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Samsung's latest software update may be bricking older phones
(www.engadget.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2024
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Correction: Google and Samsung have said they’ll do that. Time will tell if they actually stick to their promises.
Apple on the other hand has already done so for over a decade with no fanfare or promises.
Yeah, I won't trust Google on that unless they actually deliver. Too many canned projects by that company.
The iPhone 6S got iOS 9 to iOS 15, so 7 years of mainline software support and as of now it's still getting security updates - 9 years later (latest version as of now is 15.8.3 released end of July this year). The iPhone XS entered year 7 of mainline software support with iOS 18.
Sure, some phones only got 6 years of mainline software support, namely the iPhone 7 or iPhone X. They're all still receiving security updates though.
Google just now promised to more or less match that starting with the Pixel 8 series, but they didn't retroactively apply that policy to their previous devices. The Pixel 8 now has just shy of 6 years of mainline software support to go to fulfill Google's promise and we'll see how long they'll release security updates after that.