- LineageOS images are usually released for years after a phone's official Android support is dropped. Just ditch your official Android image for LineageOS, and most people won't even notice the difference.
- If you're more brave and Linux-inclined, you may also opt for PostmarketOS.
- Next time, avoid buying hardware released by Google. Those guys are religiously following the Apple book when it comes to hardware: premium stuff with high profit margins, that gets deprecated within 3 years so they can just reiterate. If you buy Google products, you are funding planned obsolescence.
- If you're more brave and Linux-inclined, you may also opt for PostmarketOS.
- Next time, avoid buying hardware released by Google. Those guys are religiously following the Apple book when it comes to hardware: premium stuff with high profit margins, that gets deprecated within 3 years so they can just reiterate. If you buy Google products, you are funding planned obsolescence.