XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-12 15:55, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Tom Elam wrote:   
   >> On 1/10/2026 3:02 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>> Q: How frequently does iOS phone home in the background   
   >>>      to its mothership tracking servers, even when idle?   
   >>> A: ?   
   >>>   
   >>> How often, even when idle, does Apple secretly contact its mainframes?   
   >>>    a. Minutes?   
   >>>    b. Hours?   
   >>>    c. Days?   
   >>>   
   >>> Why?   
   >>   
   >> Don't know, don't care. The Apple phone and pad work great, stay updated   
   >> regularly on a know schedule, all by themselves. Unlike Android where I   
   >> had to use Google to find out if the phone I bought a year ago was ever   
   >> going to get an OS update. And was disappointed with the answer a few   
   >> times. Unlike my Samsung tablet that came with an outdated OS that did   
   >> get one update, then never. Unlike my Android devices that required   
   >> manual app reinstall when a new one was purchased, with no data history   
   >> carried over.   
   >>   
   >> A former Android fan, I will never go back. I have seen the light. BUT,   
   >> at the same time very happy that the EU is breaking down the walled   
   >> garden too. I even get Google Maps as the CarPlay default now! And   
   >> YouTube Music as a default too! Nirvana.   
   >   
   >   
   > Hi Tom Elam,   
   >   
   > Thank you for sharing your personal experience with iOS and Android.   
   >   
   > My original question in this thread was about background network   
   > behavior in iOS, not OS update policies, but since you raised the   
   > update comparison it is worth clarifying the current situation.   
   >   
   > 1. Google now provides seven years of OS, security, and feature   
   >     updates for their latest Pixels.   
      
   Which is great if you have a Pixel...   
      
   ...and if they live up to that commitment.   
      
   >   
   >     Google Pixel Update Policy   
   >        
   >     Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will receive 7 years of OS, security, and   
   >     Feature Drop updates.   
   >   
   > 2. Samsung documents extended security update support for Galaxy   
   >     devices, up to seven years for recent models.   
      
   Which is great if you have one of those recent models...   
      
   ...and if they live up to that commitment.   
      
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