I have a theory no tech company Will admit. I think that software updates are mostly a skam.
Theese updates are huge (2-4gb), which is more than most mobile games, and they barely do any changes. Although they do important security updates, that's just code, and I know for certain that Code just cant take Up jigabites worth of storage.
For example, a new phone's system Will "only" take like 15 gb, while a phone that has been updating for years can reach 30 easily, and both of them are running the same version.
However, system updates taking a lot of spcace is the perfect excuse to force users to buy a new phone every now and then. It is clear that companies want us to updates our phones, since, when a new update comes out, you can either update now or update later, butt there isnt a "shut up forever" button, and if you continue to ignore the update you Will be greated with a popup update screen every day. This is further worsened by the fact that you cant undo an update, even the "delete every file" button jeeps all system data intact, so every time you update your phone you are essentially losing 3 gigabites of storage in exchange for some random ***** no one wants and the annoying popup update screens to go.
