• limerod@reddthat.comM
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      2 days ago

      Android 9 released on 6th August 2018. Which is 7yrs old. It sucks but that’s how it goes with software. Current breed of smartphones receive anywhere from 4-7yrs of OS updates.

      So, unless you use very outdated hardware you should be fine. My own Redmi 7a which received 1 OS update from 2019 is running android 10 which is just above the OS threshold for chrome.

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        2 days ago

        Current breed of smartphones receive anywhere from 4-7yrs of OS updates

        i wish 😞

        only some of the expensive ones seem to do this. i’m lucky my redmi runs lineageos well.

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          Galaxy A16 is a budget phone which will get 6yrs of updates. Nothing phone 3a, CMF phone 2 pro both will get 3+6yrs of OS and security updates.

          There are options if you check well.

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            1 day ago

            only one of those is available in my country, and i would have to put up with the buggy mess that is budget samsungs. appreciate the suggestions though.