Hey, am I the only one who feels like each of the latest Android Versions from 4.0.2 until Lollipop were steps backwards?
I remember when i started experimenting with 2.3.5 and there, it was Raw, you could feel that the device got so much more power and possibilities after flashing, par example Cyanogenmod compared to the stock roms.
But i expect now (was one year without Android, sadly) that the latest versions are now so complicated to modificate. On CM7.2 you had so many settings in the Settings section. Now you need to flash a framework (so many frameworks for so many devices, OS, Versions and so on) which are buggy, lagging and device slowing. After the Framwork you look for an APK to be able to download extensions for the framework to chance setting from the system (the version the extension is made doesnt even matter now, because the framworks you flash are so different that the android version kinda doesnt even matter).
Now, we are on 5.1.1 and it feels not true anymore, it is hard to use devices still without google apps, even on CM7. Many apps need a connection to Google, like Snapchat to even work.
The Hardware of devices exploded, is so high now that we don't give a #### about the software anymore. I remember, on my old device HTC Incredible S, we had so many developer who builded over 30 different kernels, changed so many things from the rom, trimmed it, even the code to made them as fast as possible, with every setting you need in the section it fits, many different flashable extras integrated in the rom with an ON/OFF Switch (Now it's more like Aroma gets interesting, but getting always back to Recovery, Flashing the Rom again for some extras?)
I feel like android is lossing itself. What do you think?
I remember when i started experimenting with 2.3.5 and there, it was Raw, you could feel that the device got so much more power and possibilities after flashing, par example Cyanogenmod compared to the stock roms.
But i expect now (was one year without Android, sadly) that the latest versions are now so complicated to modificate. On CM7.2 you had so many settings in the Settings section. Now you need to flash a framework (so many frameworks for so many devices, OS, Versions and so on) which are buggy, lagging and device slowing. After the Framwork you look for an APK to be able to download extensions for the framework to chance setting from the system (the version the extension is made doesnt even matter now, because the framworks you flash are so different that the android version kinda doesnt even matter).
Now, we are on 5.1.1 and it feels not true anymore, it is hard to use devices still without google apps, even on CM7. Many apps need a connection to Google, like Snapchat to even work.
The Hardware of devices exploded, is so high now that we don't give a #### about the software anymore. I remember, on my old device HTC Incredible S, we had so many developer who builded over 30 different kernels, changed so many things from the rom, trimmed it, even the code to made them as fast as possible, with every setting you need in the section it fits, many different flashable extras integrated in the rom with an ON/OFF Switch (Now it's more like Aroma gets interesting, but getting always back to Recovery, Flashing the Rom again for some extras?)
I feel like android is lossing itself. What do you think?
