Are you an update junkie or an honest John.

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#171449 18-Apr-2015 18:29

I myself am an update junkie, I want the latest firmware and I want it now.

Be this on my phone or my tv and the htpc that I use to run it you name it if its powered and can be updated it needs to be now.

I use many dev versions of software and like trying out new features before anybody else even if they are buggy.

What are you ????

1 - A bleeding gums Murphy like myself living on the edge of most stuff.

2 - A standard Jim that is happy to use what they have and update a month after a release is out to see how it all goes first.

3 - An honest John which is still on the likes of android 2.2 or ios 5 and doesn't like these new fangled changes.

*NB the names mentioned above are not indicative of members themselves

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#1286922 18-Apr-2015 18:37

Update junkie

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#1286934 18-Apr-2015 19:12

sometimes 1 sometimes 2. depending on whether I have other better things to fix

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#1286939 18-Apr-2015 19:26

Apple frequently wreaks havoc with their 'updates' so my attitude is if it ain't broke then don't fix it.

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#1286975 18-Apr-2015 20:45

Update junkie but I regret it sometimes. But can't help myself.

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#1286976 18-Apr-2015 20:47

Update junkie... Can roll back most things if it's crap, just ask my Mrs and her nexus 7 3g :)

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#1286977 18-Apr-2015 20:54

Definitely a 2.5
Unfortunately I'm not confident enough to be a 1.0 but I like to update everything as soon as posible

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#1286978 18-Apr-2015 20:54

Another Update Junkie.
But I do draw the line at Windows 8

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#1286979 18-Apr-2015 20:56

1 and 2 I guess.

Hardware-wise:
I have a set of devices that I consider my daily drivers and should not be messed with, and at the same time I have a couple devices for beta/dev testing.

Software-wise:
I run them on an emulator on my main PC by using the VHD partition so it won't affect my main partition.

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#1286983 18-Apr-2015 20:58

Mostly 2, like to pause a moment to make sure the world doesn't implode. Except when it comes to Apple, definitely #1 I absolutely hate those little round indicators on the app icons, if one shows up I MUST get rid of it immediately! If it's a new update then so be it. Work IT team get a bit touchy though as they don't like portable devices being updated without the update being tested first. Thing is if i waited for them to test each update I would still be on iOS6.

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

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#1286985 18-Apr-2015 21:01

I used to be update junkie.

Now - I don't care as much. I still remember my burning galaxy s2 in my pocket after 'overclocking'. I take the update as it comes.

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#1286986 18-Apr-2015 21:07

A patient update junkie. Yep I like my updates & upgrades ASAP, but I don't post 50 topics on Vodafone forums saying how useless they are because everyone else in the world is already on Android 6 and demand they update my phone yesterday!

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#1286988 18-Apr-2015 21:11

coffeebaron: I don't post 50 topics on Vodafone forums saying how useless they are because everyone else in the world is already on Android 6 and demand they update my phone yesterday!

I don't make those kind of posts either, but that's because my devices are from manufacturers that don't "gate" updates :)

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#1287006 18-Apr-2015 21:40

OS? I want the new one yesterday.

Apps? I have 37 requiring update right now on my phone, at least two won't be updated as they have had functionality removed.
I used to be a compulsive updater but I now read the changelogs and reviews before I push update. And with the size of lots of these apps now and given they seem to roll out updates weekly, I've decided to update about once a month just to use up expiring data.

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#1287019 18-Apr-2015 21:52

I don't have a phone to update.

I've updated my bluray player firmware occasionally (when I remember to hook it to the LAN), hardly ever updated the TV's firmware however.

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#1287022 18-Apr-2015 22:01

Update Junkie. The problem is I have about 25 devices which require those updates, so I usually pick a weekend a month and do them all except my special devices which get updated the moment updates are available.

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