The most annoying thing in the Android ecosystem is the lack of prompt software updates but if you are using a phone from a brand that works closely with Google you would hardly complain about not getting updates, Google Pixel and Nokia smartphone owners can attest to that.
Nevertheless while OEM's waste months before sending updates, Google has a way of generally updating a few features on all android smartphones but most people would hardly notice because everything usually happens in the background.

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Google has a system in place that keeps many phones relevant - Google Play Services. They can remove certain bugs and even introduce new features just by updating Play Services.

Many system apps that were once included as part of the Android operating system are now available in the Play Store, which means they’re maintained and updated this way—just like all the apps you download manually. These two things mean you get more up-to-date phones, even if they’ve stopped getting full version updates from the manufacturer.

A good example of these updates is the Find My Device tracking feature - Google added that to nearly all Android devices by using a simple Google Play Services update. Similarly, Google has also added an app-scanning feature that watches for malware, thus making older devices more secure.

A couple of things still require full operating system updates. Operating system-level features and support for new hardware standards can’t be rolled out in the background. They require new versions of the core operating system.

However, these updates are becoming less and less significant. Google is rolling out as many new features as possible via Play Services updates and app updates. They’re splitting out more and more apps from the Android operating system, making them available in Google Play so every device can update to them.

Source - https://www.naijatechguy.com/2018/08/here-is-how-google-sends-automatic.html

Cc mynd44

Ok

NaijaTechGuy:
Source - https://www.naijatechguy.com/2018/08/here-is-how-google-sends-automatic.html

Cc mynd44

Nice post

Just last week I installed an update of 553mb on my Tecno Camon X Pro for few fixs and July Google patch..

Abiodunspectre:
Just last week I installed an update of 553mb on my Tecno Camon X Pro for few fixs and July Google patch..

Nice.. Tecno is improving

Abiodunspectre:
Just last week I installed an update of 553mb on my Tecno Camon X Pro for few fixs and July Google patch..

I believe you've gotten the new gesture feature

Abiodunspectre:
Just last week I installed an update of 553mb on my Tecno Camon X Pro for few fixs and July Google patch..

wow,cool one from tecno. How is the update?

This is a nice one from Google, the updates I received on my tecno spark device also came out very good

tafat:
wow,cool one from tecno. How is the update?

Not bad though. I've checked it and it makes the phone a bit faster, although it;s not my daily driver but it's a really nice update

investigator007:
This is a nice one from Google, the updates I received on my tecno spark device also came out very good