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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

sounds cool.

I want to say "what's the catch" but I'm also tired of being alert all the time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Google sticks to their promised update lifecycle (which was 2 years for some devices, but 7 years after release for recent ones). Samsung seems to have a decent support lifecycle too these days, but I've noticed that at the end of the lifecycle Samsung tends to switch from monthly to quarterly updates and not all security patches are always included.

For other vendors, the vendor does need to actually put the Qualcomm code in new updates. If you buy Oppo or Sony, that means you may not receive updates despite the SoC and upstream Android being supported. On the other hand, Google has been pulling more and more components out of base Android so they can be updated independently, so it's possible things like GPU drivers may receive security updates even if vendors stop supporting phones.

However, with this news, willing vendors can provide prolonged support, so as long as you verify on the vendors' web page that you'll receive updates, you'll probably get them ("vendor" including the brand, but also the carrier if you're buying a phone through a carrier for some reason).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats really awesome. I hope we also get replaceable batteries so our phones can actually last 8 years.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Easily replaceable batteries.

I have a 2017 phone I just put a battery in for $10. They're replaceable, just not without tools.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A Fairphone or galaxy S5 level replaceable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Goes to show the different standards for different device types. MS is getting a beating out of stopping Windows 10 updates for some users after a decade.

I want to say I get why and that my phones cycle faster than my PCs, but these days I'm not sure that's the case.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

But they also said windows 10 would be my last windows

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

They must have known it would push you to Linux

[–] Auli 1 points 1 day ago

Yes but Apple released IS 11.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They didn't lie. Windows 10 is my last windows.