XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/12/2026 6:56 PM, Alan wrote:   
   > 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 Unlike my Samsung tablet that came with an outdated OS that did   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.   
   >   
      
   Ditto Alan's comments. These claims only apply to premium devices. And   
   Apple supplies security updates for at least 7 years. It also has yet to   
   be seen if all OS update features will be available on a 7 year old   
   Pixel or Galaxy.   
      
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