this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2024
122 points (97.7% liked)

Android

17724 readers
20 users here now

The new home of /r/Android on Lemmy and the Fediverse!

Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps.

πŸ”—Universal Link: !android@lemdro.id


πŸ’‘Content Philosophy:

Content which benefits the community (news, rumours, and discussions) is generally allowed and is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, self-promotion, etc.) which will be removed if it's in violation of the rules.


Support, technical, or app related questions belong in: !askandroid@lemdro.id

For fresh communities, lemmy apps, and instance updates: !lemdroid@lemdro.id

πŸ’¬Matrix Chat

πŸ’¬Telegram channels / chats

πŸ“°Our communities below


Rules

  1. Stay on topic: All posts should be related to the Android OS or ecosystem.

  2. No support questions, recommendation requests, rants, or bug reports: Posts must benefit the community rather than the individual. Please post to !askandroid@lemdro.id.

  3. Describe images/videos, no memes: Please include a text description when sharing images or videos. Post memes to !androidmemes@lemdro.id.

  4. No self-promotion spam: Active community members can post their apps if they answer any questions in the comments. Please do not post links to your own website, YouTube, blog content, or communities.

  5. No reposts or rehosted content: Share only the original source of an article, unless it's not available in English or requires logging in (like Twitter). Avoid reposting the same topic from other sources.

  6. No editorializing titles: You can add the author or website's name if helpful, but keep article titles unchanged.

  7. No piracy or unverified APKs: Do not share links or direct people to pirated content or unverified APKs, which may contain malicious code.

  8. No unauthorized polls, bots, or giveaways: Do not create polls, use bots, or organize giveaways without first contacting mods for approval.

  9. No offensive or low-effort content: Don't post offensive or unhelpful content. Keep it civil and friendly!

  10. No affiliate links: Posting affiliate links is not allowed.

Quick Links

Our Communities

Lemmy App List

Chat and More


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Article refrains from drawing conclusions, instead presenting the data. Android is doing better at moving users to newer versions, but the overwhelming majority of users don't have the current Android OS version nor the previous version, combined.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] NIB@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

If your phone has stopped getting security updates, then that is a big issue. Even if the phone is working fine. People are using their phones for banking, paying stuff, email, saving personal photos, etc. You dont want people hacking into your phone and an unpatched phone is an insecure phone.

Which is why samsung/google(and apple before them), have started offering 7 years of OS support. Modern phone hardware, especially flagship tier one, can last for a long time. Other than the battery degrading, the rest of the phone is still powerful enough for everything.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hey you guys are not wrong. I just can't convince myself to buy a new 800 bucks phone for no real reason other than security updates. My ISP phone contract is just 5 bucks a month.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Buy a cheaper phone.

There are loads of good cheaper new phones.

You can also get great used deals if you want.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've never read of anyone having their phone hacked, I reckon it's just an excuse to frighten you into buying a new phone.

Think about it. The people most likely to have an old, unpatched phone are the ones least likely to have anything in their bank accounts lol πŸ˜‚

[–] hydroxycotton@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well if you haven't heard of it then it surely hasn't happened and is no threat at all!

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately it's not the kind of thing you can Google, because you'll just get SEO results so I'm still Nun the Wiser

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Just use a custom rom.