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NightOwl Jul 25, 2023

How insecure are Android phones once they stop getting security updates?

How insecure are Android phones once they stop getting security updates? - Lemmy.one

Is it still safe to use as long as apps continue to be updated and is supported by the play store? How long would you say someone could safely use an Android phone that no longer gets security updates for?

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Thorny_Thicket Jul 25, 2023

I’m really stubborn about updating my devices and it’ll perhaps bite me in the ass one day but so far it haven’t. My phone has been trying to force the Android 13 update on me for 6 months now and my laptop I’m not going to update any further from MacOS Catalina.

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scrooge Jul 25, 2023

But it is broken, old software is usually riddled with security vulnerabilities

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Thorny_Thicket Jul 25, 2023

Yeah. That’s why I said it’ll might bite me in the ass one day.

Other than that it all works just fine so I don’t want for fuck with it. My experience with software updates is that they always break something and slow down my devices.

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argv_minus_one

It has already bitten you in the ass. You just don’t realize it yet.