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points by Freak_NL 1 day ago | 0 comments

Just a heads-up from a fellow Pixel 6 owner: it has reached end-of-life last month, because the five years since the launch in October 2021 are up. Better start looking for a replacement soon.

[–] OsrsNeedsf2P 1 day ago

Why would someone want a replacement just because someone else tells them their hardware has reached end of life?

[–] microtonal 1 day ago

Because there will be no more security updates of firmware, drivers, kernels, etc., all while there are monthly high/critical CVEs.

[–] Freak_NL 1 day ago

Something which in the context of a thread about banking apps seems quite relevant too.

[–] realusername 1 day ago

If they banned all outdated roms why not but you can use all the banking apps on something not updated since 2019 if it's stamped by Google

[–] Freak_NL 1 day ago

I'm sure that will work for a while, but that doesn't solve the problem of that banking app sitting on an unpatched OS.

[–] realusername 1 day ago

That's the paradox going on here, by updating the OS to make it more secure, you lose access to the banking apps.

[–] drnick1 1 day ago

What prevents you from building an up-to-date Lineage version for old hardware? It isn't exactly difficult with Claude now.

[–] basilikum 1 day ago

there will be no more security updates of firmware

[–] drnick1 1 day ago

So what? Most vulnerabilities are not in the firmware and they would hardly matter for day to day use. There is no such thing as bug free software.

[–] ryandrake 1 day ago

Exactly. The User should decide when their device is "end of life" not the device manufacturer.