Manufacturers could totally support phones for longer. I'm running Android 11 on my Mi Max 3, even though it's only officially supported up to Android 10 and is nearly 4 years old. Still runs great.,(reply>), @69M viewsn't Manufacturing a larger amount of devices, expecting consumers to buy new devices frequently, would absolutely cost the companies and consumers more than manufacturing fewer while also supporting software updates for longer. The reason it works out more profitable for the companies this way is due to what they charge. The price of new devices from popular companies does not reflect the value of the hardware or the software. The manufacturers charge what they think they can get away with, not what the device is actually worth. Brand name influences the price much more too.<br><br>You can compare various devices by various manufacturers, the hardware does not actually differ all that much. The software doesn't either. The camera, which seems to be a selling point for many, is not all that important, and is largely influenced by the software (which isn't even hardware specific. Pixel camera app ports make this pretty clear). The ease at which enthusiasts modify and port software between devices, while not to belittle their efforts, show that manufacturers could absolutely support devices for longer. Most of the difficulty actually comes from the proprietary nature of various stock software. The frequency of new devices requires development (on newer hardware) regardless.<br><br>The lifespan of a device to the average user is absolutely manufactured, the restrictions are artificial. Mobile phones are the purest example of planned obsolescence. This costs the consumers and our planet, for no good reason, simply to profit Google and Apple and the rest of them.<br><br>If manufacturers supported devices for longer, you wouldn't even be required to update software manually (and if you wanted to anyway, like me, all it takes is putting some files on an SD card really, no coding required).,(reply>), @FOSS forever Linux phone? don't make me laugh. i just want a good security I'm not asking to isolate myself from anybody. even iPhone is vulnerable but that's for good reasons too. pedophiles and terrorists are still many out there.<br><br>security update is important for me so that i can install some apps that need latest update/version of android. that's it. i know, new update doesn't mean no vulnerability but it'll take times till someone did manage to hack it. so with frequent security updates, i don't need Linux or learn any coding<br><br><br>seriously... Linux on ARM SoC... ARM SoCs are not as widespread as x86 yet (in developers field of playground),(reply>), @69M viewsn't well my next phone will be a Linux phone<br><br>If you actually care about security/privacy and stuff you should be using either a degoogled version of Android <br><br>Or more ideally a Linux phone (I recommend looking into the Pinephone Pro once it becomes available for non-dev purchase),(reply>), @FOSS forever well you should. because security reasons blah3. well, if you don't really care about that then it's up to you.,(reply>), Wait people get new phones that often? I never get a new phone until my phone breaks/the battery doesn’t hold much of a charge <br><br>I’ve had this phone for like 4 years and am not planning on getting a new one any time soon. Maybe another 2-3 years