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> phones before android were not upgradable AT ALL. They weren't general computing devices. They were for making phone calls, sending SMS messages, and trackin
by dleslie 6y ago
> phones before android were not upgradable AT ALL.
They weren't general computing devices. They were for making phone calls, sending SMS messages, and tracking contacts. The security risk profile did not include access to social media accounts and/or online banking.
For many folks, and a growing many folks, their phones are now their primary computing devices. For many folks, their primary computing devices no longer receive security updates.
> you can rebuild the os and reflash it yourself.
Tell me how I do that if I cannot root the phone.
- shawnz 6y agoYou don't need root access to an OS to replace that OS with something else. What you need is a bootloader that is not locked so you can boot a different OS instead. In my experience most major Android vendors do support bootloader unlocking.
- swiley 6y agoYou also need drivers, otherwise all you can really do is change the launcher and remove some of the malware.