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Looks groovy, but my 2 year old LG is stuck at Android 8 with Security updates stopped in January. I wish android hardware was better supported for the long ha

Looks groovy, but my 2 year old LG is stuck at Android 8 with Security updates stopped in January. I wish android hardware was better supported for the long haul. I would even go as far as saying i would pay yearly for android maintenance than to pitch my phone for a OS update. My phone has plenty of power....at least we have XDA forums.

izacus 7y ago
So why not buy a phone that has guaranteed updates? Like a Pixel or one of the Android One series? That's how you vote with your wallet. Android 10 will be deployed to 1st gen Pixels today too.
- briffle 7y ago
  My original Pixel has been running the beta for a while now, and its actually quite nice. I have not noticed any slowdown on the much older hardware.
- JorgeGT 7y ago
  I got a Nexus 4 and it only updated from Android 4 to Android 5. Has the "three years guarantee" been extended?
- techntoke 7y ago
  I had a difficult time picking between the Pixel 3 or the Razer Phone 2, but the Razer Phone 2 was much better and not really difficult to root, along with Treble support. In the end, it was either pay an extra $100-$150 for native updates and a better camera app on the Pixel, or pay less for a much better phone overall and have unlock my phone for more recent updates and try using a modded camera app. So far I'm still happy with my choice.
- siffland 7y ago
  Your right I used to have a Nexus tablet, it was great and well supported, until it kept running out of space. I require something with a microsd card slot, i travel to a lot of places with zero internet access and any information or media or whatever i need needs to be on my phone (i carry a work laptop, i am not going to carry 2 laptops). When i looked none of the google phones provided that, maybe they do now. Also 2 years ago i paid $700 for the phone. There is nothing wrong with the hardware, so i should pitch it to get another expensive phone? There is android 9 on the XDA forums for my phone. Off topic, but i find it commical that my 17 and 18 years old kids yell at me because my 14 year old car gets about 27 miles to the gallon and pollutes so much, but every year they beg me to buy them a new phone so they can junk their old ones......
  - thekyle 7y ago
    I'm sure you could find an Android One phone with a MicoSD slot. My new Nokia 7.1 has one and is Android One. https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-7-1-specs-909661/ https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-7-1-specs-909661/

izacus 7y ago

So why not buy a phone that has guaranteed updates? Like a Pixel or one of the Android One series? That's how you vote with your wallet. Android 10 will be deployed to 1st gen Pixels today too.

briffle 7y ago
My original Pixel has been running the beta for a while now, and its actually quite nice. I have not noticed any slowdown on the much older hardware.
JorgeGT 7y ago
I got a Nexus 4 and it only updated from Android 4 to Android 5. Has the "three years guarantee" been extended?
techntoke 7y ago
I had a difficult time picking between the Pixel 3 or the Razer Phone 2, but the Razer Phone 2 was much better and not really difficult to root, along with Treble support. In the end, it was either pay an extra $100-$150 for native updates and a better camera app on the Pixel, or pay less for a much better phone overall and have unlock my phone for more recent updates and try using a modded camera app. So far I'm still happy with my choice.
siffland 7y ago
Your right I used to have a Nexus tablet, it was great and well supported, until it kept running out of space. I require something with a microsd card slot, i travel to a lot of places with zero internet access and any information or media or whatever i need needs to be on my phone (i carry a work laptop, i am not going to carry 2 laptops). When i looked none of the google phones provided that, maybe they do now. Also 2 years ago i paid $700 for the phone. There is nothing wrong with the hardware, so i should pitch it to get another expensive phone? There is android 9 on the XDA forums for my phone. Off topic, but i find it commical that my 17 and 18 years old kids yell at me because my 14 year old car gets about 27 miles to the gallon and pollutes so much, but every year they beg me to buy them a new phone so they can junk their old ones......
- thekyle 7y ago
  I'm sure you could find an Android One phone with a MicoSD slot. My new Nokia 7.1 has one and is Android One. https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-7-1-specs-909661/ https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-7-1-specs-909661/