Logged into my banking app for it to tell my that my version of Android is outdated, leaving me vulnerable to attacks, and that I need to update my system. I see no updates and sure enough, the manufacturer just recently declared my phone EOL.

I could still log in to my banking app after dismissing the warning but how long is that going to last? Am I actually in danger of being hacked while browsing the Internet on my phone?

Do I really need to splurge on a new phone now? There's nothing wrong with this one. Fuck smartphones, honestly- sure, this shit also happens on PCs with Windows, but you usually get at least a decade of support. I've had this phone for less than five years, and at least with computers you could stick your preferred version of Linux on your outdated device to get more life out of it

It's also really cool how everyone in modern Western society is essentially dependent on one of two Yank megacorps to function, since you need an online bank account to verify your identity for basic shit like healthcare, social security and so on and those require either a Google Store or iPhone app

  • LaughingLion [any, any]
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    6 months ago

    Yeah, I end up replacing my phone every 4-5 years. I always buy the 2 year old flagship phone they are starting to liquidate for deep discounts outright. It's always good enough. But that's about how long it takes to either have the battery starting to show it's age or the charging ports to be fucked or something else to be going bad. What sucks is having to take a phone like that within 2 years to a repair place to fix the port and replace the battery, which I've done for 2 phones. After a certain amount of time it gets harder to get parts for old phones.