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		rafram 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone Duo You can (and manufacturers do) release security updates for past major-version releases without backporting features.
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oblio 8 days ago [–]

At least for Android that's not a big deal as most of the system lives in independent applications.

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