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OS or application updates. Please make sure to use the tag closest matching your issue, use e.g. 'ota-update', 'application-autoupdate', or 'rom-flashing' if they are better fitting. See the full tag wiki for more details and first aid.

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Can every Android device be updated to the most recent Android version?

No. Its up to the manufacturer to release new Android versions for their devices. Some devices will never get a new Android version. Only the devices from Google (Nexus One, Nexus S) will get the late …
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How can I ensure reliable updates for an Android phone/device?

No manufacturer makes any promises about future system updates for a device. … I order to ensure that you get updates for your Android devices you have basically two options: Go with a Google device, that is the ones sold as Nexus. …
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Who are responsible for pushing out the OTA updates?

The manufacturer is responsible for the Android updates (not only if it's an OTA Update). …
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Why does Kies tell me that my Galaxy S has no updates?

Because the updates that Kies offers you depend from whom and where you bought your phone. If you bought the phone in a shop, you purchased normally a country or region specific version. …
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Why does Kies say that there is no official release for my Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)?

If Kies tells you that you have a unofficial release it usually means that you have an unofficial release. :) This is usually the result of flashing the device with heimdall/odin and an prerelease fir …
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Is there a way see if any of the apps on my phone have updates available?

This will show the list of installed Apps on the device and possible updates for the Apps. See this question, ff you have Apps that weren't installed with the Play Store …
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Are Nexus the only one that receive OS update directly from Google and not from Telecom / Ph...

But yes, besides of that, the Google manufactured branded devices are the only ones who receive the updates directly from Google. … All other devices get their updates from the manufacturer and/or the carrier. Oh, and the Nexus One won't receive Android 4.2 (officially). …
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How to keep Apps, that are banned from the offical market, up to date?

Sadly, a few fine Apps are banned from the official Market by Google (e.g. Transdroid): How can I keep those Apps up to date, without visiting the project sites regularly?
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How can I seamlessly update Cyanogenmod by preventing "signature verification failed" error?

I really like how Cyanogenmod can be updated from the Settings menu. After a new update is downloaded, it even asks to if it should reboot to install the new package. It seems that the update concept …
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