106
I hate how disposable smartphones are
(hexbear.net)
Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.
As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.
Thank you and happy chatting!
The experience you’re having is one of the reasons I use an iphone despite running Linux for 25 years.
It’s no help to your immediate situation, but if you can tolerate switching consider jumping ship to the uhh… technology ecosystem that everyone makes fun of.
Or they can get a Pixel or Galaxy phone, which each have 7 years of updates.
apples still sending security and bugfix updates for the 6s, an eight year old device.
the perception that apple has long support windows prompted other manufacturers to lengthen their own.
this is not meant as a defense or lauding of the enemy apple over other vile tech companies, just that apple is still supporting a phone released before there even was a google pixel 1.
when google, a company famous for dropping support for things, has dutifully fulfilled its support promises around pixel phones, i'll be recommending them to people frustrated with short cell phone life.
if i remember correctly samsung phone support windows were the ones tied directly to the qualcomm radio chips in them. i'll believe it and subsequently recommend it to others when i see it.
i'm not trying to fight or argue with you, just to add a little look into the recent history to back up my recommendation. if you have information about galaxy support windows i'm all ears.