@simple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 1 year agoPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.casustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1432arrow-down1external-linkPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.com@simple@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: keepyourphonelonger@lemmy.casustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@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]linkfedilinkEnglish5•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.
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