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Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.
minus-squareTunawithshoeslinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIt was a joke/hope as they have managed to extend support further then google have done in past.
minus-square@Derproid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoIf it wasn’t for wanting google chat for work on my phone I’d be using GrapheneOS on my Pixel 7 Pro.
minus-square@brealorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNo Google pay/Wallet so no. Haven’t picked up my wallet and cards in ages and my driving license is also on my phone…so no… Love the idea tho of Graphene but without NFC payment in my area it is a no-go.
minus-square@nosnahc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoFunny how Google make itself indispensable to suck your data.
minus-square@CCMan1701A@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoOK fine, i don’t need it, but prefer the ability to use my car’s display as i like small phones.
Annnnnnnnnnnd Grapheneos…
Maybe they can reach 10 years now?
how so?
It was a joke/hope as they have managed to extend support further then google have done in past.
If it wasn’t for wanting google chat for work on my phone I’d be using GrapheneOS on my Pixel 7 Pro.
No Google pay/Wallet so no.
Haven’t picked up my wallet and cards in ages and my driving license is also on my phone…so no… Love the idea tho of Graphene but without NFC payment in my area it is a no-go.
I need android auto more.
Funny how Google make itself indispensable to suck your data.
OK fine, i don’t need it, but prefer the ability to use my car’s display as i like small phones.