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abhimanyouknow 4 days ago

honestly this is incredible, though i'm not sure how the android space is catching up? apparently google and samsung have been promising 5/6 years of software updates recently as well

daveoc64 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

The EU now requires that smartphones and tablets receive a minimum of 5 years of security updates - starting from the end of sale.

A product information sheet must be published for each new device, and one of the categories included is how long the device will receive security updates:

e.g. for iPhone 17 Pro:

https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/file?fileId=ene...

TranquilMarmot 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

7 years of (supposed) support for newer Pixel phones