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by mvdtnz 1018 days ago
I have no technical knowledge of Android but from a user perspective the whole system reeks of overwhelming technical debt. Updates constantly break old features and need rapid roll-forward patches. The whole OS is plagued by irritating slow-downs, screen flickers and weird interactions. It feels like no one knows how to tackle major changes so they just update the fucking volume UI every 6 months and call it a day. Android TV degrades continuously. It feels like no one cares.
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I don't know anything about android tv. You can blame Google's garbage A/B testing addiction for that. Android on most devices is very stable. If it's not (manufacturers fault), just install LineageOS (basically stock ASOP, with device drivers)
The people that care already jumped ship to Apple. Android is now the domain of the budget shopper.
Obviously untrue.
I wouldn't switch to Apple even if it would be cheaper
Pure nonsense.