@simple@lemm.eecake to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 9 months agoPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1449file-textcross-posted to: sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1449external-linkPixel 8 to have seven years of Android updateswww.theverge.com@simple@lemm.eecake to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square101fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orghackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partytechnews@radiation.party
Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.
minus-squareaaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoSamsung moving to four years of OS updates, and 5 years of security updates, is what pushed Google to adopt this new policy, as Google only offered 3 years of OS updates beforehand. So Samsung will probably try match Google again.
Samsung moving to four years of OS updates, and 5 years of security updates, is what pushed Google to adopt this new policy, as Google only offered 3 years of OS updates beforehand. So Samsung will probably try match Google again.
Either way, the consumer wins! I like this