Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by yc-kraln on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:20PM
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Did you miss the part where using an unpatched, always internet connected device is a huge liability? That's the point, he can't not get a new phone because they're cutting off security patches for the one he is using.
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Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by freebreakfast on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:40PM
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You can purchase <$100 smartphones at any Walmart, Target, Kroger, Dollar General, cell phone shop, online, and so on. +$100 smartphones are rarely a need. They are mostly a want.
Edit: And least we forget...
https://www.softstech.net/list-of-best-custom-roms-for-googl...
Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by robocat on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:19PM
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Your $100 smartphone is often insecure when you purchase it, and often gets no security updates.
I have bought Nokia for the last few years because they were cheap, reliable, had zero crapware, and got updates quickly. The Android One program (no vendor crapware) seems to be winding down, and I value security more highly now, so next phone will be an iPhone. Currently I use an iPad for anything where security matters to me (I haven’t trusted Windows for a decade, and Linux relies on too few eyeballs).