• Pyro@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Depending on the popularity of the model, you may continue to get updates through third party efforts such as LineageOS or PostmarketOS.

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      1 year ago

      Good point! And that’d be more than enough to make me feel like I’m getting an “upgrade” if I’m feeling that itch after however many years

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        1 year ago

        Just like a business that’s finally “upgrading” to Windows 7 after being on XP for 10+ years!

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          1 year ago

          I appreciate the comparison, but mobile devices go out of date far faster than desktop OS’s, at least in terms of security updates.

          I’m still using Windows 10 and getting security updates for a few more years.

          Coincidentally, security updates for my phone and my desktop OS will run out at the same time, despite my desktop OS coming out more than half a decade earlier than my phone.