going in the right direction?
  • Is there anything you'd like to see prioritized in future releases?
  • Which device are you on?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Android is maturing. Big changes are becoming increasingly rare, therefore, I think Android and perhaps also hardware vendors should move to a two-year release schedule. I think it's time to accept that annual releases are no longer necessary.

Now that we fully understand the use cases of the smartphone, I believe Android should provide an advanced mode or power user mode that extends beyond Developer Options for developers. I'd like to hand an Android phone to my grandmother in Basic Mode and know she can't possibly mess up, but also I want to be more enabled in a Power Mode where not screwing up my device is my responsibility. I think the casual and advanced user are different beasts and should be respected separately.

Finally, I want to see mainline support for desktop mode. Android can increase demand for high-end devices and rejuvenate the premium segment if it shows that it fits new use cases to justify the money. Many users no longer own a laptop computer. Android should move now to capture this form factor.

Written from my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

2 years is still insanely short to me. I had a Nexus 6p from 2016-2020, and a Pixel 5 from 2020-present, and frankly the 6p was still pretty fast and satisfying to use when I traded it in so I can't imagine wtf anyone needs to upgrade more frequently than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Annual releases are not for everyone, not everyone upgrades the same year. They still should consider doing away with those if they don't have anything to add, like not even a processor upgrade but it's not meaningless