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/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It (www.wired.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Honestly the short 5 year from original release till EOL thing really fucking annoys me, but it's literally every phone on the market. I've looked, it's impossible to find a phone that doesn't force you to replace it every few years unless you go to a plain dumb phone that only supports voice calls and maybe basic SMS with no apps. That's just a nonstarter in this day and age.

Even alternative Android firmware like GrapheneOS and /e/OS are dependent on the stock firmware releases by the phone manufacturer so when the manufacturer goes EOL and stops releasing updates your alternative installs also are effectively EOL.

The only solution to this problem I've seen that seems like it has a chance is Linux Phone OS, but it still has several problems that make it unusable for most people (biggest one probably being that it provides absolutely terrible battery life).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

It’s really revolting to be forced to change phones just because of this.

A phone should be secured for way more than this!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I mean realistically you would not be replacing the phone just because it hits EOL, maybe if you're wealthy and/or have a higher threat model.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Honestly the short 5 year from original release till EOL thing really fucking annoys me

It's 7 years now.

Although Americans typically keep their smartphones for 2.5 years, according to Statista, so 5 years seems more than long enough.