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wil421 on March 28, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: I don’t want a new phone, but I’m probably buying ...

Lol. I’ve had Samsung and Pixel phones that never received updates to newer Android versions, not even to the next version that came out while the phone was still being sold.

bioemerl on March 28, 2023 [–]

Pixel phones, the non-carrier branded ones, are fine in this regard because you can install your own updates.

The only change we really need there is for things like support for older chipsets, and to end carrier OS locks

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