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A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades (www.straitstimes.com)
submitted 1 year ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

He could be using a ROM with up to date security patches, I believe some phones from that era still have active custom ROM communities.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're correct, I'm running Lineage Os 18 (android 11)

[–] bobdowl@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was considering that, seems unlikely to me, though.

[–] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Hell you can run Android 11 on a Galaxy S2.