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It's also not crystal clear which Exynos chipsets are affected. I have a Samsung Galaxy S10e and a Samsung Galaxy S2 which both have Exynos chipsets, but I can'

by 22c 4y ago

It's also not crystal clear which Exynos chipsets are affected. I have a Samsung Galaxy S10e and a Samsung Galaxy S2 which both have Exynos chipsets, but I can't tell if there's simply no mention of these being affected because they're older models, or if it's explicitly only the newer models that are affected.

jhoechtl 4y ago
Just to be sure. A Samsung Galaxy S2? This phone is like 15? years old and still in use?
- ipaddr 4y ago
  My desktop has been running for longer
  - elaus 4y ago
    PCs are much easier to upgrade than phones. I ditched my Galaxy S2 many many years ago, but my PC is still fine after a few upgrades (e.g. SSDs).
- prmoustache 4y ago
  I guess with battery replacement over the years it could still be usable as a dumb phone.
- hbossy 4y ago
  There's not a single feature added to phones during that time worth replacing working device for average user.
  - favaq 4y ago
    [flagged]
  - _piif 4y ago
    Fingerprint sensors. I don't miss the times where I had to always enter my passphrase on unlock at all, massive time saver. Also not being stuck on an ancient version of Android - though I don't know what the custom ROM community for that phone is like, perhaps some soul is still porting newer versions to it.
  - leetcrew 4y ago
    security updates?
    - mfru 4y ago
      seems to still be maintained by Replicant https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxySIIGTI9100 https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS... which seems to be outdated by about 5 years now https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/DeviceStatus#Replicant-60 https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/DeviceS... i admire how long devices could be used, if they just were to receive security updates...
      - 22c 4y ago
        If I had more time, I would've liked to create my own ROMs for some of my old devices (more specifically, kernels). If hardware manufacturers published a list of their own patches to the source tree (rather than the typical "single commit/zip file of the entire linux kernel") then it would make community maintenance of old devices much easier.
- 22c 4y ago
  I keep a few older phones updated for the purposes of travel, backup phones or in case a friend needs a phone temporarily etc. Some older but popular models still have community maintained ROMs. I try save them from the scrap heap if I can. The main annoyance is battery life and having to keep Micro-USB chargers around.

by 22c 4y ago

jhoechtl 4y ago

Just to be sure. A Samsung Galaxy S2? This phone is like 15? years old and still in use?

ipaddr 4y ago
My desktop has been running for longer
- elaus 4y ago
  PCs are much easier to upgrade than phones. I ditched my Galaxy S2 many many years ago, but my PC is still fine after a few upgrades (e.g. SSDs).
prmoustache 4y ago
I guess with battery replacement over the years it could still be usable as a dumb phone.
hbossy 4y ago
There's not a single feature added to phones during that time worth replacing working device for average user.
- favaq 4y ago
  [flagged]
- _piif 4y ago
  Fingerprint sensors. I don't miss the times where I had to always enter my passphrase on unlock at all, massive time saver. Also not being stuck on an ancient version of Android - though I don't know what the custom ROM community for that phone is like, perhaps some soul is still porting newer versions to it.
- leetcrew 4y ago
  security updates?
  - mfru 4y ago
    seems to still be maintained by Replicant https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxySIIGTI9100 https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS... which seems to be outdated by about 5 years now https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/DeviceStatus#Replicant-60 https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/DeviceS... i admire how long devices could be used, if they just were to receive security updates...
    - 22c 4y ago
      If I had more time, I would've liked to create my own ROMs for some of my old devices (more specifically, kernels). If hardware manufacturers published a list of their own patches to the source tree (rather than the typical "single commit/zip file of the entire linux kernel") then it would make community maintenance of old devices much easier.
22c 4y ago
I keep a few older phones updated for the purposes of travel, backup phones or in case a friend needs a phone temporarily etc. Some older but popular models still have community maintained ROMs. I try save them from the scrap heap if I can. The main annoyance is battery life and having to keep Micro-USB chargers around.