I don’t like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

  • NotForYourStereo@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Every other version of Android gets security updates out within a couple weeks of release at most.

    /e/OS users are lucky if they get them within a couple months.

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      No offense, but that’s not what a security dumpster fire is. Security updates are important, of course, but they are also not the biggest deal.

      In fact, I bet that the vast majority of users (on Android or otherwise) are lagging way behind in updates anyway.

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        16 minutes ago

        good on you for asking the question. OP does not know what he is talking about

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        18 minutes ago

        That is not the only issue, it’s just one of the more major ones that shouldn’t be dismissed like it’s nothing. Another major one is the unlocked bootloader. You can take a look at all the Android ROMS here.

        I think people should treat carefully when changing the OS of a mobile device. Changing your OS to something less secure just because you want to shove it to Google and Apple is not enough to warrant it. Better to stay with something safe that you know than with something insecure like /e/OS.

        Luckily we have Graphene so you can actually switch to a more secure and private OS that is not made by an American corporation hungry for data.

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      9 hours ago

      Thanks for the answer. How does it compare against other Android forks in terms of security update speed?

      Also, isn’t Fairphone once also criticised for falling behind on Android security updates or was I misremembering this?