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Subject: Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone?
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:14:42 +0100
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AJL <noemail@none.com> writes:

> My phone quit getting Samsung security updates well over a year
> ago. Google still updates it's stuff so I still use it (email etc.)
> but I don't keep any sensitive apps (financial etc.) on it. And it
> still does all the things your restricted Android does. I'm probably
> more paranoid than most but I really don't think I'm in that much
> danger with the precautions I took. And I like the old phone so why
> make a paranoia only change...

I use my phone for one-time passwords. Not because I want to, but
because they want to. So, even SMS becomes a security issue, or using an
authenticator app because SMS is a security issue. It's just like they
want us to sink deeper and deeper into this stuff until it's embedded
under the skin.