One of the biggest problems with Android phones is that they rarely, if ever, receive timely software updates whenever Google releases a new version of the operating system.
Many users may not notice, but for those who care about always having the latest and greatest smartphone features, it can be a big bummer. According to Google's own stats, only 1.1% of Android users are running the latest version of the OS called KitKat. Most Android users (about 54%) are still on version a version called Jelly Bean, which Google released in 2012.
Compare that to Apple's iPhone. Right now, more than 74% of iPhone owners are running iOS 7, the newest operating system that launched just under four months ago.
So why is there such a big discrepancy?
There are a lot of moving parts, but it boils down to the fact that hardware manufacturers like Samsung, LG, and HTC modify Android so heavily with extra features, graphics, etc. that it takes them a long time to incorporate new versions of Android. Even after they do that, carriers must test the manufacturer's changes to Android to make sure everything is compatible with the network.
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