Gregory's Serverhey dont tell people "holy shit your phone is old you should get a new one, the security issues!!!!"
do you really think i am happy that my phone that ive only had for six years doesnt get security updates despite working fine?
do you think i can afford to replace it?
"well then you should get a dumb phone and use your laptop for other things"
are you fucking kidding me? really? 1) my laptop is even older, it's 17", and takes like 5 minutes to start up, im not carrying that everywhere and 2) MOST THINGS DONT HAVE FUNCTIONAL WEBSITES ANYMORE
and really, do you think i should have to afford to replace it?
there is no reason my Pixel 3, which runs apps PERFECTLY FINE, should be abandoned to the ages. it's also one of the few Pixel models that cant even be given a new OS, since no one has worked out all the model-specific issues with it.
there is no reason i shouldnt still be getting updates, and no reason i shouldnt be able to easily switch to GrapheneOS or something else.
stop calling me a bad user for being 1) poor and 2) unwilling to give in to manipulative capitalist planned obsolesence. yell at the people making these decisions. my phone is intact after six years. im proud of that and i will use this until it goes spicy pillow.
PS give us back battery replacing, SD cards, and headphone jacks
hey dont tell people "holy shit your phone is old you should get a new one, the security issues!!!!"
do you really think i am happy that my phone that ive only had for six years doesnt get security updates despite working fine?
do you think i can afford to replace it?
"well then you should get a dumb phone and use your laptop for other things"
@rachaelspooky I honestly don't understand* how Google can just get away with making an OS that ships on millions of products that just end up not having any kind of security updates. Should've been regulated a long time ago.
* Yes I understand that the reason is Capitalism ™️
@rachaelspooky
It's pretty annoying the otherwise "well" hardware is "just not longer supported".
Sorry, but I not need the most new (and also often "super large") phone.
Yes, better hardware - but I was ok with the old, too.
And expensive.
And the old? Trash.
I sooo much agree with the posting!
I want to update my old mobile. Maybe also fix or replace stuff easy.
And ... if it really becomes to slow, to broken, to "whatever", THEN I might buy a new one.
@rachaelspooky I did cave and upgrade after only 2 years this last round but my last couple phones I had for 5 years each.
I just don’t care to use them that much and the security thing isn’t much of a concern since I don’t use it for work.
Posting on mastodon and watching YouTube videos doesn’t need the latest or greatest tech.