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LineageOS regularly ends support for old devices. Its builds are made by a handful of volunteers in their spare time, and any of those volunteers may lose inter
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
LineageOS regularly ends support for old devices. Its builds are made by a handful of volunteers in their spare time, and any of those volunteers may lose interest and walk away. Because Android building is so byzantine, it is not trivial for someone else to come along and restore support for an abandoned phone.
The LineageOS team has repeatedly emphasized that they do not owe anyone long-term support, so please stop recommending it as such. This is one of the reasons for interest in the PinePhone: it is now supported by the mainline kernel and much easier to build for in perpetuity than an Android device.
- jeswin 6y agoThey don't owe you anything, but for many popular devices support extends to years. There are many devices on their support list which are 8 years old or more. (eg: Galaxy S4 from 2013, yet running 17.1). PinePhone is great, but it certainly isn't for people expecting a smartphone to do regular smartphone things - run apps like Whatsapp/Signal etc.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoFWIW, two Signal clients now run on the PinePhone.