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[return to "Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates"]
1. hcnews+39[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:34:36
>>skille+(OP)
I am still using my Pixel 3 (now without upgrades) without major issues. So, happy to see the new phones have longer promised update cycles. Hopefully Google doesn't clawback this promise in the future.
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2. matthe+5e[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:53:12
>>hcnews+39
Pixel 3 no longer receiving updates.
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3. barbaz+7h[view] [source] 2023-10-04 16:04:36
>>matthe+5e
https://lineageos.org/

> monthly security updates to every supported device

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4. joemaz+1p[view] [source] 2023-10-04 16:34:51
>>barbaz+7h
Only partial and generally non-critical updates. Upgrade your phone
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5. barbaz+Yq[view] [source] 2023-10-04 16:40:27
>>joemaz+1p
My understanding might be limited but I don't see this being a big enough risk to warrant spending couple hundred dollars every few years for a new phone when the old one still works.
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6. chimer+xD[view] [source] 2023-10-04 17:25:51
>>barbaz+Yq
> My understanding might be limited but I don't see this being a big enough risk to warrant spending couple hundred dollars every few years for a new phone when the old one still works.

There are enough zero-day RCE exploits on both Android and iOS devices at this point that, if you're running phones that are that far out of date from security updates, you should basically just assume your device is fully compromised.

As stated above, many of the RCE exploits don't even involve any user interaction, so it's not like you can argue "well, I don't visit sketchy websites so I'm fine".

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