For iOS adults - how iOS updates are DIFFERENTLY than Windows, Linux,
and Android (all of which are updated incrementally, not monolithically).

Specifically, almost all of Android is now updated asynchronously over
Google Play via projects Mainline & Treble, which is _outside_ the domain of
the OEMs and of the carriers (even Qualcomm drivers are now updated via
Google Play by the user, just as they would be on Windows or Linux).

Up until now, iOS has been using a singularly archaic monolithic update.
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/06/09/apple-ios-15-new-iphone-upgrade-iphone-12-pro-max/>

I don't expect Steve or the other ignorant apologists to even begin to
understand what this article says, but I would expect the adults on this
newsgroup to be aware of the changes Apple recently made with iOS 15 (which
I reported when it was still in beta).

Up until iOS 15, Apple has used a rather uniquely primitive method of
updating the operating system, quite unlike all the others in its sheer
monolithic'ness. Everything (and I mean everything) had to be updated each
time even a single line of code was changed (although each device only
needed to upgrade to what it didn't already have).

It's important to be aware that NOBODY does this in modern consumer
operating systems. Nobody. Just Apple. And just iOS. It's monolithic.

That archaic monolith'icy has fantastically huge disadvantages even as the
apologists crowd around it like a capitol riot thinking it's the greatest
feature of iOS (which always amazes me at their sheer ignorance).

Anyway, this article _explains_ more of what Apple is changing with iOS15.
"For the last 14 years, Apple has made iPhone owners choose between
stability and security. iPhone owners have a tough call to make because−
Security Vs Longevity is not a trade anyone wants to make."

"This is unlike almost all rival operating systems, with the likes of
Android and Windows separating security updates from feature-based upgrades"
Android: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin
Windows: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide

"Consequently, this is a massive deal for both Apple and its users. It's a
radically different way to advance iOS and it fulfils a promise the company
had been hinting at for some time. It is objectively superb news."

"06/09 Update: Apple has confirmed to me that only users who stay on iOS 14
will receive the latest iOS 15 security updates, for users who upgrade to
iOS 15 they must keep updating their phone to each new release to receive
security updates. This creates something of a strange double standard, where
cautious upgraders will be better served camping out on iOS 14 than jumping
early to iOS 15 then skipping updates. It's a curious decision which means
users on iOS 15 will again be forced to choose between risking the stability
of their phone in exchange for timely security updates. Come iOS 16, Apple
really needs to match its rivals and separate feature upgrades and security
updates into dedicated releases."
--
Alan Baker, Alan Browne, Chris, Haemactylus, Joerg Lorenz, Jolly Roger,
Lewis, nospam, Rod Speed, Savageduck, Wade Garrett, Wolffan, Your Name,
et al. and Steve will not understand a word spoken here, but adults might.

To help the adults understand how the two ecosystems differ in updates...
1. iOS uses a singularly primitive archaic monolithic update method
2. Android separates the OS from the security updates, as do all modern OS's

For example, modern systems _separate_ the OS from the security updates:
*Android security updates*: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin
*Windows security updates*: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide

Where Android, for one, uses the modern project Mainline & Treble methods:
*Project Mainline*:
<https://www.androidcentral.com/android-12-features-we-love-android-runtime-now-part-project-mainline>
P*roject Treble*:
<https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2020/12/16/qualcomm-and-google-announce-collaboration-extend-android-os-support-and>

Notice even the Qualcomm GPU hardware drivers are now updated over GP:
<https://www.androidauthority.com/gpu-driver-updates-phones-1096423/>

BTW, note how complex iOS' archaic update mechanisms are, as revealed here:
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/06/09/apple-ios-15-new-iphone-upgrade-iphone-12-pro-max/>
"Consequently, this is a massive deal for both Apple and its users.
It's a radically different way to advance iOS and it fulfills a promise
the company had been hinting at for some time. It is objectively superb
news."

"06/09 Update: Apple has confirmed to me that only users who stay on
iOS 14 will receive the latest iOS 15 security updates, for users who
upgrade to iOS 15 they must keep updating their phone to each new
release to receive security updates. This creates something of a
strange double standard, where cautious upgraders will be better
served camping out on iOS 14 than jumping early to iOS 15 then
skipping updates. It's a curious decision which means users on
iOS 15 will again be forced to choose between risking the stability
of their phone in exchange for timely security updates. Come
iOS 16, Apple really needs to match its rivals and separate feature
upgrades and security updates into dedicated releases."

Also bear in mind Samsung currently updates frequently for four years:
<https://techstory.in/google-pixel-6-series-to-get-five-years-of-software-updates/>

And Google is expected to soon announce five years of frequent updates:
<https://techstory.in/google-pixel-6-series-to-get-five-years-of-software-updates/>

All of which is in _addition_ to the Project Mainline/Treble updates!
--
Alan Baker, Alan Browne, Chris, Haemactylus, Joerg Lorenz, Jolly Roger,
Lewis, nospam, Rod Speed, Savageduck, Wade Garrett, Wolffan, Your Name,
et al. and Steve will not understand a word spoken here, but adults might.

paul <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> monolithic'ness.

<BFG>

hi

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Paulie wanna cracker! Awrk!