It’s almost that time, kiddos — time to start staring longingly at your phone and wondering when the latest Android upgrade will arrive. 

In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, Google’s on the brink of launching one of its biggest-ever updates to Android: the thus-far-unnamed Android “L” release. Android “L” will introduce a whole new design language for the platform along with a revamped lock screen and plenty of fresh features.

The big question, though, is when the upgrade will reach your device. Part of Android’s open nature means manufacturers can modify the software however they wish — and while that enables a diverse and option-filled ecosystem, it also means there’s no universal standard for how long it takes an OS upgrade to arrive. Instead, it’s up to each device-maker to process new releases and provide them (or not) to its customers.

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