Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you unlock the bootloader

Re:Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you u... by keanebean86 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:16AM (#28289950)

I have an LG G8 from T-Mobile. It hasn't been updated since February. Rumor is they're rolling out android 11 in Q4 which is more than a year after 11 was released.

Contrast that with my wife's S10 that's got 11 around February.

At this point I have very little faith LG will follow through with updates for even the original two years let alone android 12.

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Re:Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you u... by flyinghamster on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:02PM (#28293350)

Yikes. My Stylo 5 recently got an update, bringing its patch level to June 1, 2021 (still Android 10). I guess I should consider myself lucky. Considering that LG decided to quit the market, I'm not too hopeful, either.

I'm honestly considering going back to a flip phone once the Stylo becomes unusable. Sure, I'd end up losing some neat things, but the bargain we're being offered with smartphones is looking more Faustian every day.

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Re:Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you u... by codazoda on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:00PM (#28294948)

LG has exited the phone business.

https://www.lg.com/us/notice

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Re:Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you u... by keanebean86 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:08PM (#28316779)

Yes but they promised they would keep premium phones updated for three years.

"The three OS update guarantee applies to LG premium phones released in 2019 and later (G series, V series, VELVET, Wing) while certain 2020 models such as LG Stylo and K series will receive two OS updates.*"

http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2021/04/lg-announces-three-year-pl...

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