Desperate for the latest Android update? The update button might help The ‘Check for update’ button will now request the latest available update for Google branded phone. One of the most irritating aspects of the Android ecosystem is the delay in the rollout of the latest Android update. Unlike iOS where all supported devices receive the update at the same time, the Android universe only ‘gifts’ the latest updates to Google-branded smartphones, that too to the devices that fall into its first preference batch. It seems that the Google is looking to shed this image according to one Google employee on Google+. According to Elliot Hughes , a Google developer, the ‘Check for updates’ button now actually works for ‘all’ those Android smartphones that ship with Google’s OTA update app. We used the word ‘all Android smartphones’ because this isn’t a platform-side update. If you have the latest version of Google Play Services, then tapping the update button might actually deliver the ...