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Tab S7+ update included with S8/+ update to 13?
I've looked and the tab s7+ 5g is no where on the software update progress list... just wondering if anybody knows if these 2 devices will be updated at the same time since they're so similar? If no...
I want to point this out which most people won’t listen.
Why the REST of the world often get updates quicker than US.
Yes - They have carrier bloat, and A LOT more than in the USA in some countries. Buy a S23 Ultra from Korea for an example. Shoot a Japanese Sony Xperia as another. Korea is one of the WORST offenders when it comes to carrier bloatware. It was so bad the government stepped in and made it all be abled to be uninstalled.
Yes - There is carrier testing, and governmental testing in those countries as well.
what’s different then? They blame OEMs, and hold them accountable. We blame the carriers who DON’T touch the code. As a developer, and any developer who has worked for large firms or companies will tell you. NO company will give source code to ANYONE outside the company. FULL STOP. That’s like Microsoft giving Windows 11 source code and expect all manufacturers of PC’s to not leak any code. 100k+ people and expecting not one of them to leak anything? Easier to control in house than other companies and their employees.
OEM’s have clout. I mean look at Apple and how well they update their products. Don’t tell me a company like Samsung can’t do the same thing. They have a large portion of the market(larger than Apple). They could call out OEM’s publicly if they were delaying updates or they could simply say we’ll push the updates anyway like Apple. Why don’t they?
