But no. Today, Google officially gave word about Android 5.2(?) aka Android M, which comes a mere year after Android Lollipop.
Ask yourself this: Are you still waiting for your device(s) to be updated to Lollipop?
The major phone manufacturers are still rolling out updates to their flagship devices, and as I have said before, once they are updated to the latest version of Android, they are already a year out of date.
You can generally live with a newly released version of Android for a couple of years before apps cease to work with what inevitably becomes an "old" version of Android. But what about manufacturer support and the recent spate of Android vulnerabilities?
Most phone contracts in the UK are now two years - That's a long time in Android terms, and if you don't get an up to date phone from the outset, you could be obsolete well before the end of your contract.
Even if you get a flagship phone, can you be sure that the manufacturer and network will update it?
Apple have been very clever with their update rollouts: Newish handsets get updated, whilst ones which have been out for several years fall behind. Nobody wants an iPhone from 2009, as it just won't work that well compared to more recent handsets.
Our cybersecurity department at work were adamant about the need to have a phone packing a current version of Android, and I was inclined to agree with them last year.
2015 has seen ever more dangerous Android exploits exposed, and it's not just a case of malware that sends premium texts any more.
The risks are real, and they are serious.
Android phones are massively popular, but the threat can no longer be ignored. Choose an up to date phone and try to pick one which is likely to be updated at some point in the future, or ditch your 24 month mobile contract and buy SIM-free phones and upgrade annually.
