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Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone?

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On 4/27/26 8:04 AM, Richmond wrote:
>Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> writes:

>> Q: How long did you keep your penultimate phone before replacing it?

>I kept it until a few months after it had stopped receiving security
>updates. That was only a couple of years I think.

>> Q: How long have you kept your current phone, to date?  A: ?

>I expect to keep this one longer because Samsung promises longer life
>for updates.

>> Q: When do you reasonably plan on replacing it, and why?  A: ?

>It's all about security updates.

>What would be useful is if there were another version of android called
>restricted android, which just allowed phone calls, text messaging,
>maybe nothing else. Then I could switch to that and get more life out of
>the phone.

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...

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  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-26 19:56 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 20:34 +0000
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        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 12:30 +0000
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      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 16:09 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 17:30 +0000
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            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 14:05 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:41 +0100
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:46 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-27 16:05 -0400
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-27 23:45 +0200
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  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 16:04 +0100
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 15:49 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 17:04 +0100
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          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 14:57 -0600
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-28 23:01 +0100
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      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:14 +0100
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    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 18:01 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 15:02 -0600
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