• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    Yeah, Apple has a good track record for software undates. I actually replaced a perfectly good phone just because it lacks updates.

    Honestly, that’s why I want a Linux phone, for essentially endless updates. My old 2009 Linux PC still got updates when I eventually upgraded the hardware, and I want the same to be true of my phone. Unfortunately, Linux phones don’t meet my base requirements, but hopefully that’ll change by the time I need another.

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      21 days ago

      That’s the thing. Apple has that track record already. This years iOS update will be available for phones released as far back as 2017. And that’s not a recent development - 4+ years have been the norm with iOS devices for a long time, while many Android phones have suffered from much faster obsolescence.

      Google have yet to prove that they can fulfill this promise.