• wile_e8@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Hasn’t Android had a thing for a while where it gives update priority to people who manually check for updates? Like, my phone (7a) didn’t say an update was available, but then I clicked the “Check for update” button, and now it said Android 14 is available.

      So I don’t think anyone who really wants the update soon needs to sideload the OTA, just check for an update and you’ll probably get it.

        • redrum@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          I’ve just checked now (Pixel 7a, Catalonia) and it’s upgrading to 14

      • TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I always do that. I think I only waited once, it notified me like 4 days later. But when I go into the settings and manually search for the update, it always gives me the update as soon as it’s announced.

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      1 year ago

      I always got updates on the day one. Is this american thing (because americans buy phones modified by their carrier)?

      • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        I got my phone unlocked directly from Google, but I think it might still get held back based on my network. I’m not sure what the current state of this is. Historically at least, yes, it’s been a clusterfuck with US networks.