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Considering all the Google shutdowns and the news that the Pixel 4 is hitting EOL after 3 years, I've pretty much written off any new Google products/services.

blibble 4y ago
I'm pretty similar, being an android user since the first phone (HTC dream) my Pixel 4 will be being replaced with an iPhone (the manifest v3 changes really piss me off)
- DennisAleynikov 4y ago
  The manifest v3 changes.... Affect your phone experience how exactly? You're moving to an ecosystem with less browser diversity.
  - blibble 4y ago
    they started me moving off Google for everything possible and the phone is the last item left
    - DennisAleynikov 4y ago
      Understandable but somewhat a picking a lesser of two evils argument.
    - MikusR 4y ago
      So you move from plaatform that has firefox with proper extensions to one that has none?
DennisAleynikov 4y ago
Good for you. A device hitting it's end of support after 3 years??? Stop the press this is unprecedented I demand that you keep selling me an iPhone 6 why don't more companies just keep selling their stuff from a decade ago?
- teolandon 4y ago
  The iPhone 6 came out 8 years ago. The poster didn't say anything about the company still selling the product, only still supporting it. Which Apple has been doing for products from 5 years ago.
jefftk 4y ago
> the Pixel 4 is hitting EOL after 3 years This was known from when it was first released; this wasn't some surprise "hey, we're dropping this, good luck!" With the 6 and later they switched from 3 to 5: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=%2Cpixel-earlier%2Cpixel-a-a-xl-xl-a-a-g-a-g%2Cpixel-later-pixel-phones https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=...
returnInfinity 4y ago
This has something to do with Qualcomm not providing support beyond that. Now newer pixels use Google's own chips, they will be supported for 5 years. Samsung's exynos get 5 years of support as well. But samsung phones using Qualcomm chips will get only 2-3 years of support.

blibble 4y ago

I'm pretty similar, being an android user since the first phone (HTC dream) my Pixel 4 will be being replaced with an iPhone (the manifest v3 changes really piss me off)

DennisAleynikov 4y ago
The manifest v3 changes.... Affect your phone experience how exactly? You're moving to an ecosystem with less browser diversity.
- blibble 4y ago
  they started me moving off Google for everything possible and the phone is the last item left
  - DennisAleynikov 4y ago
    Understandable but somewhat a picking a lesser of two evils argument.
  - MikusR 4y ago
    So you move from plaatform that has firefox with proper extensions to one that has none?

DennisAleynikov 4y ago

Good for you. A device hitting it's end of support after 3 years??? Stop the press this is unprecedented I demand that you keep selling me an iPhone 6 why don't more companies just keep selling their stuff from a decade ago?

teolandon 4y ago
The iPhone 6 came out 8 years ago. The poster didn't say anything about the company still selling the product, only still supporting it. Which Apple has been doing for products from 5 years ago.

jefftk 4y ago

> the Pixel 4 is hitting EOL after 3 years This was known from when it was first released; this wasn't some surprise "hey, we're dropping this, good luck!" With the 6 and later they switched from 3 to 5: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=%2Cpixel-earlier%2Cpixel-a-a-xl-xl-a-a-g-a-g%2Cpixel-later-pixel-phones https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=...

returnInfinity 4y ago

This has something to do with Qualcomm not providing support beyond that. Now newer pixels use Google's own chips, they will be supported for 5 years. Samsung's exynos get 5 years of support as well. But samsung phones using Qualcomm chips will get only 2-3 years of support.