simple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year 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.comsimple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year 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-squaredensity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoas long as you get the right one that can be flashed. IME most pixels available on the secondary market are bootloader locked.
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI buy from Google, so not an issue there.
minus-squaremercurylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou’re better off buying from them directly anyways.
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.