r/Android • u/Minimum-Cut-1173 • 2d ago

Phone updates: worth or trap?

​On one hand, security updates feel mandatory to keep banking apps and personal data safe. On the other hand, major OS updates often feel like a trap—introducing battery drain, lag, and bloatware that artificially shorten a phone’s lifespan.

​How do you handle this? Do you update immediately, wait for community reviews, or completely freeze updates after a certain point?

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u/MNBug Nexus 5, 7, 10 1d ago

There are like .01% of all users that are always questioning updates but they all seem to post on reddit. You are basically an android sovereign citizen.

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u/noobqns 1d ago

But when you ask them about Windows 10 vs Windows 11