Gone are the days when major version upgrades meant performace and feature overhaul.
Now it's just boring UI or AI bloat needing way more resources while doing nothing in the background.
this post was submitted on 01 May 2025
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Isn't this the case with every (commercial) OS these days? You could copy your comment and paste it in a Microsoft Windows thread without the slightest edit.
I don't like it. Blur makes most of the UI less readable.
I just don't think it looks very good. I know that everyone has different tastes of what looks good but I personally love modern design when it comes to UI and IMO Android was the best looking OS UI and right after that GNOME. But part of why I think both of them look so good and why I think they even look better than Apples design, is that they don't use blur. I don't think it really fits into the Material 3 design language.
What about finally doing something with RCS?? It's been stagnant for YEARS, no audio speed-up, no pinned messages, not possible to separate contacts to useless 2FA SMSs... What about the promised mini-apps? What about opening the API??
What about doing ANY ACTUAL WORK?
It's 2025. Mobile operating systems have basically peaked at this point. These yearly OS updates offer nothing but change for the sake of change with very little in the way of actual use for the overwhelming majority of people.
I'm tired of having to re-train my muscle memory every year just because Android releases have become "events" for marketing instead of offering features that useful.
NEW ANDROID OS! ALL YOUR SETTINGS ARE CHANGED, HAVE FUN!!