I love my pixel 5, but this is very appealing.
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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I'm still on the 5 for that feature.
Why they got rid of it, nobody knows...
I'm guessing this is the result of Google using their own hardware.
Because, if they're using chips from other manufacturers, those chip manufacturers may not provide firmware updates or driver updates for extended periods
Also, it was very much needed. I hope they extend the support period for pixel 7 too
inb4 google cancels pixels
Lol, I don't believe Google for a second on this kind of shit
7 years honestly seems excessive but this is a good trend I suppose
IMO, the biggest headlines in the launch. 7 years is crazy timeline to support. But the phones have matured so much that it makes sense people would want to keep the phone for longer period of time
Meanwhile every other phone is on some old version of Android. The fuck is going on where every single Android phone can't just upgrade to the latest? Why does the phone maker have to be the one to support the OS? It's like relying on fucking Dell to update Windows on a Dell desktop, for example. Makes no goddamn sense. I should be able to download any new version of Android for my devices and install them.
The only alternative is fucking crApple, and I won't go there. Fuck that pile of trash that you have to beg crApple to do any simple thing or have any simple customization. They control all their own phones and upgrade them, which solves that problem, but I want phones and tablets to work like a real computer. Is that so goddamn hard?
Corporatism my friend.
The issue is Qualcomm who makes the majority of SoCs for phones. Qualcomm, if I am not mistaken controls the support of the phone because the phone uses their chip.
Google is now pulling an Apple move and using their own Silicon (Samsung's Silicone) to bypass using Qualcomm.
isn't samsung silicon based on mtk/mali?
I'm no expert but Samsung chip is called exynos. Mali is GPU related and mtk is mediatek? A taiwanese company.
The Android eco system is right fucking mess.
Every manufacturer seems to have a unique settings screen that doesn't match anything else, so you search for how to do something on Android, and none of the settings you find exist on your phone.
And don't even get me started on Android development...
Annnnnnnnnnnd Grapheneos....