simple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1449arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.casustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1439arrow-down1external-linkPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.comsimple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square101fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.casustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@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-squareaaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSamsung moving to four years of OS updates, and 5 years of security updates, is what pushed Google to adopt this new policy, as Google only offered 3 years of OS updates beforehand. So Samsung will probably try match Google again.
minus-squaredarkstar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoEither way, the consumer wins! I like this
Samsung moving to four years of OS updates, and 5 years of security updates, is what pushed Google to adopt this new policy, as Google only offered 3 years of OS updates beforehand. So Samsung will probably try match Google again.
Either way, the consumer wins! I like this