Chitchat How does handphone manufacturer know who to push software updates to?

[LexLuthor]

How can my same smart phone as my friend be crap and his not crap?

Is your OS version the same as your friend's ?

 

[eatshitndie]

But my friend received the updates else I wouldn't know there is a new update mah
Maybe is due to
1. The updates is only for those 512gb users (unlikely)
2. My checking of updates somehow always goto a lousy server
. Sian lah

no such thing as always goto lousy server. you keep going to lousy lau kway bu at petain?

 

[sbfuncle]

Is your OS version the same as your friend's ?

Yes as mentioned several times, everything is the same except the storage space mine is 256gb whereas his is 512gb.

 

[sbfuncle]

There are billions of smartphones in this world and it is still a puzzle to me on the algorithm they use to form the client and server relationships. Becos they will not know what phones I'm using unless it does a probe which means apple will need to probe me too in order to know I'm not a apple user and hence will not send updates to me.

 

[laksaboy]

There are billions of smartphones in this world and it is still a puzzle to me on the algorithm they use to form the client and server relationships. Becos they will not know what phones I'm using unless it does a probe which means apple will need to probe me too in order to know I'm not a apple user and hence will not send updates to me.

I think every phone has a unique IMEI number. I think they know.

 

[sbfuncle]

I think every phone has a unique IMEI number. I think they know.

But they will still need to probe in order to find out the number.
Means all the while criss cross probing is happening.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

should be IMEI number...............

 

[LexLuthor]

Yes as mentioned several times, everything is the same except the storage space mine is 256gb whereas his is 512gb.

Then it's your internal settings about receiving updates. In the case of Android, settings, software update.