Hi everyone,
Sorry to all the readers of my off-the-cuff post above—it turned out a bit harsh again.
All the information on the device page should be as accurate as possible, meaning it should have been tested.
Therefore, it’s better to have outdated but correct information than information that’s up to date but based on a single tester’s experience.
I feel the need to highlight the amount of work involved in creating something that’s “nice to have.”
First, there’s the OS: It’s maintained by the core developers. They have to ensure it runs on the current Android Hallium versions of the various ported devices.
The developers (all 5 or 9 of them—well, I don’t know exactly how many we have) must have a device running an Android version that we support.
The device ports: These are maintained by the porters and must be adapted; for example, to support the G4 wireless system or VoLTE.
Every porter is required to have such a device, and they probably only have one or two SIM cards to test.
Mobile carriers offer a network that, while standardized, is still not uniform. So, roughly speaking: 193 countries times at least 3 carriers equals 579 networks. Well, many of them are probably similar, so the number is too high, but clarifying this is still very time-consuming, isn’t it?
Please correct me if I’m wrong; this isn’t based on in-depth research. I’m just concerned about the amount of work involved.
Greetings
Mario
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