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How long do you keep dailying a phone after the security updates for it end? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Reil@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Phones are getting better support lives these days, but they still physically outlast their software support. How important is that safety net/blanket for you?

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[–] troye888@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I am not planning on saving any nuclear launch code on my phone any time soon, so I'll use it untill it lasts. The end of life is more of a "dont fix the phone if it breaks from now on" date for me.