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The seemingly dropped support for the Nexus 5 from N. Their "end of life" policy is the main reason I won't get an (Nexus|Pixel) tablet or anything else than a

The seemingly dropped support for the Nexus 5 from N. Their "end of life" policy is the main reason I won't get an (Nexus|Pixel) tablet or anything else than a mid-range phone (in case they release one again). Maybe from a Silicon Valley perspective, 3 yrs old hardware is ancient but my old hardware is still 100% functional and has been battle tested.

chambo622 11y ago
The Nexus 4 was excluded from dev previews but still got Lollipop. I think it's possible that the same may happen with the Nexus 5 in this case.
primozk 11y ago
What would be your alternative?
- newjersey 11y ago
  I think they're saying they won't get a high-end nexus phone. I'm price-sensitive as well. For example, I got my current nexus 6 in October 2015 only because it was on sale. I would be disappointed if I'd bought this phablet for $499.
  - jahnu 11y ago
    I just got a 5X but of course I'm going to get the last update at the same time as anyone who bought the 5X back when it came out.
mtgx 11y ago
I think phones should get security updates for at least 4 years. Quite a few people use them that long themselves, as I have in the past, but even more people get them used from others, which means a phone gets to be used for 4 or 5 years pretty easily. Those should shouldn't be affected by a myriad of security vulnerabilities that come up by then just because they are poor and because companies would rather have planned obsolescence. It's the digital divide between rich and poor. The rich get security if they buy a high-end phone every year (if we are to consider Android's average security update lifetime), and the poor do not.
untog 11y ago
> 3 yrs old hardware is ancient but my old hardware is still 100% functional and has been battle tested. True, but so is your software. Especially on Android where Play Services and the Chrome browser are updatable via the Play Store, being on the previous version of Android isn't such an issue any more.
- stewbrew 11y ago
  I wonder why they release monthly updates with security fixes then.

chambo622 11y ago

The Nexus 4 was excluded from dev previews but still got Lollipop. I think it's possible that the same may happen with the Nexus 5 in this case.

primozk 11y ago

What would be your alternative?

newjersey 11y ago
I think they're saying they won't get a high-end nexus phone. I'm price-sensitive as well. For example, I got my current nexus 6 in October 2015 only because it was on sale. I would be disappointed if I'd bought this phablet for $499.
- jahnu 11y ago
  I just got a 5X but of course I'm going to get the last update at the same time as anyone who bought the 5X back when it came out.

mtgx 11y ago

I think phones should get security updates for at least 4 years. Quite a few people use them that long themselves, as I have in the past, but even more people get them used from others, which means a phone gets to be used for 4 or 5 years pretty easily. Those should shouldn't be affected by a myriad of security vulnerabilities that come up by then just because they are poor and because companies would rather have planned obsolescence. It's the digital divide between rich and poor. The rich get security if they buy a high-end phone every year (if we are to consider Android's average security update lifetime), and the poor do not.

untog 11y ago

> 3 yrs old hardware is ancient but my old hardware is still 100% functional and has been battle tested. True, but so is your software. Especially on Android where Play Services and the Chrome browser are updatable via the Play Store, being on the previous version of Android isn't such an issue any more.

stewbrew 11y ago
I wonder why they release monthly updates with security fixes then.