Prominent Android manufacturers commit to supporting phone software for 7 years
Prominent Android manufacturers commit to supporting phone software for 7 years
Samsung phones now come backed with seven years' worth of security updates and seven generations of OS upgrades.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9647496
Hopefully a blow to planned obsolescence
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Ignoring the fact that few folks keep the same device for 7 yrs to begin with, this is only good news for app support life.
The actual title of the topic should be:
"Android app support is getting even better"
This is essentially a nothing burger for hardware in the grand scheme of things but sure. We'll take it. Whatever.
I suppose it's a pretty big win for the aftermarket selling off older devices. More than a few brands still absolutely refuse to adopt this, however. Looking at you, Motorola.