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All the issues unpatched since Android 7 (which Wikipedia says is the latest version for Note 5). Your phone is about four major software releases behind from t
by AnonC 6y ago
All the issues unpatched since Android 7 (which Wikipedia says is the latest version for Note 5). Your phone is about four major software releases behind from the current one.
If your question is what harm you have suffered or would suffer, that’s like asking what’s happen if you didn’t wear seat belts for just one week or a month and still drive at high speeds. One can also make up other analogies related to safety.
- pavel_lishin 6y agoIf we're going with the seatbelt analogy, the most recent update now requires me to use my car key to lock and unlock the seatbelt, and prevents me from using the radio when the seatbelt is engaged. And given that the dangers aren't comparable, I would love to just opt out and continue using my old, possibly less safe, seatbelts.
- carschno 6y agoNote that your "seatbelts" are no longer safe to use after two years. If you refuse to buy a new car then, it's your fault if someone gets hurt!
- pavel_lishin 6y agoI surely wish I could buy new seatbelts without also having that update break how my radio works, and prevent my windows from rolling down.
- _jal 6y agoI hear you. There are systemic negative incentives. Bug fixes don't generate revenue, except in very indirect ways; making old hand sets annoying coerces hardware purchases. If you're a low-margin handset maker, that's a combination that suggests an obvious course of action.