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I&#x27;ve had two Google Nexus phones and one Android Wear watch, and all three became e-waste before their time purely because Google stopped updating them. In the case of the watch Google actually started sending out &quot;updates&quot; to their own apps that removed functionality from watches with older Android wear, with no possibility to update. It had less features when I threw it away than it had when I bought it.<p>I&#x27;m using Android on my phone not because I want to use a Google made OS, but because it&#x27;s unfortunately the best option available, since I have other issues with Apple. A Google OS will never be the best option for my real computer, at least I certainly hope so.<p>I find it slightly hypocritical that the company that deliberately stops updating their own phones and computers based on dates can claim to want to reduce e-waste.<p>&quot;Each device has an Auto Update Expiration (AUE) date.&quot;  
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;chromebook&#x2F;answer&#x2F;9367166?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;chromebook&#x2F;answer&#x2F;9367166?hl=en</a><p>&quot;Reduce e-waste and extend the life of your existing devices by transforming them with a modern OS.&quot;  
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