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Ask HN: Why can't Android updates work like GNU/Linux updates?

3 pointsby kuba-orlikover 6 years ago
I want to understand why Android handles updates so poorly. I remember in Heartbleed times many Android users were left with faulty OpenSSL versions, because the manufacturers didn&#x27;t release an update for their device.<p>Why can&#x27;t Android just update the OpenSSL library in such a scenario, just like GNU&#x2F;Linux does, for example?

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RandomGuyDTBover 6 years ago
I really wish someone had an answer for this. But I&#x27;m not sure there is one.