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what's the story on updates for non-pixel phones these days? the main reason I keep buy google phones is for the monthly security updates that seem to go on for
by leetcrew 7y ago
what's the story on updates for non-pixel phones these days? the main reason I keep buy google phones is for the monthly security updates that seem to go on for at least three years after release, but every year the pixel hardware seems like a worse value.
- gertrunde 7y agoCan't comment on all vendors, but OnePlus at least are reasonably decent. My (two-three generations behind) OnePlus 6T got the February 2020 patches about two weeks ago if that's indication, and has been on Android 10 for a few months maybe? Patches lapsed a bit while they were concentrating on Android 10 though iirc.
- tlarkworthy 7y agoMy Google phones kept breaking after one year so it feels almost an academic concern to me
- leetcrew 7y agoI got lucky, only broken button on my pixel 2 is volume up. probably the least important of the three :)
- solarkraft 7y agoThe solution to this I propose to anyone who cares about hardware choice, privacy and software independence is to buy a phone supported by LineageOS and install that on it. You won't have any issues with a lack of updates for a long time, as they're automatically built in the CI for the model and shipped to you via OTA updates. Here's the list of viable phones (anything not on this list I wouldn't consider, in the Android world, anyway): https://download.lineageos.org/ https://download.lineageos.org/
- solarkraft 7y agoBonus: There is a version of LineageOS that works with apps usually requiring proprietary Google binaries without them actually being installed: https://lineage.microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/ Have been a happy user for a few months.