• sweetpotato
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      07 months ago

      Wait what do the android updates have to do with Graphene? Does the phone need to still be supported by Google and android for Graphene to be secure and work?

      • @Dust0741@lemmy.world
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        07 months ago

        Yes. Many security updates come from upstream AOSP and then are put into GOS.

        So when a device has stopped getting AOSP updates, it is unreasonable for GOS to continue support it. They can and I believe they have applied more critical security patches to just barely EOL devices, but this isn’t promised or expected.

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          07 months ago

          They could just apply the patches they do have like the main android ones. I think that is BS personally

    • @toastal@lemmy.ml
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      07 months ago

      5a is EoL so no headphone jack for you. This is a nonstarter for portable devices to me.

      • @Dust0741@lemmy.world
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        07 months ago

        USB C to AUX adapters work for me.

        Having a secure and up to date device should likely be more important

        • @toastal@lemmy.ml
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          07 months ago

          Flimsy awkward adapters + having to choose between charging or audio? But they had matching earbuds with irreplaceable batteries to sell…