Recent content by Drew Neilson

Re: What Android manufacturers provide security updates quickly? Bottom line: I want to support device manufacturers that treat people fairly, and would very much appreciate any recommendations for manufacturers that meet the following: 1. provide security updates for a long time 2. provide...

Re: What Android manufacturers provide security updates quickly? Bottom line: I want to support device manufacturers that treat people fairly, and would very much appreciate any recommendations for manufacturers that meet the following: 1. provide security updates for a long time 2. provide...

Re: What Android manufacturers provide security updates quickly? And one thing I forgot to mention: it also bothers me that some manufacturers only push security updates to flagship devices. That is a problem, because it means that wealthy people who can afford flagship devices get security...

Re: What Android manufacturers provide security updates quickly? That's disappointing, because while I had gone so far as to add a Pixel XL to my shopping cart, what prevented me from finalizing the purchase was learning that Google only promises feature updates for two years after the device's...

I am coming from a Windows phone. I am leaving Windows on phones behind because I don't want to put up with the app gap any more. I haven't ruled out getting an iPhone instead of an Android. After much consideration, I made a list of all of the things that are important to me, and ordered them...

Since the Essential phone's screen is interrupted, so to speak, by the front camera, how does this affect things: 1. notifications? 2. if the user opens an image and makes the image full-screen, will the side of the image be cut into by the front camera? In other words, will the front camera...

With all due respect, you didn't answer any of my questions. You did however give me a good name--"app manager"--and I guess I can Google that to get more information. Still, I hope that someone will directly answer the questions I asked. Are you saying that the app manager isn't installed by...

In this discussion, I primarily want to focus on apps designed for Android 6.0 and up. 1. When users with Android 6.0 and higher install an app that was written for Android 6.0 or higher, does it ask the user to grant access to permission GROUPS, or to individual permissions? 2. When those apps...