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Old 10-07-2019, 02:17 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
I don't think it has been confirmed either way.

knc1 has written that same version on different devices is different.

The only test I know of was done on an Oasis 3, whose 5.12 probably predates the 5.12 delivered to older devices. In that case the update blocker seems to work in the sense that no update happens but that power use skyrockets.

I have not read of any controlled update block tests for 5.12.x on anything else.
I still have the blocking directory on mine (I was the one who tested it before) so I'll see if I get updated or not. I'll also keep an eye on the battery life to see if the power use starts to go up again. If it does (or seems to), I'll take a look at the logs to see if the same thing is happening again.

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