<![CDATA[For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time.]]>For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:
1) Don't come with vendor bloat
2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time.

I've heard that the Android world has changed and that major vendors support their devices just fine.

I recently acquired a Samsung Galaxy S26, and I was disappointed to see that the device, despite being fully up to date, is at the Android security patch level of February 5, 2026. It's almost May.

Is this just how it (still) is with non-Pixel Android phones still? Even with a major product from a major vendor, you're likely months out of date with security patches?

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I thought I knew how to use "Android".
And then I got this thing. 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/116444493826692488https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/116444493826692488Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:06:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:41:33 GMT]]>@wdormann I'm on April 5. With S24 Ultra. Location Switzerland.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sassdawe/statuses/116444397145698464https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sassdawe/statuses/116444397145698464Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:41:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:40:51 GMT]]>@wdormann That's been my experience too. My current One Plus seems to fall somewhere between Pixel and Samsung with patching and vendor bloat.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cR0w/statuses/116444394361612246https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cR0w/statuses/116444394361612246Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:40:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:27:28 GMT]]>@RonnyTNL
I recall getting eye rolls from people after mentioning that I stick with Pixels for Android. "It's not like that anymore" was the response.

Yes it is, seemingly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/116444341756277331https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/116444341756277331Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:27:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:11:32 GMT]]>@wdormann i forget what the new version of open handset alliance is called or if it's even still around. my HMD/Nokia has gotten security updates for more than the three years promised and they were usually 2-3 weeks behind the release date at most. and no hefty overlay or auto-installed cruft, pretty much pure android

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/dank/statuses/116444279125993301https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/dank/statuses/116444279125993301Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:11:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:08:30 GMT]]>@wdormann
I have a cheap Motorola. Last update was end of last month. It updates only once a month (excluding all the stuff that Google updates without a reboot). I consider this up to date and about the same experience i remember when i had Nexus phones.

It should update for a couple of years I'm hoping since they usually do. Then again, it was cheap and I'll just buy another.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/human3500/statuses/116444267201193177https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/human3500/statuses/116444267201193177Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:08:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:01:10 GMT]]>@wdormann can't expect to much of a budget model 🤬😭 it should be illegal, anything that lags behind more then ~ 2 weeks is ready for "does it blend".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RonnyTNL/statuses/116444238345310029https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RonnyTNL/statuses/116444238345310029Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:01:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For Android phones I've cared about, I have gone with the Pixel and friends because they:1) Don't come with vendor bloat2) Get updates both rapidly and for a reasonable amount of time. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:57:36 GMT]]>@wdormann I cannot answer you. I'm an average ill-informed duped buying public who just finds Androids more intuitive than iphones. *shrug* it updates when it updates.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116444224309000544https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116444224309000544Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:57:36 GMT