XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-05-12 13:22, Andrew wrote:   
   > Chris wrote on Sun, 12 May 2024 12:54:17 -0000 (UTC) :   
   >   
   >> badgolferman  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> -- Does Android provide ALL security updates for every major version of   
   >>> software release?   
   >>   
   >> No. That would be a huge amount of effort as there have been 14 major   
   >> versions. Probably the most 2-3 recent are supported.   
   >>   
   >>> -- Is there a reason not to upgrade to the newest major version of iOS   
   >>> within a few weeks of release?   
   >>   
   >> Nope.   
   >>   
   >>> -- How old must an iPhone be before it can support the newest iOS major   
   >>> version release?   
   >>   
   >> Not sure what you mean here, but iOS 15, 16 and 17 have received several   
   >> updates this year. IOS 15 supports back to the iphone 6 which is nearly   
   >> nine years old.   
   >   
   > For badgolferman, Chris is just wrong.   
   >      
   >   
   >    "*Samsung phones now come backed with _seven_ years' worth of*   
   >     *security updates and _seven_ generations of OS upgrades*."   
      
   That's a promise for the newest Samsung Galaxy phones only:   
      
   'Seven years of security and OS upgrades is a big jump up from the five   
   years of security and four years of OS updates in last year's Galaxy S23   
   models'   
      
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