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Ok I'm about done hearing that the Unlocked variants OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are on Stable versions of android 12 while being stuck with the carrier variant means we probably won't see Android 12 on T-Mobiles OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro until Android 13 drops this is ridiculous thanks T-Mobile!
Makulund wrote:
Ok I'm about done hearing that the Unlocked variants OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are on Stable versions of android 12 while being stuck with the carrier variant means we probably won't see Android 12 on T-Mobiles OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro until Android 13 drops this is ridiculous thanks T-Mobile!
unlike popular belief… Carriers have little control, and don’t touch the code like people think they do. Multiple times OEM(manufacturers) have admitted it, but here in the states we still blame carriers. Ever noticed Google doesn’t blame carriers anymore after about a year of them complaining? Why? They did an AOSP project with Sony and found out that carriers DON’T actually delay updates no more than a month in 90% of cases. They only time there is any lengthy delay is where a security flaw was found.
Other OEM’s have pushed out their updates on T-Mobile except OnePlus. They chose to update process for T-Mobile. Why would T-Mobile delay 1 manufacturer over all the others they have? Think about it for a second. IF you device is paid off you can actually load the OnePlus version and run it instead of waiting for a T-Mobile version coming out. OnePlus forums will show you how to do it.
Really? I hadn't heard much about the 8 and bugs, probably because I'm using my pixel 6 right now and as I'm sure you know there was a ton of bugs for the 6 and 6 pro but I must have been extremely lucky because my experience with the pixel 6 was bug free and just great pretty much all around, I have no complaints. Hopefully by the time Android 12 reaches my T-Mobile variant of my OnePlus 8 most the bugs will be resolved hahaha! That made me laugh just typing it. When will a company, , clears throat, Google, just to name one lol stop pushing updates that clearly haven't been tested enough especially when they leave the final beta phase still completely broken and yet after basically no repairs they release the so called stable version which anyone that knows smartphones at all knows that's just the first wide open public beta, it's never stable enough for me to consider the messes they've released to be called stable, but the faster it's out the more other items, get pushed, also too early so they never lose site of that bottom line. Oh it's just sad really. But oh so true.
I can say that the wait for Android 12 on the OnePlus 8 was disappointing. It’s a mess, full of bugs, and what does work, doesn’t even work well. As a lot of other people have learned with other manufacturers and other devices. Android 12 is still pretty much a mess that is going to take a while to fix.
Unfortunately I have only 5bmore payments left on my OnePlus 8 but I've got all the latest with my new addition to monthly payments lol my Pixel 6 Pro. I just want to play around band use my OnePlus for awhile but not on Android 11, I'm too used to 12 to want to go back lol. Do you know if they've even mentioned a date when it might be pushed for T-Mobile?
Makulund wrote:
Ok I'm about done hearing that the Unlocked variants OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are on Stable versions of android 12 while being stuck with the carrier variant means we probably won't see Android 12 on T-Mobiles OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro until Android 13 drops this is ridiculous thanks T-Mobile!
unlike popular belief… Carriers have little control, and don’t touch the code like people think they do. Multiple times OEM(manufacturers) have admitted it, but here in the states we still blame carriers. Ever noticed Google doesn’t blame carriers anymore after about a year of them complaining? Why? They did an AOSP project with Sony and found out that carriers DON’T actually delay updates no more than a month in 90% of cases. They only time there is any lengthy delay is where a security flaw was found.
Other OEM’s have pushed out their updates on T-Mobile except OnePlus. They chose to update process for T-Mobile. Why would T-Mobile delay 1 manufacturer over all the others they have? Think about it for a second. IF you device is paid off you can actually load the OnePlus version and run it instead of waiting for a T-Mobile version coming out. OnePlus forums will show you how to do it.
