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>>kotaKa+(OP)
Google is doing everything in their power to make me move to an iphone... between shit like this, effectively bricking some old models of pixels with un-rollbackable patches that destroy batteries, closing down the android development process, making absurd testing requirements to publish apps, etc.

Google doesn't make better phones, they were just less hostile to the consumer. That seems to be going away :(

>>gpm+ct
Wasn’t Apple the one actually caught throttling devices with an update to slow phones down under the guise of "saving battery"?

Leaving Google for Apple, and expecting a more open app store, is going to be disappointing. I’m not a Google fanboy by any means, just pointing out the landscape out there

>>james2+Uu
Apple throttled devices that had a weak battery, because the alternative is the CPU trying to draw more power than the battery can deliver, the voltage sagging, and the phone rebooting.

By itself, this throttling is a good thing and keeps phones usable for longer, because a phone that is slow is better than a phone that randomly reboots.

The problematic part was that they a) didn't disclose it, and b) did this for phones within the warranty period, so instead of the phone visibly crashing and you returning the obviously broken phone, it just lost performance which you might not have noticed in time to get a free replacement.

>>tgsovl+wz
Funny how no one really complained about the random reboots but everyone noticed throttling and assumed their phone was "too old" and they needed to buy a new one. Interesting how this move greatly benefited apples bottom line versus improving actual quality of life for the user considering a reboot is 30 seconds perhaps and a slow phone is slow for every second you use it.

>>asdff+NI
> Funny how no one really complained about the random reboots

People definitely complained about the random reboots, especially on the Nexus 6P, since that phone wouldn't boot again until after it was connected a charger plugged into a power outlet.

Heaven forbid you had a medical emergency away from a power outlet with a phone that unreliable.

>>GeekyB+ur3
Well we are talking about iphones not the nexus 6p

>>asdff+884
The Nexus 6P had the exact same problem during the same timeframe.

Google just refused to do anything about it.

>>GeekyB+494
OK but if an iphone reboots randomly it just restarts. They still reboot randomly to this date or at least mine does with presumably the modern throttle patch. It is a non issue because you are back in action in 30 seconds or so.

>>asdff+Db4
The Nexus 6P did not just restart.

It soft bricked itself until you were able to plug it back into a power outlet.

Until then it was useless.

>>GeekyB+cd4
That is fine but the thread is about iphones not the nexus 6p.

>>asdff+ip4
The thread is about Google restricting Android app development.