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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by arkh on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @03:10AM (#22042806)
> The joys of the Android vendor ecosystem.

Even when going with official Google phones: my Nexus 5 is way out of date OS-wise.

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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by kuschku on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:35AM (#22043522)
My Google Pixel 1 stopped getting even security updates recently, and it's the last flagship Google phone with headphone port.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by pta2002 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:09AM (#22043089)
Your Nexus 5 came out 7 years ago, it's unreasonable to expect that the latest Android would even run properly on it when the rest of the world has moved on.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by diffeomorphism on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:44AM (#22043281)
Why? A 7 year old midrange PC or laptop will run latest Windows or Linux just fine.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by arkh on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:44AM (#22043279)
> it's unreasonable

Is it? Slower than on more recent ones I agree. But processors architecture and components has not changed a lot.

If Microsoft manages 10 years on wildly more diverse hardware with their OS, I don't see why it is not possible on official Google phones.

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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by baq on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:28AM (#22043802)
my iphone 6s receives iOS updates to this day. it eats through the battery like there's no tomorrow but it works well otherwise.
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