Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
I wrote a thread[0] on Pixel 3 (trying to convince Google to extend the support) a few months before it went EoL[3] (Oct &#x27;21). Here&#x27;s the important bits:<p>- 10M+ Pixel 3 devices that were sold worldwide<p>- 72% of Pixel 3&#x27;s estimated lifecycle emissions are from its manufacturing[1]. Using your phone is _not the source of most of the emissions during a phone&#x27;s lifecycle_.<p>- It has gotten worse over time, but Google hasn&#x27;t offered better guaranttes. Pixel 5&#x27;s emissions-over-lifetime are 30% higher than that of Pixel 3.<p>The alleged reason Google can&#x27;t offer support beyond 3 years is because of Google&#x27;s dependence on Qualcomm for the support[2]. Apparently Qualcomm asks for a ridiculous amount of money to support any chip beyond a measly 2-3 years. Apple gets away with it by building their own chips, and Pixel 6 is guaranteed to be supported for 5 years as a result.<p>However, the fact that Google - one of the world&#x27;s richest corporation can&#x27;t convince or pay Qualcomm to support a perfectly functional device in 2022 is astonishing.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;captn3m0&#x2F;status&#x2F;1427908406086553601" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;captn3m0&#x2F;status&#x2F;1427908406086553601</a><p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;storage.googleapis.com&#x2F;mannequin&#x2F;sustainability&#x2F;reports-2018&#x2F;Sustainability_PrintReport_Pixel3.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;storage.googleapis.com&#x2F;mannequin&#x2F;sustainability&#x2F;repo...</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gadgets&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;the-fairphone-2-hits-five-years-of-updates-with-some-help-from-lineageos&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gadgets&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;the-fairphone-2-hits...</a><p>[3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;endoflife.date&#x2F;pixel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;endoflife.date&#x2F;pixel</a>