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minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoWhy not? Is 8 years bad or something?
minus-squareDevgard@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI think it’s because Fairphone is offering 5 years OS + extra 3 security to make 8, and not just 8 OS/security updates
minus-squaresv1sjp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoNo, Fairphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, as a result they cannot in practice provide vendor updates for more than 5 years. They will just “increase” the version number and just provide typical android security patches.
minus-squareWyrryel@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThey used a special SoC that gets support from qualcomm for 15 years.
Why not? Is 8 years bad or something?
I think it’s because Fairphone is offering 5 years OS + extra 3 security to make 8, and not just 8 OS/security updates
No, Fairphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, as a result they cannot in practice provide vendor updates for more than 5 years. They will just “increase” the version number and just provide typical android security patches.
They used a special SoC that gets support from qualcomm for 15 years.