Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
I&#x27;m happy about this! But, while repairability is always great, a major (maybe the biggest) part of phone obsolescence is due to software. 2 or 3 years of updates are a joke, Apple does up to 8.<p>The best hope here is that this phone&#x27;s repairability will attract a software hacking community to provide inofficial updates, but what a terrible thing to have to rely on. Besides: Phones by other brands like Pocophone are <i>plenty</i> repairable, being made for the indian market, and have good community software support.<p>The real next innovation for an Android device maker will be providing at least 5 years of updates (I&#x27;m well aware of the challenges involved, but these are not that hard, make it so).