@simple@lemm.eecake to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 9 months agoPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1434file-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.cahackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1434external-linkPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.com@simple@lemm.eecake to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.cahackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.
minus-squaredensitylinkfedilink4•9 months agoas long as you get the right one that can be flashed. IME most pixels available on the secondary market are bootloader locked.
minus-square@warmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•9 months agoI buy from Google, so not an issue there.
as long as you get the right one that can be flashed.
IME most pixels available on the secondary market are bootloader locked.
I buy from Google, so not an issue there.
You’re better off buying from them directly anyways.