iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by tssk on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:54PM (#37487123)

Motorola G6 Plus (and many other Android phones) is supported by LineageOS which is up-to-date version with security updates.

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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by badrequest on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:38PM (#37487896)

So to have an old phone that is still secure you have to know how to flash an OS onto a phone?

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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by 867-5309 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:05PM (#37488337)

did you install the security systems for your house or car?

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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by hiq on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:22PM (#37488601)

This is misleading, as the firmwares (binary blobs) most likely do not get updates.

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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by Arbortheus on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:02PM (#37489161)

I used to run LineageOS and some banking apps would not work as I had to unlock my bootloader.

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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by tssk on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @12:14AM (#37492105)

This is truly ironical that some apps refuse to work on system that is much secure.

I use LineageOS and it is true that I have to use Magisk to have banking app working. And I understand that this is not for everyone.

I just wanted to mention that there is a way to use older phone and have security updates longer than vendor provides it. And even longer than Apple.

I get the argument about binary blob updates. Security is never 100%. And it also shows another reason why binary blobs make things worse.

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