Force-feeding an Android system update isn't helping anyone

Be careful what you wish for when it comes to system updates. You might get what you want, but not when you want it.

Pop quiz for the smartphone manufacturers out there, and the U.S. operators that approve their over-the-air updates:

Which of the following times are OK to automatically apply a system update?

First thing in the morning, when you're just getting caught up on the night's emails.
Lunchtime, because what else would you need your phone for.
After dinner, when you should be reading yourself to sleep with a nice book.
When driving down the highway at 80 mph, phone plugged in to Android Auto.[/block]

The answer, of course, is NONE OF THE ABOVE.

But that's what folks have been dealing with this week as both AT&T and T-Mobile pushed out system updates for the LG G4.