Lollipop Android 5.0 brings many new features, but one big problem: the delayed update. The truth is that this is not new and some longer be used. Is that manufacturers do not learn? Or should we blame Google? Will my smartphone? Here we explain why your Android smartphone is not getting Lollipop.
AOSP
This stands Android Open Source Project, ie an open source project. This means developers can offer us cooked ROMs based on Android and that manufacturers have to perform an overlay system.
Here we find the first hiccup. Android updates first go through Google and then to manufacturers so they can prepare for their devices. Therefore, unlike the Apple devices, which receive updates while on Android we find a more phased approach. That is the first reason that since a new version of the system is announced until it finally comes to a device may be a while.
In this area, the only smartphones that have advantage is the Nexus family since receiving the update directly from Google.
Why the updates do not arrive at the same time?
As just explained at the time that Google released the source code manufacturers have to adapt to different terminals. No es lo mismo Lollipop on a Samsung Galaxy S4 that in Note 4 ; Nor is the same Lollipop on a Sony Xperia Z3 that in HTC One M8 .
To this we must add that each manufacturer decides which device to update, which can be influenced by the fact that manufacturers interested in selling. I mean, that before upgrading an old smartphone, prefer to release a new smartphone with lollipop series. Of course, there are several terminals that can not be updated for compatibility issues.
Why do other countries are receiving the update and not mine?
Curiously, this issue has been debated because of the emergence of Lollipop for Moto G in Brazil and India, while not in other countries. The manufacturer wanted to offer an explanation for this situation and so said this is due to the evidence.
Each country has different data. I refer to different operators, preinstalled applications and components installed on different devices. So testing is necessary to avoid the update comes loaded with bugs.
Why does my neighbor has received Lollipop and not me?
We close the circle and now we are in the same country. Indeed, in the same city and the same building. In the elevator we see the neighbor shows a Samsung Galaxy S5 like ours, but with the main difference that he is enjoying Lollipop and we do not yet. Do not go into a rage!
This is because your neighbor terminal received a soak test, something similar to what I just explained to India and Brazil. "Soak" comes from English and means "wet" or "throw soak". Refers to small tests performed by the manufacturer, since even though the system is always extensively tested system failures.
For this reason the manufacturer sent the OTA (Over The Air) update for some users. After a while, reaches all. So do not despair because the version that is your neighbor's test and if there failures, suffer it.
The operators
If your Android smartphone comes operator makes updating to be slightly delayed. This is because in addition to the manufacturer overlap there is also an operator and, therefore, it has to make changes prior to implementing the update.
By this I do not mean to purchase a smartphone with operator is a downside, you have to look on the bright side. On many occasions phones operators offer us very interesting extras applications or subscriptions sevice.
The problem between OTA and root
Usually, to receive an update OTA phone must be unmodified. Now, being root and have installed SuperSU not preclude receive an update via OTA, it does having a custom recovery installed TWRP or CWM type. If that is your case, the most probable is that not receive the OTA notification.
This is because an advanced or custom recovery system modifies the recovery and, therefore, is a modification (obvious). As a solution, can always firmware flash stock, ie unmodified manufacturer. In the following article we explain how to update via OTA one rooted phone .
I hope that the issue has been clarified a bit and if not, please Use its comments to express your doubts.
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