Even worse, new devices still aren't shipping with the latest OS.

Google would also much prefer an unfragmented customer base with everyone having the latest OS.

I for one always hold out until a few updates into the latest OS.

How to use the latest OS.

Those hoping to run the latest OS after a year or a few days are going to stick with iOS.

Then there's not much issue with getting the latest OS.

We should at least get updates to the latest OS for the two years of that contract when we buy a newly released phone.

But as it is, Android device makers want you to buy new hardware to get the latest OS.

As long as you're on the latest OS and have the most recent versions of all the software then you're ok.

I can understand the frustration of not getting the latest OS but your phones are not obsolete.