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Should I update Android on my phone?
Three good reasons.
(Image credit: Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Central)The software on your phone is riddled with flaws and potential security exploits, regardless of the brand or operating system. But both Android and iOS tie features of third-party apps to the version of the operating system you're using, and that makes accepting an update more important than you may realize. With Android, each platform version introduces a new set of APIs ( Application Programming Interface) and those are how apps can work with your phone's OS and hardware.
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