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That's coming to an end. There's only so much a cell phone needs to do. I think a Note 4, which is 8 years old at this point is still a perfectly functional ph
by dale_glass 4y ago
That's coming to an end.
There's only so much a cell phone needs to do. I think a Note 4, which is 8 years old at this point is still a perfectly functional phone, with only software related issues. And the battery is replaceable.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoMy Note 4 worked for years, then for my SO, then again for me a while. In the end we only had to change the battery once and sold it to someone else, still serviceable if a bit slow. Every form factor since has been a pain in comparison.
- falcolas 4y agoSmall nit - using a phone as a phone (voice calls) is fairly uncommon usecase anymore (speaking as a 40+ any my cohort, not even mentioning the younger generations). SMS et.al. is quite common still. But most non-SMS apps will probably not work on 4-6 year old phones anymore.
- dale_glass 4y agoWhy wouldn't they work? What stops Signal or Discord from working on a Note 4?
- pantalaimon 4y agoUsually it's when there are no more OS updates and the latest versions of those Apps no longer work with the old OS. This can be somewhat mitigated if you have a popular device that is supported by 3rd party ROMs.
- falcolas 4y agoWhat pantalaimon said. Plus, there's an insidious combination of changes to the underlying hardware and changes to the APIs. When old hardware is no longer supported by the app maker, and their APIs have changed enough that you need a new(er) version of the app (or they just force you to be on the latest version), you're often SOL.
- AdrianB1 4y agoI just replaced my 6 year phone; some apps did not work because they required more recent versions of Android, my phone came with 7 and I upgraded it to 8. It was a painful way to see one app at a time no longer working after an app update, some that I could not avoid.