Smartphone software updates explained | News | TechRadar - 1 views
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There's no doubt about it – we all love to have the latest software on our smartphones. And that means regular updating.
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When Vodafone has finished testing the update, it's sent back to the manufacturer and to Google for final approval.Because of the trend for larger platform updates, May says it means testing needs to be more comprehensive. "Typically software and firmware now goes through a two stage testing cycle. After conducting a first round of tests we report back to suppliers with our recommendations for any improvements – and then we would expect to see that upgrade again before we could be confident that it meets the highest standards for our customers."
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Few years ago, before technology became so complicated, consumers did not need to worry about updating their cellphone software. The reason was because there was no cellphone software updates that existed. Since smartphones recently became very popular, people are more concerned about the software than the hardware before they purchase a new cellphone. This compares to how they care for the preference of either the Windows or iOS on their computer. Software manufacturers constantly try to update their software to fix bugs as well as to satisfy their customers. It is a constant competition between companies to try to develop the best software so they can gain popularity. Because of this, it is a never-ending competition as consumers are introduced into newer and better software as time goes by. This is why they go through so many steps as to make sure the software is developed to meet the consumer's standards and delivered to their customer's hands as soon as possible.
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